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The Legend of Zelda
Franchise · Gaming
Zelda is Nintendo's prestige laboratory: the franchise reinvents open-world design (Breath of the Wild) and then monetizes that template across hardware generations, proving critical ambition and mass-market sales aren't a trade-off for the platform holder.
By the numbers
190M+Franchise lifetime unitsThe Legend of Zelda series has sold more than 190 million units worldwide across nearly 40 years of releases.33.64MBreath of the Wild unitsBreath of the Wild is the best-selling Zelda title at 33.64 million units as of December 31, 2025, anchoring the Switch launch lin22.40MTears of the Kingdom unitsThe 2023 sequel sold 22.40 million units as of December 31, 2025, including 10 million in its first three days.
In the news
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake Officially Announced With Major ChangesPolygon.com · Aug 11, 2026Deadline: Live-Action Zelda Film Casts Sam Neill, Dichen Lachman, Yvonne Strahovski, Uli LatukefuAnime News Network · Aug 11, 2026This leaked Legend of Zelda 40th anniversary Switch 2 console better be real, because I'm already desperate to buy itGamesRadar+ · Aug 11, 2026Legend Of Zelda Limited Edition Switch 2 Console And Pro Controller LeaksNintendo Life · Aug 11, 2026Slideshow: Hasbro's The Legend of Zelda: Heroes of Hyrule Figures - Image GalleryIGN Africa · Aug 11, 2026The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess wasn't enough, you can now run Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask natively on IOSGamesRadar+ · Aug 9, 2026
The company behind The Legend of Zelda
NintendoTYO:7974 · Nintendo turns beloved game worlds into hardware, software, parks, merch, and repeat family spending.How attention becomes money
1 — Discover the surface
2 — Use the platform repeatedly
3 — Follow the community or creator loop
4 — Spend, subscribe, or transact
5 — Keep coming back
Label-mates · 11
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