The Official Legend of Zelda Thread: Echoes of Wisdom Out Now

[The_Liquid_Laser]

S.Peelman said:

The_Liquid_Laser said:

I looked up the VGChartz totals for Nintendo games in North America.  If Zelda is #10 then the list is going to look something like this.  (Sales in millions)

Rank	Game	Sales
1	Mario Kart Wii	15.91
2	Wii Sports Resort	15.61
3	NSMB Wii	14.53
4	Wii Play	13.96
5	NSMB	11.28
6	Super Mario Land	10.83
7	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	?
8	Mario Kart DS	9.71
9	Smash Bros Ultimate	?
10	Zelda: BotW	?
11	Super Mario Bros 3	9.54
12	Nintendogs	9.05
13	Wii Fit Plus	9.01
14	Wii Fit	8.92

As much as I’d like to, I find this hard to believe. Where’s Super Mario Bros. (NES), Duck Hunt, Pokémon Red/Blue and especially Wii Sports? I probably forgot other huge sellers. I doubt BotW is the #10.

AngryLittleAlchemist said:

Do Pokemon games not count as Nintendo games for some weird reason? Like, was Nintendo only talking about EPD games? I'd find that hard to believe. 

NPD counts Pokemon games as separate entries.  Like Sword and Shield are two different games on NPD charts.  And to answer S.Peelman, I doubt they include pack-ins in their charts like Super Mario Bros. 1 or Wii Sports.  Also, when I was making this table, I somewhat wondered if they counted games from the 20th century, since NPD didn't exist at that time. Even if they didn't it wouldn't change the total too much.  Most entries are from the 21st century, and those last few entries are pretty close to one another in number