Nintendo sells 10 million copies of 'Zelda' in three days


The latest 'Legend of Zelda' game has been almost universally heralded by critics, leaving it with a score of 96 out of 100 on Metacritic, a site that compiles ratings from reviewers. — Photography PHILIP FONG/AFP

Japanese video game firm Nintendo said on Wednesday it had sold more than 10 million copies in three days of its latest release, "Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom".

The company wrote on Twitter that the figures made it "the fastest-selling game in the history of The Legend of Zelda series", a franchise that dates back to 1986.

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