Great thread.
Some of these clearly failed due to changing tastes or because the initial release sold on hype alone, but the worst is sequel fatigue. You can only return to the well so many times before it runs dry.
Publishers should probably never plan to release an IP more than twice a generation, and consider very carefully before they ship the second title.

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