Digital Copies of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Sold Out Within 24 Hours

After the highly anticipated launch on May 12, gamers and Zelda fans poured into physical and online stores to get their hands on the game. The hype, however, was so intense that the impossible happened. Not only did the physical copies vanish from the shelves, but even the online copies were all “Sold Out”! as per the fans. 

Only 24 hours after its release, the Nintendo store displayed the “sold out” message on the game’s store page. While customers who pre-ordered the game got to experience the new Zelda game, the moment it was released to the public, others had to wait a little longer to get their hands on Tears of the Kingdom.

The Zelda: Tears of Kingdom flies off the shelves

As soon as the game was made available, crowds of fans rushed to the stores in classic gamer fashion. Many, however, got exposed to the news on Twitter as fans voiced Tears of the Kingdom being sold out. But they raised one main question: getting sold out of physical copies is understandable, but how did the same happen with digital copies?

After seeing the above reactions, one can understand that fans are frustrated after being unable to buy the much-awaited sequel, surprisingly digitally. Although it is unsure if the game ran out of digital copies or if it was actually limited or not, we can hope it gets refreshed soon and Nintendo gets the title closer to fans as soon as possible.

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The craze for the latest installment in the Zelda franchise was apparent since its launch. Avid fans could be seen camping outside stores in lines to get their hands on physical copies while the stocks last. But little did they expect that even the online copies would experience the same fate so soon.

However, at the time of writing, the online Nintendo store seems to host a new batch of Zelda: TOTK. So, if you are interested in the game, getting it as soon as possible would be a good idea.

Tears of the Kingdom raking up records both in sales and other aspects

One amazing thing that hints at the ever-growing audience of The Legend of Zelda franchise is the fact that Tears of the Kingdom’s pre-orders had already beaten the record set by its prequel. And surely, the fans’ reporting about the copies getting sold out affirms the love and desperation to explore the utopian world.

While the unlucky ones were waiting for the stock to return, one person added salt to the wound by already setting TOTK’s first speedrun record. Moreover, the message by the speedrunner was that the older glitches would not be helpful in the sequel. So, the ones attempting this challenge have another task of sorting out the best way to beat the record.

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