There are game releases, there are blockbuster game releases, and there are releases that arrive with the fanfare of Halley’s comet. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom , released by Nintendo on May 12, 2023, was the latter. A sequel to the one of the highest-selling games of all time, the release punctured mainstream culture with Barbenheimer levels of zeitgeist energy, and with the receipts to prove it: Only Barbie and Nintendo’s own billion-dollar big-screen success, The Super Mario Bros. Movie , rival the game’s grosses — and that’s before the holiday season. The numbers come as no surprise to anyone who understands the ferocious cultural appetite for games. Breath of the Wild , the previous Zelda game, was key to the 2017 launch... Continue reading… source https://www.polygon.com/c/23953760/the-triumph-of-zelda
