Zelda: Skyward Sword On Switch Has Already Matched Its Lifetime Wii Sales

Still got hopes for a Wind Waker/Twilight Princess HD port for the Switch.

@syrupdash - Yes, and port the 3DS versions of OoT/MM while they're at it.

Actually being serious.

Imagine how many people were disappointed when they got this on Switch thinking it would be like BOTW.

@Pokester99 a turd? skyward sword is way far from a turd. it's a classic at this point

@Pokester99 nowhere NEAR a turd. Having played it again on Switch it was far better than I remembered. And people keep realizing that this Zelda was far greater than the initial perception on the Wii.

Also it’s the Zelda formula that many fans like…. Unlike the BotW formula, which is great, but not greater than the old-style

Just picked up Skyward Sword HD for my new OLED Switch a few weeks back and it's an amazing game! I never gave it its fair shot when it was on the Wii. This is really an underrated, fantastic game.. and it seems like some elements from this game (such as flying) may make it into the new BOTW sequel. A+

Does this mean more remasters of classic Nintendo games are on the way?

I skipped out on Skyward Sword the first time on Wii. so this HD version has been well worth the $60 for me.
It's a very good Zelda experience.

Skyward was the first Zelda Game I never finished. When I played on the wii, it never really clicked with me... I'm tempted to give it another try.

@Paraka
3DS Ocarina = AMAZING!
3DS Majora's = Some awful changes were made.

I had a digital copy on my Wii U, but I only spent $10 on it, and I have no idea when or if I'm even going to play that console again, so I shelled out for the Switch version when it was on sale and I had a coupon. Only ended up paying $40 + tax for it. No idea when I'll get to it, but there's no reason not to experience it in its best form.

I loved this game on wii, but I would like not to have played it a second time on switch, now I don't think is that great, I felt it aged bad.

@JHDK - They can still adjust said changes. Most ports do.

@Pokester99
Cope harder

@Pokester99

Not hard to do when you take into account all the factors against the original release like needing that stupid motion plus thing that prevented me from buying all these years, and releasing at the end of the Wiis lifespan

Only reason I bought it was cause Ive never played it and being a huge Zelda fan, I was dying for a new Zelda game that actually played like a Zelda. But I don't regret spending $50 on it like I did the $60 for BotW, it was great

Next time you wonder why Nintendo charges US$60 for barebones ports from two generations ago, this is why.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not dissing the game, but this really should have been a double-feature with Twilight Princess HD for the asking price (and the minimal amount of work done). Might have shifted a few million more copies as well.

SS is one of my least favorite Zelda games, and I still like it. Just an amazing series overall.

I mean, good for it. It’s a fine game, and it plays better than it ever did ten years ago.

But the issue is that it took up almost all of Zelda’s 35th anniversary, which is a travesty, considering they did the exact same with Zelda’s 25th anniversary back when it made sense, with the added benefit of a sweet 3DS remake of OoT.

Also considering the rumor mills suggesting that Nintendo’s had WWHD and TPHD ports ready for awhile, but they’re just sitting on them for potential rainy days (months) in the coming years to prolong the Switch’s life cycle, it’s kind of a bummer, because the 35th anniversary was the perfect opportunity to capitalize on that shiz.

And if any credence is to be given to the OoS/A remakes that use the LAHD engine, will it even be released within a timeframe that makes sense to Nintendo? How much Capcom involvement is required? Will it use password transfers again or are they overhauling the system? Are they even real?

So forth and et cetera, I’m still a bit grumpy about the botched 35th anniversary…

Very nice return! I hope more gems from the Wii library come forward.

@Pokester99 really enjoying skyward sword. It's a great game.

Yup, great game. Looks like candy land on oled Switch

@Pokester99 I personally think Skyward Sword is a ****Ing amazing game. Like when people complain about it, it feels like we're playing two completely different games.

Is it linear? Yeah, but that didn't stop Mario Galaxy from being a damn masterpiece and it doesn't stop Skyward Sword.

@Pokester99
You are seriously insulting a game that has probably one of the best stories out of every Zelda game.

@syrupdash I have HD ports of both of these Zelda's on Wii U.
Both is big boxed Collector's Editions with Amiibo's and figurines.

The Legend of Zelda - Wind Waker HD 1080p were released in 2013, 8 years ago.
The Legend of Zelda - Twilight Princess HD 1080p were released in early 2016, soon 6 years ago.

Nintendo used to bundle Amiibo's and figurines with their Wii U games.

If people bought Wii U, they wouldn't need to beg for 1080p versions of games up to nearly 10 years later after they released. hehe

I know Skyward Sword will get defended to the nth degree here but it’s not a great game and it hasn’t aged particularly well either. I think most people realise that and it’s also why the series got a massive revamp in direction in Breath of the Wild. SS is not a bad game but it’s pretty average and I’m surprised it has sold so well.

I never enjoyed playing this on Wii with that vontrol scheme, with good controls I suspect there is a very good game underneath but I'm concerned I won't enjoy the new controls much more

@Paraka they should release Twilight Princess and Windwaker double pack, and for those who don’t have NSO also release a deluxe version of this double pack including Ocarina of time 3D and Majoras Mask 3D. Would you pay let’s say 120,- USD for those 4 games?

