The Legend of Zelda: Tears of The Kingdom released on Friday, May 12 on the Nintendo Switch and the game has broken a franchise record and proves to be another successful launch from Nintendo. Tears of The Kingdom sold over 10 million units in its first three days.

It’s also the fastest-selling game in the history of The Legend of Zelda series. This news was announced on Twitter through all of the official Nintendo accounts:

Having a successful first three days seems to be a common theme with AAA releases for the Nintendo Switch over the last year. Are you surprised by this?

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