| Shadow1980 said: According to Merriam-Webster, the relevant definition of "franchise" here is "a series of related works (such as novels or films) each of which includes the same characters or different characters that are understood to exist and interact in the same fictional universe with characters from the other works." Wikipedia similarly defines it as "is a collection of related media in which several derivative works have been produced from an original creative work of fiction, such as a film, a work of literature, a television program or a video game." In other words, in the context of video games, it's an actual series of games. So, I will exercise my right to be pedantic and exclude one-off games. I will also exclude actual game series that are known mostly or entirely from just one single entry, with its spin-offs having been largely ignored or forgotten. |
But Pubg, League of Legends, Fortnite, Tetris, Minecraft are all a series. Pubg has pc and mobile they are different games, same with Fortnite (used to), and League has spinoffs, Minecraft has Legends and Dungeons, Tetris has multiple versions like Tetris 99.
They are also constantly changing through updates so like @Angelus mentioned, I think you can count them as a franchise.
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