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Yes it is. Remakes and major spin-offs count. The "traditional" mindset is just an alibi to handwave away major releases people don't want to count, as if Hyrule Warriors, OoT3D, MM3D, and WWHD weren't the most important releases of their consoles at the time.

"No, it's not an annual franchise, unless you count all the games that make it an annual franchise."