The Road to 160m+ for Nintendo Switch

[Zippy6]

S.Peelman said:

Bofferbrauer2 said:

Well, let's look at the data here, shall we?

Twilight Princess sold more than Skyward sword, which sold more than A Link between Worlds, which sold more than Majora's Mask 3D, which sold more than Tri Force Heroes - and they released in that order until Breath of the Wild released.

So yes, this really compares well as Zelda also seemingly was on the decline before Breath of the Wild showed how well a great Zelda title can sell

A Link Between Worlds sold more than Skyward Sword though.

Yes I don't really see concrete evidence that the Zelda franchise was losing popularity. Skyward Sword selling less than Twilight Princess is expected. Majora's Mask selling less than A Link Between Worlds is expected.

The later titles on a console always sell worse than the early titles due to lack of legs, as the system they are on is replaced sooner. Below is each consoles game in release order, this pattern will continue with ToTK selling less than BOTW I'm sure. Really the sales numbers are just reliant on how popular the console was and how soon after the game released was the console replaced. Until BOTW which clearly marked a huge step-up for the franchise.

Wii
Twilight Princess - 7.5m
Skyward Sword - 3.67m

3DS
Ocarina of Time 3D - 6.44m
A Link Between Worlds - 4.26m
Majora's Mask 3D - 3.46m

WiiU
Wind Waker HD - 2.37m
Breath of the Wild - 1.7m

Switch
Breath of the Wild - 31.15m
Links Awakening - 6.46m
Skyward Sword HD - 4.15m
Tears of the Kingdom - 19.5m