It seems that many were eager to purchase The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom when it was released last week.
Nintendo announced in a press release that the game sold over 10 million copies in just the first three days of availability. This makes the latest Legend of Zelda game the fastest-selling title in the entire Legend of Zelda series. Furthermore, it also means that the game is the fastest-selling game for Nintendo Switch in Europe and the fastest-selling Nintendo game across all systems in Europe, according to Nintendo.
Since the release of the first Legend of Zelda game in 1986, over 130 million copies of titles in the Legend of Zelda series have been sold.