By now it’s no secret that the Zelda series is significantly more popular in the United States than it is in Japan. This wasn’t always the case, but really ever since Ocarina of Time hit in 1998 each game has slowly but surely sold more and more in our area than in its own motherland. Nintendo has tried various methods to invigorate sales in Japan for the series, but none of them have seemingly pulled it off. In Japan, we must note that handheld gaming is significantly more popular than console gaming, so when we start looking at sales numbers it is really Nintendo’s handheld line that tells the tale.
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