UK Charts: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Is The Biggest Boxed Launch Of 2023
Happy Monday! The latest boxed charts are in for the UK and, to no one's surprise, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom comfortably takes the top spot.
According to Chris Dring from GamesIndustry.biz, the latest Zelda entry from Nintendo is the biggest boxed launch of 2023 so far, beating out Hogwarts Legacy by 54%. It also beat out its predecessor, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, by a staggering 173% and is already the fourth biggest Zelda game of all time in revenue, sitting just behind The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. It's not quite the biggest Switch launch of all time, however, as that honour still belongs to Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
In the UK, and after just two days, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is already the eighth biggest Zelda game of all time. It's already outsold Skyward Sword, The Wind Waker and A Link Between Worlds. This is based on boxed sales alone. (GfK figures) — Christopher Dring (@Chris_Dring) May 14, 2023
Of course, since Nintendo doesn't share digital data, we're not really getting a complete picture of how the game has done at launch, but if the boxed sales are anything to go by, we have a hunch that Tears of the Kingdom might become the best-selling Zelda game of all time sooner than later.
Elsewhere, the PS4 and Xbox One releases for Hogwarts Legacy have kept Avalanche Software's game high up in the top ten, while Breath of the Wild itself has enjoyed a surge in sales in the wake of its sequel's launch, coming in at number 8.
Finally, we're not sure what's going on here, but Minecraft's domination in the charts appears to be waning. The evergreen title has been sitting comfortably in the top ten for what's felt like yonks, but has now fallen down to 22nd place after coming in 15th last week.
Here's your look at the week's top forty in full:
Last Week This Week Game NEW 1 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 1 2 Hogwarts Legacy 2 3 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor 5 4 FIFA 23 4 5 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 3 6 Dead Island 2 6 7 Super Mario Odyssey 19 8 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 11 9 Animal Crossing: New Horizons 10 10 Minecraft Legends 8 11 Grand Theft Auto V 16 12 Nintendo Switch Sports 9 13 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II 17 14 Pokémon Violet 14 15 Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury 18 16 Mario Party Superstars 12 17 Resident Evil 4 21 18 Pokémon Scarlet 13 19 New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe 7 20 WWE 2K23 20 21 God of War Ragnarok 15 22 Minecraft 22 23 Luigi's Mansion 3 26 24 Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy 23 25 Kirby and the Forgotten Land 28 26 Pokémon Legends: Arceus 25 27 30 in 1 Game Collection Vol. 1 27 28 Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga 29 29 Splatoon 3 30 30 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate NEW 31 TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge 3 24 32 Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle - 33 Just Dance 2023 Edition 32 34 Red Dead Redemption 2 40 35 Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 36 36 Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition 34 37 Lego Harry Potter Collection 31 38 Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp 38 39 Spyro Reignited Trilogy 33 40 Super Mario Party
[Compiled by GfK]
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Source: Nintendo Life
