How Does Tri Force Heroes Launch Compare To Other Zelda Launches In Japan

The sales for Tri Force Heroes in Japan have been revealed for the week of its launch, and they are not looking too good. Sitting at 58, 600 it has shown to be a low amount in comparison to the other Zelda titles sales. This may have been expected because this is not a traditional Zelda title but may come as a surprise to some. This is still only the first week of sales and there may be a large amount of people waiting until Christmas to play the title.

Head past the break to see how it stacked up.

Here is a list of previous Zelda titles and their sales numbers in their launch week. Although there are a few titles missing this gives you a pretty good idea as to how the Tri Force Heroes launch has compared.

N64 – Ocarina of Time (1998.11.21) – 386,234 / 1,147,068
DS – Spirit Tracks  (2009.12.23) – 320,940 / 740,109
N64 – Majora’s Mask  (2000.04.27) – 314,044 / 601,539
DS – Phantom Hourglass (2007.06.23) – 288,282 / 902,386
GC –  The Wind Waker (2002.12.13) – 287,346 / 742,609
3DS – Majora’s Mask 3D (2015.02.14) – 236,536 / 451,990
3DS – A Link Between Worlds (2013.12.26) – 225,418 / 446,451
Wii – Skyward Sword (2011.11.23) – 194.894 / 337,452
GB – Oracle of Ages (2001.02.27) – 191,802 / 373,361
GB – Oracle of Seasons (2001.02.27) – 190.029 / 372.693
3DS – Ocarina of Time 3D (2011.06.16) – 182,998 / 600,839
Wii – Twilight Princess (2006.12.020 – 145,068 / 554,109
GBA – Minish Cap (2004.11.04) – 92,882 / 235,400
GBA – A Link to the Past + Four Swords (2003.03.14) – 84,107 / 293,989
3DS –  Triforce Heroes (2015.10.22) – 58,594
GC –  Four Swords (2004.03.18) – 54,782 / 127,399
GB –  Link’s Awakening DX (1998.12.12) – 49,513 / 314,224
Wii U –  The Wind Waker HD (2013.09.26) – 31,154 / 48,400

What do you think of these sales numbers and did they surprise you? Drop a comment below sharing your thoughts.

Source: Nintendo Everything