Zelda: Skyward Sword HD on Switch has already outsold the Wii original

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD on Switch has already managed to outsell the original game on Wii, the latest data from Nintendo confirms.

Through the end of September, Skyward Sword HD sold 3.6 million copies. As for the Wii title, Nintendo had confirmed that it sold 3.52 million units.

Zelda: Skyward Sword HD is confirmed to have moved 420,000 units in Japan. The remaining 3.18 million copies comes from overseas regions.

Many games tend to flourish on Switch, so it’s not entirely surprising to see Skyward Sword HD doing so well. The series also managed to attract more fans in recent years thanks to Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which is one of the best-selling games on Switch at over 24 million copies. You can see the current list of million sellers on Switch shared by Nintendo this week here.

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword first came in November 2011. It’s worth noting that the Wii was very much on its last legs at that point, with Nintendo coming out with the Wii U a year later.

As for Skyward Sword HD, it only just launched this past July on Switch, so there’s plenty of room for additional sales in the future.