Where and why modern Zelda fails or "Zelda. WTH happened?"

[Khuutra]

LordTheNightKnight said:

Khuutra said:

LordTheNightKnight said:

No, I was going by the context of the comments I replied to.

You sure weren't!

"It's stupid to expect Zelda to have the growth and sales of Super Mario Bros anyway given that Zelda is a game for the core gamer (and so it should be and stay) and Super Mario Bros appeals to both the core gamer and expanded audience. Super Mario Bros will always have greater appeal. DWI."

That mentions difficulty in exactly no way, and it's syntactically and conceptually removed from the segment of his post that referred to gamers who were both skilled and/or heavy players.

Where did I mention difficulty?

You didn't have to; "heavy gamers" would be those who invest time and/or skill in their endeavours.

Regardless

Your original postulation, that the original Zelda g ames appealed to "the expanded audience"? It's untrue.