| curl-6 said: Non-fans did buy TP; Wind Waker and Skyward Sword show what the series sells when it only caters to the existing fanbase. To get more than that, it needs to reach beyond the people who would buy it either way, and those people don't want light-hearted cartoon games. |
You're lying to yourself, non fans like those on 360 and PS3 didn't buy TP and the series never appealed to the tastes of that crowd, the reason for its sales was more geared towards the series' reputation and the Wii's momentum, new gamers came in and TP was the go to game for them. The Zelda fanbase itself is always at 9m or so consumers it's just a case of each game finding a balance to cater to most of them as each game changes.
It's nothing to do with cartoon visuals that's just downright BS as games like Borderlands sold well that's just you and Pav throwing your preference in, It's more down other factors. One of the largest factors is Japan, the region's shift away from console games as well as more unique tastes has had more of an impact then visuals, western sales have actually been very consistent.
