Does artstyle really affect Zelda sales?

[Samus Aran]

VanceIX said:

Samus Aran said:

By the way, for anyone saying this is an anime style: I thought anime was popular in the West? ;)

Anime is niche in the west, it's just that that niche community is really vocal on the internet. Most of my friends don't care for anime, and have no interest in trying it. They don't see what the difference is between anime and western cartoons, other than the fact that anime is in Japanese. 

Dragonball, Pokémon, Naruto, One Piece, Digimon (in the past), Bleach are far from niche. Just look at how popular the Legend of Aang/Korra is. Yes, I know, it's not an anime because it is not made in Japan, but it takes a lot of inspiration from anime and is animated in South Korea if I remember correctly.