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Seece on 21 December 2011

Think it's nigh on impossible to tell, Zelda might have done as well as it has even if Skyrim didn't exist. Is there really going to be a massive cross over in interest between the two?

Zelda seems like the kinda game Nintendo fans buy and enjoy, it's never sold gangbusters.



 

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Silver-Tiger on 21 December 2011

IMO No, because they're hitting on different markets.

First, Zelda is only on Wii, while Skyrim is only on HD consoles/PC.
Second, Zelda aims at the casual market, while Skyrim is more hardcore oriented.



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usrevenge on 21 December 2011

ever sense elder scrolls 3, morrowind, elder scrolls has stolen legend of zeldas thunder as you say it. Open world RPG genre IS elder scrolls and fallout now. there are some notable mentions but they normally don't come close. legend of zelda has been pretty eh since ocarina of time.
remember that this website has a significant number of nintendo fanboys, so you cannot go by this website or forum if you wnat to gauge the hype of a zelda game.



Lyrikalstylez on 21 December 2011

So true, while I will continue to love the Zelda series....I have moved on to Elders Scrolls

Open world gameplay is just too awesome, I hope to explore Hyrule one day tho



landguy1 on 21 December 2011

Oh, did a new Zelda come out? I would say that would be the case if you go by the articles / media info on Zelda vs Skyrim.



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richardhutnik on 21 December 2011
enrageorange said:
mike_intellivision said:
Well, we shall see.

In its first 10 weeks after launch (aligned), Twilight Princess sold just under 2m copies on the Wii. It eventually sold 6m copies.
So far, in no more than 5 weeks in any region, Skyward Sword has sold just under 2m copies on the Wii.

So while Skyrim may be doing quite well, but it does not appear to be doing so at the expense of Zelda.

Mike from Morgantown

to be fair the sales of a launch game are not comparable to those of a game out on a matured console. There is no way skyward sword will be able to hold up as well as twilight princess did for so long, so to match its sales it would need to catch up very quickly as in by the next holidays.

A good example is resistance and resistance 2. Resistance 2's first 10 weeks of sale were significantly higher then resistance 1, and it didn't even get close to matching the original's sales.

I am looking beyond just the sales numbers, but how much the game is discussed and has a buzz in regards to relevance.  I am not seeing that much excitement over Skyward Sword being released as I am over Skyrim.  Maybe I am missing something.

Zelda is a benchmark franchise remembered by a lot of people.  But, it doesn't seem to be as much of interest as Skyrim appears to be.  If I am wrong, feel free to show otherwise.



Slimebeast on 21 December 2011
richardhutnik said:
enrageorange said:
mike_intellivision said:
Well, we shall see.

In its first 10 weeks after launch (aligned), Twilight Princess sold just under 2m copies on the Wii. It eventually sold 6m copies.
So far, in no more than 5 weeks in any region, Skyward Sword has sold just under 2m copies on the Wii.

So while Skyrim may be doing quite well, but it does not appear to be doing so at the expense of Zelda.

Mike from Morgantown

to be fair the sales of a launch game are not comparable to those of a game out on a matured console. There is no way skyward sword will be able to hold up as well as twilight princess did for so long, so to match its sales it would need to catch up very quickly as in by the next holidays.

A good example is resistance and resistance 2. Resistance 2's first 10 weeks of sale were significantly higher then resistance 1, and it didn't even get close to matching the original's sales.

I am looking beyond just the sales numbers, but how much the game is discussed and has a buzz in regards to relevance.  I am not seeing that much excitement over Skyward Sword being released as I am over Skyrim.  Maybe I am missing something.

Zelda is a benchmark franchise remembered by a lot of people.  But, it doesn't seem to be as much of interest as Skyrim appears to be.  If I am wrong, feel free to show otherwise.

I think you are correct in your observations.

It's not that Skyrim has stolen anything (and I don't think you meant it that way anyway), but it's clear that with Skyrim the Elder Scrolls franchise has surpassed Zelda in terms of relevance and buzz. It's no contest really. Skyrim will sell at least 12 million copies on three platforms and become the best selling RPG of all time (in the traditional sense) and in addition be experienced by millions of PC gamers who will download it for free. The latest Zelda will sell around half of that.

The Elder Scrolls has taken huge steps forward since Morrowind in 2002 (the first game I played in the series) and is now one of the biggest franchises in gaming. Meanwhile Zelda has taken a small step back for every game since Ocarina of Time.