Good. Even though I didn't purchase it since I still have the original, I'm glad that rereleases happen to give others who missed this gem a chance to play one of my favorite games. I'm still traumatized by accidentally realizing you can whip and kill the little butterflies. Misery loves company.

I did not expect that 😍

"While Skyward Sword on the Switch has been successful, it's still unsurprisingly a long way off Breath of the Wild, which has now 24 million sales around the globe."

Whilst I didn't like this port being full-price given the minimal improvements, it makes me sad that such a big gap exists between this and BOTW. As a Zelda fan, I liked BOTW, but I felt it was too different from what made a Zelda game, a Zelda game. It is also kind of why I am not really excited for the sequel because based on the trailers so far, I am not sure if they have addressed any of my problems with BOTW.

I was kind of hoping that sales of this and the Link's Awakening remake were going to be big signs to Nintendo that the older styles of Zelda shouldn't be forgotten when considering new games. They could still be depending on how well BOTW's sequel does, because I am not sure everyone who brought the first will buy the second, but we shall have to wait and see.

@Pokester99 skyward Sword is not one of the best Zelda games by any means but its still a fantastic game and certainly not a turd in my opinion.

@Ventilator Ngl, this story touched me like no other Zelda ever did.

I really need to finish Skyward Sword HD - been taking a break from games for ages now, I'm right at the end too. I think it's a brilliant game with some of the best dungeons in the series and I've enjoyed the story too. Never had a Wii so it was all brand new to me. Played it all with motion controls too.

I've definitely got my money's worth out of it.

@westman98 Couldn't have put it better myself...

@m0i Thank you.

And thus why the entertainment industry is nothing but remakes/remasters lately..easy cash from those who are fine playing 10-20 year old games for the foreseeable future...

@Grumble I really enjoyed the story and button controls on Switch finally got me to beat it. What's lacking is the exploration and could definitely have used less backtracking

@Nameless_Shame I'm not sure they'd need Capcom at all. The Oracle games were directed by Hidemaro Fujibayashi, who was part of Capcom's Flagship studio at the time. After doing Minish Cap, he parted ways and joined Nintendo full-time.

He's since directed both Skyward Sword and Breath of the Wild.

Well, its nice to hear that they made a bad game better.

@geiseldiesel oh, definitely! I still haven’t beat the game because I’m just too busy playing so many other things. But I’m about 25% in. It’s a beautiful game, for sure, and I see much more positive about it than negative. I feel like if Zelda fans knew the BOTW follow up borrows quite a bit from this game, they would be more apt to play it. Such an underrated gem for me, kind of like Spirit Tracks that I went back and played many years ago and fell back in love with. 🙌🌟

I’m about 75% into my first ever playthrough and really enjoying it!

@JHDK FACTS!!
When I played MM3D I was confused as to some elements were changed and not for the better. I beat it but I will stay with the original. Those changes only sour my experience

What I'm really hoping for is a Remake (not remaster) of Ocarina of Time with better graphics, heck even the cell shaded art style would be cool, a Remake of the original Zelda & Zelda 2 for modern consoles.

@Znake - First; Seperate or double pack I am fine with.

And personally, I would pay $120 if it were true.

hopefully the toon zelda games are ported next

I wish Twilight Princess HD had been ported instead of Skyward Sword. Skyward Sword wasn't nearly as good as Twilight Princess in my opinion.

@geiseldiesel I agree with you. The story is the big draw to the game. And while I enjoyed the motion controls on Wii, it's been nice to play with the Pro Controller on Switch.

The amount of backtracking and slow/padded-out find-the-things quests is really what kills the flow of the game for me.

I'm playing Skyward Sword on my channel now (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4J5C6nYpV3ciwAM3waIPpeq7HyKoxyWY), and this is my life haha. Loving the story, bogged down by some of the gameplay decisions.

@UglyCasanova
The vast majority of ppl are fine with playing older games that are remastered, and thats true across all platforms and age groups, but it's especially true when it means playing a game that was never HD on a system that offers it both as console and handheld title.

So... ya. Ppl are OK with it. As am I. Great games are great games. Spruce em up and put em on a relevant console in HD, we'll play the **** out of em.

Despite the Wii's immense hardware sales, I've said for a long time that the platform's issue was that the software sales were lower than typical. The fact that Zelda on Wii sold that relatively-low amount, though still healthy, amount indicates that. As a platform, I think the Switch is far better than the Wii because the audience they have reached is more willing to keep buying software. Impressive that they've reached this milestone with this Zelda game.

It's so awesome that lesser known or otherwise less well-received Zeldas like Link's Awakening and Skyward Sword have both gotten a second wind on the Switch. This coupled with two brand-new open world entries...much as I'd lap up yet more WW and TP ports, we really don't need them to have a solid Zelda collection on this system. Pretty killer as is.

Watch this hit 5 mil within 2 years. Thats about as long it took Links Awakening HD to perform.

@TeslaChippie totally agree 👍