After recapping on previous sleeper hits throughout previous generations in another thread, it certainly does beg the question.
Now I don't know if these are the BIGGEST sleeper hits of each generation per se, but here's a few examples of what I mean:
Super Mario Bros. 1 - 3, 40m+ for SMB1 (pack-in), 18m+ for SMB3. Modest impact on the arcade scene beforehand.
Street Fighter II - 10m+ collectively - Mediocre predecessor, widely acknowledged for having fighting games recognized as their own genre.
Final Fantasy VII - 9.5m+ - Predecessors having a very niche following on the SNES outside of Japan, made the RPG genre explode worldwide.
Grand Theft Auto III - 11m+ - don't think I need to explain this one.
Call of Duty 4 - 13m+ collectively - Average sales and PC-orientated predecessors previously, quite possibly the single biggest spearhead for the rise of the FPS genre on 7th gen consoles.
They're all very different franchises and have all brought something different to the industry in some form or another. So it literally could be anything that has the same effect this gen. Hence the lack of a poll lol.
Anyone willing to play Devil's advocate on this?
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