

Regardless, that number is still lower than GTA 5's sales in the last quarter alone, but it's hardly fair to compare the prowess of a tiger to that of a house cat. It's not quite a Zelda titan - Breath of the Wild still boasts 24 million - but it's impressive nonetheless. Start saving today by comparing prices and offers on Nintendo Wii. By contrast, the Wii version sold 3.67 million copies in its lifetime. Compare prices on The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword (Wii U) from New Zealands best shops. The number has no doubt gone up since then. It has sold a total of 3.6 million units but that number is taken from September 30, over a month ago. RELATED: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Review - Control Stick Slicing In just over three months, it's caught up to the original's ten-year number. Jump ahead to 2021 and you can find it on the Nintendo Switch as per its debut in July.

It launched originally in November 2011 - the same month and year as Skyrim. Nonetheless, its murky reputation seems to have turned around somewhat as it has managed to reach the Wii version's sale numbers already. In fact, a lot of fans were torn over which Wii U HD port they wanted to be brought to the Switch. Skyward Sword wasn't the most popular of Zelda games.
