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Japan: Breath Of The Wild Is Now The Bestselling Legend Of Zelda Game In History

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has become the bestselling Zelda game in history in Japan as of September 2, 2018.

This comes from Media Create sales charts the sales tracker released today. As of September 2, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has sold 1,258,611 copies at retail (Switch and Wii U versions combined), surpassing Ocarina of Time’s 1,257,205 copies. The exact figure should be higher if we factor in digital sales.

Have a look at the full list of bestselling Zelda games below:

[NSW+WIU] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 1.258.611
[N64] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time <ADV> (Nintendo) {1998.11.21} (¥6.800) – 1.257.205
[NDS] The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass <ADV> (Nintendo) {2006.06.23} (¥4.800) – 908.434
[N64] The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask <ADV> (Nintendo) {2000.04.27} (¥6.800) – 876.575
[GCN] The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker <ADV> (Nintendo) {2002.12.13} (¥6.800) – 837.391
[NDS] The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks <ADV> (Nintendo) {2009.12.23} – 700.373
[WII+GCN] The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess <ADV> (Nintendo) {2006.12.02} (¥6.476) – 642.607
[3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D <ADV> (Nintendo) {2011.06.16} (¥4.800) – 613.328
[3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2015.02.14} (¥5.076) – 464.196
[3DS] The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2013.12.26} (¥4.800) – 443.630
[WII] The Legend: Skyward Sword <ADV> (Nintendo) {2011.11.23} (¥6.476) – 358.601

[NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 1.099.210
[WIU] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild <ADV> (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 159.401
Total: 1.258.611

Iggy

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