The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is the dream project of Nintendo in 2023. The game is a direct sequel to the 2017 Zelda game, Breath of the Wild. From the responses and reports that are coming through after the initial responses, the Nintendo title is living up to the expectations.
But, does The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom have what it takes to beat Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, which currently holds a Nintendo sales record? Let us look at the popular opinions regarding this question.
Will The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom beat Scarlet and Violet?
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Nintendo is a champ when delivering exquisite titles. They try to tick all the right boxes to give fans what they crave. Thus, when The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was announced, fans were excited. The wait was quite long and after six long years since the release of Breath of the Wild, we got Tears of the Kingdom. But now the question that is creating wave online is regarding whether the new game can break the record set by Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.
The latter holds a unique Nintendo record. According to reports, the title was able to sell 10 million copies in just 3 days of its release. This record was considered nearly impossible to beat. But, with high expectations and seeing the massive scale of Tears of the Kingdom, there is a possibility that the new game dethrones this record.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet hold the Nintendo record for launch sales with 10 million in 3 days!
Do you think The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom will beat it?#TearsOfTheKingdom
— Genki✨ (@Genki_JPN) May 13, 2023
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According to popular fan responses, 54.8% of netizens think that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has what it takes to overcome and topple this record. Whereas, 36.3% of people think this feat won’t be broken in the given time. There is a section that stands in the middle as well. That is, 8.9% of online users believe that the game will achieve the exact numbers as Scarlet and Violet.
These numbers are subject to change, and the retrieved data is from the time when this was written. From the looks of it, most of them think the game has what it takes to beat the Pokemon title. There were reports of the digital copies of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom getting sold out. This is a piece of positive news for the game.
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Within a couple of days, we can expect the whole picture to lighten up. Soon the community can see whether Tears of the Kingdom was able to dethrone Scarlet and Violet.
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