Updated sales data from Circana has revealed that only one game is outpacingThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s sales in 2023 so far: the open worldHarry Potteraction-RPGHogwarts Legacy.The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomhas been an absolutely massive success for Nintendo, with the latest entry in the long-runningZeldafranchise being named the top-selling game of May 2023.Many could have guessed thatZelda: Tears of the Kingdomwould be the best-selling game release in May. After all,Zelda: Tears of the Kingdombroke sales records, becoming the fastest-selling Nintendo game of all time with 10 million units sold in just three days. That combined with positive word of mouth and the fact thatZelda: Tears of the Kingdomis the highest-rated game of the year so far should ensure that the game has serious legs.RELATED:Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Player Builds One Of The Very First Remote Control VehiclesHogwarts Legacyis currently the only game that has sold more thanZelda: Tears of the Kingdomin 2023 to date. TheHarry Potteraction-RPG broke plenty of sales records of its own when it launched for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X earlier this year. The recently-releasedPS4 and Xbox One ports ofHogwarts Legacyseem to have given it another boost, as it was the second-best selling game of May 2023, behind onlyZelda.
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It’s possibleThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomwill eventually overtakeHogwarts Legacy’s sales, but it has an uphill battle ahead of it. WhereasHogwarts Legacyis a multi-platform game available for almost every console,Tears of the Kingdomis a Nintendo Switch exclusive. Not only that, butHogwarts Legacyis also coming to the Switch, with the Switch port of the game scheduled to drop this coming November. If the Switch port ofHogwarts Legacyis a success, it could be just what the game needs to solidify itself as 2023’s best-selling new video game release.
Hogwarts Legacybeing available for multiple platformswhileTears of the Kingdombeing only available for the Switch means it’s not really a fair fight, but it does go to show just how big the newZeldagame has been. Despite only being available for one console,Tears of the Kingdomhas been able to jump ahead of every other game besidesHogwarts Legacy, and it should have consistently strong sales for months, if not years, to come.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomis out now, exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.
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