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richardhutnik on 23 September 2013
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Incubi said:
richardhutnik said:

Salewise, and active playing fanbasewise that generates content, Elder Scrolls franchise is now more relevant in the mind of current gamers.  Zelda is still a key franchise, but for sales and buzz, it has been past.  These sales are pretty much across each platform Skyrim sold on.  It sold more on the platforms than Skyward Sword sold on the Wii.  And the Wii U is NOT getting Elder Scrolls at this point.

OK, i'm starting ot get sick and tired of all your "Elder Scrolls is now a bigger franchise than Zelda" crap. If Nintendo give people the Zelda they want, peoples mind will explode again. Just like it allways did. Zelda is still king - the right kind of Zelda is still king. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXrsK8ICp8E

A new Elder Scrolls game will NEVER get a reaction like that. Not Ever. 

Dude, as in TODAY.  At this moment, the Elder Scrolls franchise sells more and has more people actively interested in it than the Zelda franchise.  That is reality.  Zelda is of less interest to core gamers in this day and age.  Now, Elder Scrolls could tail off and Zelda could pick up, but this day and age, check which one is selling more and generating more viral content.  Skyrim was bigger salewise and relevancy TODAY than Skyward Swords (a new IP) did.  That is reality.  Elder Scrolls being on PC and multiplatform console helps out a bunch here.

And this is typical of people on the Internet:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20111120202628AAGaMip

The buzz now is with Elder Scrolls, even if Zelda is a more storied franchise.

 

Also, if you are THAT serious about reaction being a big deal, go look up people posting videos reaction to Skyrim.