Zekkyou said:
They aren't what drive the overall success of the IP. Zelda has more breathing room on this front than Final Fantasy (its core fanbase existing on the same general brand as the DS/3DS helps considerably), but even Zelda's handheld success is fuelled in large part by the reputation the core home console entries have given the series. I do agree SE should be more proactive with the Final Fantasy IP on handhelds (though we no doubt disagree in what capacity), but that wasn't my point of dispute. It was using something like Pokemon to dismiss the viability of the development style of Final Fantasy (and by logical extension the core entries of Zelda, GTA, etc) that i take issue with. To end off, it's worth noting that while SE could handle the Final Fantasy IP much better (and as far as I've seen they have improved considerably since the early 7th gen), it's not like they've been doing nothing but throwing money at FF15 for a decade. Whether ignoring the 3DS has been a mistake or not, the IP still has a strong WW presence. Especially in the last few years, it's been a debate more of success versus hypothetical extra success than sfailure versus success. There are worse places to be :p |
But the handheld Zelda games are made by the same Zelda team that makes the home console games (with the exception of the remakes and the spin-off Triforce Heroes). They also made Wind Waker HD.
So since 2011 the Zelda team made Wind Waker HD, A Link Between Worlds and now Breath of the Wild. Not nearly as bad as you made it sound.
As for GTA, that franchise keeps selling, even years after the release of a mainline title, so long development cycles are justified.
"The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must" - Thoukydides
