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The Legend of Zelda is a high fantasy action adventure franchise created by Nintendo. The first title released in 1986 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The franchise centers around various incarnations of Link as he rescues Princess Zelda and the Hyrule Kingdom from evil forces, primarily Ganon. As of December 2023, The Legend of Zelda franchise has sold over 163.391 million units worldwide.

Games[]

Main series[]

Year Platform Title Sales
(millions)
Ref
The Legend of Zelda 7.29
1986 NES The Legend of Zelda 6.51 [1]
2004 GBA Classic NES Series: The Legend of Zelda 0.78* [2][3][4]
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link 4.971
1987 NES Zelda II: The Adventure of Link 4.38 [1]
2004 GBA Classic NES Series: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link 0.591* [2][3][5]
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 7.43
1992 SNES The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 4.61 [1]
2002 GBA The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Four Swords 2.82 [1]
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening 12.68
1993 GB The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening 3.83 [1]
1998 GBC The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX 2.22 [1]
2019 Switch The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening 6.63 [1]
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 14.04
1998 N64 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 7.60 [1]
2011 3DS The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D 6.44 [1]
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 6.82
2000 N64 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3.36 [1]
2015 3DS The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D 3.46 [1]
Oracle of Seasons & Oracle of Ages 3.99
2001 GBC The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Ages 3.99 [1]
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker 6.80
2003 GCN The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker 4.43 [1]
2013 Wii U The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD 2.37 [6]
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures 0.758
2004 GCN The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures 0.758* [2][3][7]
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap 1.76
2004 GBA The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap 1.76 [1]
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 10.02
2006 Wii/GCN The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 8.85 [8][9]
2016 Wii U The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD 1.17 [1]
Phantom Hourglass & Spirit Tracks 7.72
2007 DS The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass 4.76 [1]
2009 DS The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks 2.96 [1]
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword 7.82
2011 Wii The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword 3.67 [1]
2021 Switch The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD 4.15 [1]
A Link Between Worlds & Tri Force Heroes 5.62
2013 3DS The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds 4.26 [1]
2015 3DS The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes 1.36 [1]
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 33.31
2017 Switch The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 31.61 [6]
Wii U The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 1.70 [1]
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 20.28
2023 Switch The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 20.28 [6]
Total 151.309

Spin-offs[]

Year Platform Title Sales
(millions)
Ref
2006 DS Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland 0.234JPN [2]
2007 DS Tingle's Balloon Fight DS Unknown
Wii Link's Crossbow Training 5.79 [1]
2009 DSiWare Too Much Tingle Pack Unknown
DS Ripened Tingle's Balloon Trip of Love 0.108 [2]
2014 Wii U Hyrule Warriors 1.00 [10]
2015 3DS Hyrule Warriors Legends 0.49* [11]
2016 3DS eshop My Nintendo Picross: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Unknown
2018 Switch Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition 0.46* [12]
2019 Switch Cadence of Hyrule Unknown
2020 Switch Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity 4.00 [13]
Total 12.082

Notes[]

  • * include VGChartz numbers
    • Classic NES Series: The Legend of Zelda - 0.217 (JPN) [Famitsu], 0.373 (NA) [NPD], 0.19 (EU/Other) [VGChartz]
    • Classic NES Series: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link - 0.139 (JPN) [Famitsu], 0.302 (NA) [NPD], 0.15 (EU/Other) [VGChartz]
    • The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures - 0.127 (JPN) [Famitsu], 0.451 (NA) [NPD], 0.18 (EU/Other) [VGChartz]
  • JPN currently only Japanese sales number available
  • The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch version), and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom have all sold over a million copies in Japan alone.
    • The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is the best selling Zelda title in Japan, with over 2.28 million copies sold.
  • Two games based on The Legend of Zelda were converted into Game & Watch systems: Zelda (Game & Watch) and The Legend of Zelda Game Watch.
  • Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland was only released in Japan and Europe.
  • Tingle's Balloon Fight DS was only released in Japan as a Club Nintendo reward.
  • My Nintendo Picross: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess was released as a My Nintendo reward.
  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is the fastest-selling title in the franchise.[14]

References[]

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 Nintendo software and hardware sales data from 1983 to present, Updated as of June 2023
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://sites.google.com/site/gamedatalibrary/game-search
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://www.npd.com/industry-expertise/video-games/ As of December 2008 for GBA games, as of February 2007 for The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
  4. hihttps://www.vgchartz.com/game/26551/classic-nes-series-the-legend-of-zelda/sales
  5. https://www.vgchartz.com/game/3266/classic-nes-series-zelda-ii-the-adventure-of-link/sales
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/index.html
  7. https://www.vgchartz.com/game/2397/the-legend-of-zelda-four-swords-adventures/sales
  8. https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/20010000019307
  9. As of Dec. 2014-GC: 1.43 As of Sep 2023 - Wii: 7.50 Source
  10. Whitehead, Thomas (January 27, 2015). Koei Tecmo Releases Awesome Hyrule Warriors Wallpapers to Celebrate One Million Units Shipped. 'Nintendo Life'. Archived from the original on January 27, 2015. Retrieved on January 27, 2015.
  11. https://www.vgchartz.com/game/85766/hyrule-warriors-legends/sales
  12. https://www.vgchartz.com/game/220630/hyrule-warriors-definitive-edition/sales
  13. https://twitter.com/zelda_musou/status/1478539711203676161
  14. https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/the-legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-sells-over-10-million-worldwide-in-first-three-days-becoming-the-fastest-selling-game-in-series/
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