The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
The Legend of Zelda has one of the longest and most storied histories in gaming history. For Breath of the Wild, Nintendo’s newest Zelda game and flagship Switch launch title, the company tossed its most sacred elements into a blender, flung them across a vast open world, and let you explore to your heart’s content as Link.
And, oh yeah, it’s portable now because of the Switch. Dangerous combo, indeed.
The Switch has flown off shelves for months, and even in 2018 it’s extremely difficult to find one in some places. The Switch has now sold more consoles in less than one year than the Wii U ever did, and while the console itself is definitely a prime reason, Breath of the Wild’s success is a factor, too.
Hilariously, Breath of the Wild outsold the Switch for the first month after their launch, suggesting that the game was instrumental in at least the magnitude of the Switch’s initial success. Certainly, Zelda took the world by storm. It was one everyone could see coming, sure, but it still happened.
