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The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom has sold over 2.5 million copies since launching in September

Zelda's first outing as the main character has been a tremendous success for Nintendo.
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The Legend of Zelda games are always hits, so it should come as no surprise that The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom has cracked into Nintendo’s Million-Seller club. The latest entry in the series, this time with the titular character acting as the main protagonist, has sold over 2.5 million copies.

Nintendo Million-Seller table

Source: Nintendo

On November 5, 2024, Nintendo released its Q2 2025 earnings results which revealed The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdoms has sold 2.5 million copies since launching on September 26, 2024. This places it squarely in Nintendo’s Million-Seller First-Party Title collection alongside the likes of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

Despite the success of Echoes of Wisdom, Nintendo has decreased its software sales forecast by 5 million units. Nintendo is now forecasting 160 million units of software sales in its FY2025 fiscal year. This decrease was also reflected in the hardware side, with the company decreasing the forecast to 12.5 million units in FY2025.

If you haven’t already, take a look at our Echoes of Wisdom review. Asif Khan praised the game from top to bottom, with the title earning the highly coveted Shacknews perfect score: 10 out of 10. While there were some high points in its Q2 2025 earnings, there were a number of down points. Nintendo cut its FY2025 sales forecast and operating profit guidance. Take a look at our NTDOY page for more information.

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  • Shacknews legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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    November 4, 2024 11:55 PM

    Sam Chandler posted a new article, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom has sold over 2.5 million copies since launching in September

    • nwillard legacy 10 years
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      November 5, 2024 1:16 AM

      That's.... pretty good? Don't know what the standards is these days.

      • evildanish legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        November 5, 2024 11:21 AM

        Link's Awakening sold around 6.5 million units over three years and that's probably the most comparable title.

    • BouillonCubes
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      November 5, 2024 5:17 AM

      Wow, that seems really good.

    • metralgia legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury mega
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      November 5, 2024 7:41 AM

      I think it’s just okay for a first party Nintendo 2d Zelda game. I’ll be interested to see how many more it sells this quarter as word got out.

      I’m close to beating the game and it’s been lovely. I *just* got the automation guys stuff before the final battle as I was cleaning out my quest log. Wish I’d found it earlier, these seem fun.

      • ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        November 5, 2024 10:25 AM

        I don't think it counts as first party due to Grezzo's involvement

        • skankcore legacy 10 years
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          November 5, 2024 12:37 PM

          If it’s published by Nintendo, it’s a first party title. There are lots of “second party” studios that make Nintendo games that are partially owned by Nintendo or under contract. Intelligent Systems, Grezzo, Game Freak, HAL Laboratories, Camelot Software Planning, Good-Feel, etc.

      • Chod legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        November 5, 2024 2:23 PM

        I never bothered with those since they just weren't that good. Lynel though is the king.

        • metralgia legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury mega
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          November 5, 2024 2:31 PM

          Yeah, you get the lynel and it’s easy mode.

    • CrustaR legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      November 5, 2024 11:33 AM

      Is this one worth playing?

      • metralgia legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury mega
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        November 5, 2024 11:44 AM

        It’s delightful. Beautiful game, great soundtrack, fun and different gameplay for a 2D Zelda game.

      • dotcss
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        November 5, 2024 1:51 PM

        Did you like/play the previous one? It’s very similar and found it like this one, extremely well executed.

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