Talking with my friends, I can see that (almost) everyone knows Zelda, but they never played it or played it on emulators. Uncharted is a must have PS3 game, while Zelda (that is a must have to), isn't bought because people who bought the wii, just played wii sports and bought mario kart.

Casual games tends to sell better. This is a very good bit of proof. Thanks.

Veknoid_Outcast said: Well, obviously I have a rooting interest in this debate But, seriously, you need to factor in other criteria, not just sales figures. I'd argue Zelda remains the more relevant franchise, the more discussed franchise, the more acclaimed franchise, and the more beloved franchise.

More relevant to Nintendo , which itself is becoming irrelevant in todays industry

More dicussed franchise? How so?

The more acclaimed franchise? Factually wrong.

More beloved? Highly subjective

I think it is great how the popularity of Uncharted has grown and the demand also continues to be strong even with 3 titles on the same PS3

Meanwhile I think it is sad how the demand for Zelda essentially has been getting weaker even when only 2 entries were released for Wii and none yet (HD ports excluded) for Wii U.

That said, how many years do we think Uncharted as an IP/series will stand relevant and popular in the gaming industry while Zelda goes through its ups and downs and remains critically very relevant throughout is the real question.

Also, I don't think Uncharted can be as timeless as the Zelda series has proven to be.

@Kane: I'm having trouble quoting.

I would argue Zelda is a more relevant franchise to the video game industry, to video game fans, and to video game critics and essayists. It has had a much greater impact on the industry in general and the action-adventure genre in particular. It is certainly more of a household name.

In terms of discussions, this is based only on my own observations, on this site and others, and in conversations with video game enthusiasts in the real world. I'm afraid I can't really quantify it. But I do believe Zelda causes more controversies and more heated debate, among the fan base and outside of it.

More acclaimed really isn't up for debate. I'm not sure why you identified that as "factually wrong." In terms of aggregate critical scores, Zelda outpaces Uncharted. In terms of top 100 and top 10 lists, completed by fans and critics, Zelda games far outpace Uncharted games. Ocarina of Time and A Link to the Past, in particular, are more critically-acclaimed than any Uncharted title.

And, lastly, of course "beloved" is highly subjective. I never said otherwise. Again, this is based on my observations. I have no evidence to support it. I think such evidence would be impossible to produce.

Please... Uncharted is a decent IP, but in terms of innovation its nowhere near the Zelda series.

Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword so innovative XD

Ocarina of Time, Link to the Past, the original legend of zelda, a link between worlds are. Aww did i ruin your poor point? Yeah not every Zelda game is innovative, but how many Innovative Uncharted games can you count? None? Aww... thats that then.

WOW LOL

Calm down.

I'm perfectly calm, but i did struggle to find the point of your post. ^^ Well. within forums rules that is.