After the last financial results report of Nintendo with closure on December 31, we confirm that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom sold 20.28 million of copies – including digital – during 2023. According to Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and its president David Haddad, Hogwarts Legacy sold 22 million copies between its launch in February and the end of the year. This makes the game inspired by the world of Harry Potter
Although it was information previously estimated by other analysis firms, Nintendo does not release its official data until each end of the fiscal quarter. It had been speculated that Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom could surpass Hogwarts Legacy They did add physical and digital copies, but this was not the case.
Of course the difference in releases (three months) between the Warner Bros. game and the Nintendo game, as well as the exclusivity of Switch, impacts the results. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Warner Bros.’s plans with the wizarding world of Harry Potter will not stop in view of the results with the best-selling game of 2023. Its next release is Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions