Nintendo announced it The Legend of Zelda: Kingdom Tears He's overstepped 20 million copies It sold out, making it one of the top 10 best-selling Switch games since the console's launch. Currently, it is the ninth best-selling game on the platform, despite being released as recently as May of last year.
This announcement came during Nintendo's latest financial report, where Kingdom tears It topped the list of first-party Nintendo games released in 2023, beating out other major titles. Twenty of Nintendo's first-party games surpassed 1 million sales during the past fiscal year, including other strong titles Super Mario Bros Wonder And Pikmin 4They sold 13 million and three million copies, respectively.
With success Super Mario Bros moviethe Super Mario The franchise has seen a rise in popularity, as evidenced by the eight million sales mark for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. This has cemented its position as the best-selling Switch game, with cumulative sales reaching 61 million.
According to Nintendo's list of the 10 best-selling Switch games so far, Animal Crossing: New Horizons It comes in second place with 45.36 million copies sold, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate In third place with sales of 34.22 million. side by side Kingdom tears, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild It also falls on the list at number four, with 31.85 million copies sold in total.
Nintendo's net profits saw a 13% increase compared to the previous year, reaching 490 billion yen in the latest fiscal year. Despite this success, Switch unit sales have seen a slight decline, falling from 17 million units sold between 2022 and 2023, to 15 million in the most recent fiscal year. However, Nintendo assured fans that A A Switch successor is in development It will be announced during the current fiscal year.
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