Nintendo announcedHyrule Warriors Age of CalamityonSwitchhas shipped over 3 million copies worldwide, that’s incredible sales numbers, only in four days since release. The announcement happened November 24, via the Japanese official Twitter account for theZelda Musouseries.Update:French journalist and sales specialistOscar Lemaireconfirmed this makesHyrule Warriors Age of Calamitythe best sellingMusougame ever.The tweet reads: “The cumulative worldwide shipments forHyrule Warriors Age of Calamityhas exceeded 3 million copies. Our deepest thanks to everyone. The trial version is still available, so please try the game out if the occasion presents itself.”
Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamityis set one hundred years before the events ofZelda Breath of the Wild. Featuring the Champions of Hyrule and multiple other playable characters, the story depicts the battle against Calamity Ganon.Age of Calamityis the successor to the firstHyrule Warriors, originally released on Wii U in 2014, before getting ported to Nintendo 3DS and then receiving an ultimate enhanced version on Switch in 2018.
Hyrule Warriors: Age of CalamityFinal Trailer (Japanese)
Moreover,Hyrule Warriorsis what we call aMusougame, where one character matches against a thousand enemies. Players most notably need to defeat generals and occupy strategical points on the map. It’s a pretty popular genre overall, which would also explain the big sales. Plus,BOTWis one of the best selling games on Switch as well, so its appeal is playing a part for the sales ofHyrule Warriors Age of Calamity.
Koei Tecmo and Omega Force developedHyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. The previous game made when the developers borrowed another company’s IP wasPersona 5 Scramble The Phantom Strikers, Available on PS4 and Switch in Japan since July 24, 2025, it’s most notably not aMusougame but an Action RPG.
Lastly, it’s important to remember asequel toBreath of the Wildis also in development. This sequel,BOTW, andAge of Calamity, will be forming a pretty interesting trilogy. I personally can’t wait to see more of the sequel. Hopefully, it’ll make the supposedly sharedZeldatimeline even more confusing and nonsensical. I hate Zelda timeline theories.
November 20 was the release day ofHyrule Warriors Age of Calamity. You can read more on the game with our past coverage. Most notablycomments from the staff, You can grab the game onAmazonto support DualShockers.
