The success of The Last of Us didn't come out of nowhere, first and foremost was it built on the reputation of naughty dog who had produced quality games consistently over several generations of consoles.
The Last of Us could have been the same game from a different studio, it may have been praised, but still not gathered as much attention and sales.
Nintendo Studios have great reputations as well, but not for that sort of games, so it may not work out even if it was as good as The Last of Us.
“It appeared that there had even been demonstrations to thank Big Brother for raising the chocolate ration to twenty grams a week. And only yesterday, he reflected, it had been announced that the ration was to be reduced to twenty grams a week. Was it possible that they could swallow that, after only twenty-four hours? Yes, they swallowed it.”
- George Orwell, ‘1984’
