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Boutros said:
Nem said:


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

It was actually as simple of a point there is. Neither Twilight Princess nor Skyward Sword are innovative. What's the hard part? lol

I could push my reasoning but your attitude doesn't invite further discussion. Call me when you're sober.


Well, we are clearly in different pages, because i am talking about the series as a whole, and not just every individual title. :)



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So many things wrong with your comparison....how about we wait another 30 years when Zelda is still selling strong and no one is talking about uncharted, remember Crash Bandicoot?



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bananaking21 said:
gigaSheik said:
Come back when Uncharted is 30 years old.


by that logic Megaman is a bigger franchise than Call of Duty.

Well played.

I think people are failing to read the word "now" in the thread title.



xavi707 said:
Kane1389 said:
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

More relevant: I don't see any games or game developers that show or express that they have been influenced in any way by the Uncharted series.

The Tomb Raider reboot definitely has some Uncharted influences.

OT: I guess it's possible that Uncharted is a bigger franchise in today's market but there's no telling how long it'll last. First of all, I'm not sure Naughty Dog will want to make Uncharted games forever. Second, unlike Zelda games, the Uncharted games all play in a very similar fashion, after a while it can cause a certain fatigue (see God of War: Ascension).



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Boutros said:
Nem said:

Ocarina of Time, Link to the Past, 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.

THAT'S what you get for liking Final Fantasy XIII!



All the Uncharted games where bundled a lot more also, Zelda is still a bigger IP.



This is hilarious!!! You only picked the games that it looks good for Uncharted and how you wish it would be!!! Since Zelda is a franchise that exist for about 30 years which is absolutly not naturally nowadays every Zelda game should be counted and not only the ones you counted to make Uncharted looking in the better position!!!



Carl2291 said:
Nem said:
Please... Uncharted is a decent IP, but in terms of innovation its nowhere near the Zelda series.


Innovation has nothing to do with how big an IP is Nem.

That said.

I still think its too early to say Uncharted is a bigger IP than The Legend of Zelda. While the PS3 games have sold incredibly well, Golden Abyss on Vita hasnt done anything substantial. Then we have TLoZ games that are consistent multi-million sellers no matter the platform, with even the spinoff titles being able to sell many millions - http://www.vgchartz.com/game/13012/links-crossbow-training/

Link's Crossbow Training

Global Total as of 04th Jan 2014 (units): 4.93m
Platform: Wii
Developer: Nintendo EAD Genre: Shooter

Maybe if Uncharted PS4 goes on to top 6 Million like 2 and 3 we can start to say Uncharted has surpassed TLoZ, but right now its really too soon.

i really think they have to consistently sell like that at least 3 generations.... 2 generations is just not enough

and considering it is naughty dog on sony... they like to exhaust an ip in one generation....

crash on PS

jax on PS2

and possible uncharted on PS3



 

The list of Uncharted games has only one portable, while the Zelda games have only two console titles. Historically Zelda handheld titles have not sold as well as the home console ones. That, and Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword have kinda been filler titles while Nintendo figures out what to do with Zelda.

The meaningful comparison will come when both the PS4's Uncharted and Zelda Wii U have been on the market for a year.