What is a bigger Franchise? God of War or Animal Crossing?

[kingofwale]

Bodhesatva said:

Gobias said:

On the internet? God of War.

In real life? Animal Crossing.

 

Correct. Look, as others have pointed out, the last Animal Crossing game outsold God of War 1, God of War 2 and God of War PSP combined. There is no way to avoid this conclusion.

You're essential relying on intangible qualities like "influence" and "impact" to make your case. I personally think Animal Crossing is a vastly superior game. But you know what? I'm not basing my conclusions on that opinion that I happen to hold. I'm basing it on the fact that the franchise has absolutely destroyed GoWar in sales.

And yes, KingofWale, for the record, Mario and Sonic may well be a more important franchise than God of War, although having only one game in the series makes conclusions more difficult. I think a better example might be Mario Party. And absolutely, yes, no quesiton, Mario Party is a bigger franchise than God of War. I'm sorryif reality does not adhere to your personal beliefs. I wish Chess was the premier game advertised at the launch of every console, but alas, it's not. You can try what I did and clinch your eyes shut, ball up your fists, and yell "I wish I wish I wish I wish I wish..." over and over again, but I think you'll find, as I did, that to our dissapointment this behavior does not alter reality.

 

I don't believe the concept of "influence" and "impact" is something to be overlooked. Games such as SoTC will be remembered as one of the best games on a very popular console, and yet, never sold that well.

How many people will remember Mario and Sonic 10 years from now?? And God of War in that respect?

To base on comparison of 2 franchise purely on numbers to me is just a shallow way to look at the world of gaming.