PortisheadBiscuit said:
Jumpin said:
In the 90s there was Link to the Past and Ocarina of Time - these were two of the most well received games in history, while Street Fighter And Mortal Kombat we’re popular for like 3 years in the early 90s; but neither approached Zelda status, by the end of the 90s they were definitely not making waves like Ocarina of Time; which, on top of being the most anticipated game in history at the time, was also the heaviest marketed game which included one of the first (if not the first) cinema trailers. The franchise was also among the first to receive extensive TV and magazine marketing.
Zelda, in the 90s was revered as the most important gaming franchise (even if not as popular and iconic as Mario).
And if we’re considering popularity in older decades as part of the equation, Zelda gets even more points, in the 80s Zelda was selling millions, the others were either unknown or not even yet in existence.
Today, on public websites, voted for popularity
https://www.thetoptens.com/video-game-franchises/
https://ranker.com/list/best-video-game-franchises/ranker-games
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You're veering way off the original question posed by tbone51. The question was "Name 10 franchises people know more than zelda of the mainstream." Not what is your favorite video game series, notoriety and popularity are two different things.
Wyrdness said:
Not really Zelda is far more known than those game even back then with only Sonic really coming close, this is because the Zelda franchise is pretty much the face for the adventure genre to the point the are a lot of media pop cultures that reference the franchise especially Link's iconic appearance, as mentioned by someone else ALTTP and OOT were a force especially OOT which became the template for 3D game design.
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Yeah, except Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat were revolutionary as well. You see there was a thing back in the day called an arcade, these games were everywhere liquor stores, movie theaters, amusment parks...heck both of them had big budget movies. Zelda did not.
And Sonic was the FACE of SEGA, put up a picture of Sonic and a picture of Link to the average person that is not a gamer and see which one is guessed correctly more often. THAT is what I'm referring to.
Mbolibombo said:
Yes, There's a big world outside of North America.
No one cares about Madden there. That's what I said, and it's true.
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Repeating it again doesn't make it any truer. And if we're talking about North America, that happens to be ZELDA's biggest market by far. So why not compare both on their home turf?
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Because It's not a north american only comparison. Worldwide in gaming, Zelda is a much bigger brand than Madden. Heck, even the numbers support it.
In North America it might be the other way but that was never the question from the start. But sure, Madden is bigger in NA than Zelda. Though I could See BotW outsell the latest entry of Madden in NA this time around.
