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zorg1000 on 15 December 2015
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curl-6 said:
Miyamotoo said:
curl-6 said:

No is isn't, Ocarina of Time is. Both portable and handheld Zelda have dropped in sales hugely over the last decade.

And yes. Sales is the ultimate indicator of how "big" something is. Not the subjective, unquantifiable opinions of random people on the internet; actual real world success.

TP is first, but if you count OoT and OoT Remake, than its OoT. They dropped but now they are on rising again, so no series in decline like you wrote.

So you saying that Wii Fit, Wii Play, Wii Fit Plus, NSMB Wii are 3-4 times bigger games beacuse they sold 3-4 better than Last Of Us, game that won so many prizes and widely accepted as probably biggest/best game of previous gen!? Do you realise what you are writing!?

If you count TP on multiple platforms (Wii + GCN) it is only fair to compare Ocarina on multiple platforms. (N64 + 3DS) Whether you're counting across a single platform or several, Ocarina is the highest selling Zelda.

ALBW will not outsell Skyward Sword, and even if it outsells Spirit Tracks, it will still be on a massive net decline from the days of TP and PH. A small short term rise does not negate a long term decline.

"Biggest" can incorporate many criteria, but sales is the most important. If not that many people even play, it cannot be one of the generation's biggest, no matter how much critics or fans love it.

 

Well then once we add in Twilight Princess HD sales, I'm sure it will take the lead again.

Adventure of Link, Link to the Past, Link's Awakening, Majora's Mask, Oracle of Ages/Seasons, Wind Waker, Phantom Hourglass, Spirit Tracks, Skyward Sword and soon to be Link Between Worlds have sold in the 3-5 million range and averaging about 4 million.

3 exceptions (Legend of Zelda, Ocarina of Time, Twilight Princess) have sold higher averaging about 7 million, while 3 exceptions (Four Swords Adventures, Minish Cap, Triforce Heroes) have/will sell less averaging around 1 million.

This is not including ports/remakes.



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