While the former marked Zelda’s first solo adventure in the series, the latter was the first Mario and Luigi title in over eight years.

Alongside Super Mario Party Jamboree, the most recent Nintendo Switch exclusives include The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and Mario and Luigi: Brothership. Nintendo has revealed that the former has reached 3.14 million sales, up from 2.58 million sold in five days, while the latter is at 1.4 million copies sold, as of December 31st, 2024.

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom launched on September 26th and saw Princess Zelda take the leading role for the first time. Players embarked on a quest to save Hyrule and locate the missing Link, utilizing the Tri Rod to create copies of objects and enemies. They could also harness elements like Automatons and Swordfighter Form to fight alongside their Echoes. Y

Mario and Luigi: Brothership is the first mainline title in the franchise since 2016’s Mario and Luigi: Paper Jam. Developed by Acquire of Octopath Traveler fame and launched on November 7th, it sees the brothers traversing Concordia, a shattered continent, via Shipshape Island to defeat a new foe, Glohm.