Boy oh Boy! This weekend has been a great weekend for Nintendo. Not only have they sold an enormous amount of Zelda copies but hardware sales have also gone through the roof.

It has been reported that in the UK only over 80.000 copies of Wind Waker have been sold in just the weekend. Throughout Europe Nintendo claims to have sold over 300.000 copies of the game!!

As a result of the success of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, GameCube hardware sales across Europe have more than tripled.

David Gosen, managing director, Nintendo of Europe commented, "The sales for The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker have been phenomenal this weekend and we are working very hard to ensure our European retailers continue to have enough stock to meet consumer demand. These excellent sales reflect our belief that this is the most eagerly anticipated game of the year and a very important title for Nintendo GameCube."

Nintendo anticipate more units to be shipped to retail by the end of next week and are working hard to satisfy the huge demand from consumers.