Japan’s Cabinet Office has said that it recorded a 2.8% GDP increase during the period of April to June 2023, compared to the previous quarter for personal consumption. Japanese news site Mainichi Shinbun reports that the growth could be attributed to the massive sales success of the critically acclaimed, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. The period for the increase of GPD was from April to June 2023. The site says that one of the Japanese Cabinet Office officials attributed the significant growth to large “new releases” of video game software from various Japanese companies including Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Capcom’s Street Fighter V, and Square Enix’s long-awaited Final Fantasy XVI. Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was so highly-anticipated in Japan that people reported on social networking services that they took a holiday from work to play Link’s latest adventure, with ‘Zelda holiday’ becoming a trending topic on social media.
Japan: Huge sales of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom could be what upheld Japan’s GDP increase
No way! Japanes economy is huge the 3rd in the world something like 8 trillions dollars so 2 trillions a quarter, to be effected by much less than a 1 billion dollar in 2 months revenue?
Yeah, I’m calling bs on this one. Why wasn’t there similar articles when New Horizons sold way more?
new horizons sold 13.41 million in 6 weeks.
TOTK sold 18.51 million in 6 weeks
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/animal-crossing-new-horizons-sales/
13, in 6 weeks for new horizons. (2.2 million a week)
7 week sales for TOTK is 18.5 million (2.6 million a week)
You seem hurt and burnt out Nintendo is still winning and sharing its gains with the home land 😂👀. You must be a sega kid. We Nintendo youths are still winning 🏆. Game on my friend game on.
F=ma.
No am happy for Nintendo and Zelds is my favourite series, but its weird there were instances new japanes consoles sold millions in 2 months for 400$ not $70 and they didnt effect the economy.
@Anthon : Tbf this isn’t really about Japan’s overall economy (TotK hasn’t boosted that), just it’s GDP (specifically semi-durable products).
Cool, I wish this have an effect in making Nintendo make new Zeldas faster but I know it will not.
Good for TotK, congrats.