I see it as a bad thing as I enjoy console games over portable games almost 99% of the time. Would rather the big titles on better platforms.

America is Zelda's biggest region. The series hasn't even been able to hit a million in Japan since the N64, so their trends alone won't affect the series.

As for the others complaining about lower budget games on handhelds - I actually prefer it that way. I think the larger budgets required for HD consoles is part of what made this gen so weak in the JRPG department.

I think "better" is subjective here in regards to platform. Maybe it is because I am on the road a lot, but I love to have a deep epic adventure on the go. Hope it comes to the west as I loved DQIX.

I mostly agree, but to be fair it's pretty impressive that Wind Waker managed 900k sales on a console that barely sold 4 million lifetime in Japan -- almost a quarter of the GameCube's base bought the game!

It's possible that future home console Zelda titles will be more geared toward Western audiences (a la Twilight Princess) while handheld Zelda games will be geared toward Japanese audiences (Phantom Hourglass, Spirit Tracks). Or maybe Nintendo will continue trying to find a certain style that appeals universally to all demographics.

I understand Zelda, but why not Final Fantasy? I think a FF15 for the 3DS could be just the thing to shake up the formula and help Square Enix pull itself together.

Fair enough. First time I see this, though. I, like most people I know, buy games when I want those games particularly. I can go over a year without buying any games if there's no Mario or Pokemon or any other franchise I like releasing in this time; I really can't be bothered to settle for a 7/10 experience if I could just watch TV or read a book instead. At the same time, I could end up buying a dozen games within the span of a few weeks, which rather contradicts the idea of too many games crowding up saturating the market.