Is Zelda the most scrutinized franchise in the Industry?

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Mr Khan said:
I do think that Zelda has the most unpleasable fanbase of any particular franchise out there at the moment. I don't know if that's directly connected to "scrutiny", however.

I blame the fanbase also. The critics loved Skyward Sword, but after hearing all the bitching from the fanbase it seems that all critic sites has made complete U turn to stay popular with the louder minority of gamers and are now all agreeing that it was a letdown. Personally, SS is my favorite game of all time, I'll spare you the details on why but I'll just say that the story/characters had a certain charm and soul that was much stronger than every other Zelda games imo.

I think it's the case for the Nintendo fanbase in general. How can you forget the Other M fiasco. I thought Other M was a solid game, I'd give it a 7.9/10. But the loud minority are yelling that it ruined the franchise... I think the older the franchise and fanbase are the harder they are to please cause they have setted themselves unreachable standards created by their younger selves and nostalgia. The same can be said for Square Enix and the FF franchise.