Tech Desk 
Nov 05, 2024
In a recent highlight, three titles from the Legend of Zelda series — Breath of the Wild, Echoes of Wisdom*, and Tears of the Kingdom— have all entered Nintendo's Million-Seller Club, with sales of 32.29 million, 2.58 million, and 21.04 million copies, respectively.
For the first time, Zelda herself takes a leading role in this game, which has quickly emerged as a favourite among the fans.
Legend of Zelda series on Nintendo’s million-seller list
Nintendo confirmed the huge figures by releasing its Q2 2025 earnings report and placing the Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Echoes of Wisdom, and Tears of the Kingdom series into the elite list of high-performing titles, which include Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Nintendo has done a lot in this regard, but it cut its forecast for selling 5 million units down to 160 million software units sold within its fiscal year.
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The company also dropped the hardware sales forecast to 12.5 million units. Besides that, all the Legend of Zelda titles have received praise on every side globally. While Echoes of Wisdom and other games succeeded, Nintendo changed its profit forecast for market realities and cost factors.
Nintendo million-seller list
Nintendo’s latest million-seller list is based on data through September 30, 2024, showing both new and long-time favourites. Here’s the full line-up:
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe with 64.27 million units
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons with 46.45 million units
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate with 35.14 million units
- Zelda: Breath of the Wild with 32.29 million units
- Super Mario Odyssey with 28.50 million units
- Pokémon Sword and Shield with 26.44 million units
- Pokémon Scarlet and Violet with 25.69 million units
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom with 21.04 million units
- Super Mario Party with 20.98 million units
- New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe with 17.77 million units
- Nintendo Switch Sports with 14.37 million units
- Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom with 2.58 million units
- Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door with 1.94 million units
- Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD with 1.57 million units
