Faisal Islam, economics editor at the BBC, recently shared inflation numbers for the UK economy. Now, I know what you’re thinking – this sounds far too complicated for a games website, but it does have a weird Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom connection: the Zelda economy effect. This is one for you business simulation game fans.
After talking about lots of complicated economic things that are far too confusing, Islam talked about what may be to blame for the UK’s inflation rate staying broadly the same. “No Beyoncé effect in UK inflation numbers for May – her tour started June… But numbercrunchers at HSBC says may have been a ‘Zelda’ effect”, he said in a tweet.
He continued by sharing an assumedly paraphrased quote from said number crunchers: “‘strength in computer games prices might have been partly due to release of – aptly titled – Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’”. Now, if we understand the CPI correctly, the fact that Nintendo could sell TotK at a high price kept inflation the same for May. Meanwhile, core inflation actually increased. And it’s all Zelda’s fault?
Well, isn’t it good that we have a fictional princess to blame instead of the UK government? Lovely stuff. The market dictates that I have to reduce my egg intake to less than seven a day, which can only be a good thing for my doctors bills. Bring on the inflation!
Anyway, enough of this Zelda economy nonsense. Why not read our Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom review instead? There’s far less nonsense there – we just talk about clown shoes and spinning bow ties instead. Ciao!