Breath of the Wild has Outsold Ocarina of Time in Japanese Market
Posted on September 10 2018 by Kat Vadam
Breath of the Wild: a game that, arguably, gave Nintendo a win it so desperately needed in the console wars. A game that potentially redefined the future of one of Nintendo’s most beloved franchises. And most of all, a game that, even a year and a half after its release, is still making waves and winning awards.
So, what’s its most recent claim to fame? Becoming the highest-selling Zelda game in the Japanese market. Sitting at a reported 1.258 million units sold across both Wii U and Nintendo Switch, Breath of the Wild has finally taken the top spot, overcoming the twenty-year-strong lead held by the Nintendo 64’s release of Ocarina of Time.
Furthermore, the Switch version is reported to have sold almost 7500 units last week alone, making it the eleventh most sold game in Japan. Not bad at all, for being a year and a half old!
Do you think Breath of the Wild will keep up the momentum? Let us know in the comments below!
Source: Media Create Sales: Week 35, 2018 (Aug 27 – Sep 02)
Kat Vadam is a mother of one, proud cat mom, and wife to someone far nerdier than she could ever hope to be. She also works by day as an analyst, writer, and editor. Here at Zelda Dungeon, she is the Head of Social Media and a copy editor, though she still enjoys occasionally writing things. Someday, she plans on giving up all her worldly possessions to move to the forest and become best friends with a korok. Were it so easy.
