The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom got off to a strong start in the UK and Japan, and now the charts are in for the US.
As highlighted by Circana analyst Mat Piscatella, Echoes of Wisdom was unsurprisingly the best-selling Nintendo game of September in the US. Other new games for this period included Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection in fourth, EA Sports FC 25 in fifth place, Epic Mickey: Rebrushed in sixth, and Capcom's Ace Attorney Investigations Collection in ninth spot.
Overall, Zelda debuted in fourth place in the "top 20 best-selling games" of September 2024, with EA Sports FC 25 in first, Astro Bot in second place, and Madden NFL 25 in third. The Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection was in 16th spot on this same chart. It's also noted by Piscatella how the recorded sales for Zelda are "physical only":
"The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (4th, physical only), NBA 2K25 (7th, physical only), NHL 25 (9th), Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics (16th) and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 (18th, physical only)."
As for the rest of the US video game market during the month of September, spending on "hardware, content and accessories" fell by 6% compared to a year ago, and was driven by a 44% drop in hardware spending. This hardware spend of $251 million was the "lowest monthly hardware spend" for September since 2019 ($242 million).
The PlayStation 5 once again "led the month's hardware market in unit and dollar sales" with Xbox Series in second place in dollars and Switch second in terms of units sold.
Echoes of Wisdom debuted in second place in the UK charts, with EA Sports FC 25 claiming first. And on release in Japan, the new entry was in the top spot ahead of EA's annual sports release.
Did you buy Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom during its launch month? Let us know in the comments.
[source bsky.app, via nintendoeverything.com]
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I hope it sells well overall; amazing game and it deserves some love.
@FishyS It'll easily sell 3Million+ in it's first year. Game so far is my Switch GOTY. Easily one of my Favorite 2D Zelda games.
Not surprising but still good to see.
Really good start overall especially considering it launched at the end of the month and doesn't include digital.
I wonder what games on Top 11 - 50.
Can I see the list?
My attention is for the unpopular games that I have interest about.
Well, that should be a surprise to exactly no one. Still have to get the game myself, but I'm patient and keeping something on my wishlist for Xmas this year.
Love to see Echoes of Wisdom on top when it comes to Nintendo platforms and in fourth in the general ranking, but also happy to see Epic Mickey and Investigations other than the usual Nintendo games at least in the former, Hogwarts Legacy and Marvel vs. Capcom in both and Astro Bot in second in the latter!
Considering Zelda launched at the end of the month, this doesn't count digital copies and there were some strong releases this last month, it's a good place.
This game is awesome, so far my game of the year.
Enjoyed my time with the game, but felt it was too easy, and the main quest to be too short, to make it as memorable as the other 2D titles. The summoning mechanics are great. Hopefully, they expand upon this with the next title.
In the dev interviews, they indicated they settled on Zelda as the playable character 1 year into development. It does feel like they had to cut development short as a consequence. After the third main dungeon, I was quite surprised to see that the main quest was already moving towards its conclusion.
Wind Waker had the same issue. They had to cut a major dungeon due to time constraints, replacing it with a tedious fetch quest. Thankfully, EoW does not make the same mistake of padding out the game with filler content.
I bought Echoes of Wisdom... and a Switch to play it
Delighted to see Hogwarts Legacy still performing so well on Switch
Echoes of Wisdom will probably get Switch Game of the Year!
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