Nintendo Q2FY2025 Results: The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom sells 2.58 million units

As a seasoned gamer with over two decades of experience under my belt, I must say that Nintendo’s recent financial reports never fail to impress me. The numbers they’ve been posting for their RPG titles are simply staggering!


In simple terms, Nintendo has shared their quarterly financial report [PDF document] from the second quarter of their 2025 fiscal year, offering minor updates on the sales numbers for their role-playing games (Nintendo RPGs).

Nintendo Q2FY2025 Results: The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom sells 2.58 million units

On this site, our primary subject revolves around the launch of “The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom” for the Nintendo Switch. As of September 30, it has sold an impressive 2.58 million units in one quarter. It’s important to mention that “Echoes of Wisdom” was released on September 26th, meaning those sales figures account for both pre-orders and a brief period after its release.

For a frame of reference, the remade version of “Link’s Awakening” sold approximately 3.13 million copies within its initial three months, debuting on September 20, 2019.

Other incremental RPG-related sales updates are as follows:

  • Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Switch) has sold 1.94 million units since launch [up from 1.76 last quarter]
  • The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has sold 32.29 million units since launch [up from 32.05 last quarter]
  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has sold 21.04 million units since launch [up from 20.80 last quarter]
  • Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield have sold 26.44 million units since launch [up from 26.35 last quarter]
  • Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet have sold 25.69 million units since launch [up from 25.29 last quarter]

In terms of upcoming role-playing games, we can expect the launch of “Mario & Luigi: Brothership” in the third quarter, followed by the release of the “Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition” towards the end of the fourth quarter.

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2024-11-06 09:55