<P> Reviewers lauded the sense of detail and immersion . Kotaku recommended turning off UI elements in praise of the indirect cues that contextually indicate the same information, such as Link shivering in the cold or waypoints appearing when using the scope . Reviewers also commented on the unexpected permutations of interactions between Link, villagers, pets, and enemies,, many of which were shared widely on social media . A tribute to former Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, who died during development, also attracted praise . </P> <P> Jim Sterling was more critical than most, giving Breath of the Wild a 7 / 10 score . He criticized the difficulty, weapon durability, and level design, but praised the open world and variety of content . Other criticism focused on the unstable frame rate and the low resolution of 900p; updates addressed some of these problems . </P> <P> Breath of the Wild broke sales records for a Nintendo launch game in multiple regions . In Japan, the Switch and Wii U versions sold a combined 230,000 copies in the first week of release, with the Switch version becoming the top - selling game released that week . In the UK, Breath of the Wild was the second - bestselling retail game its week of release behind Horizon Zero Dawn, and became the third - bestselling Zelda game behind Wind Waker and Twilight Princess . In the United States, Breath of the Wild was the second - bestselling video game during its month of release behind Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands . Nintendo reported that Breath of the Wild sold more than one million copies in the US that month, 925,000 of which were for Switch - a 100% attach rate . That month, Nintendo reported it had sold 3.84 million copies of Breath of the Wild worldwide, 1.08 million for Wii U and 2.76 million for Switch, surpassing the Switch's global sales of 2.74 million for the same period . Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima said that the attach rate of Breath of the Wild to the Switch was "unprecedented". By June 2018, the Switch version had sold 9.32 million copies, and the Wii U version 1.5 million, for a total of 10.82 million, making Breath of the Wild the best - selling Zelda game . By September 2018, the Switch version reached 10.28 million copies sold . </P> <P> The game's success sparked increased interest in the Wii U emulator Cemu, as the Cemu developers rapidly updated the software to run the game at a smooth frame rate within weeks of release . </P>

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