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Skullwaker on 27 February 2015
KyleeStrutt said:
They are but they're data doesn't go as far back as Famitsu :P

There's also stuff like the rating of the games to consider, Zelda is something for a more broad audience while MGS is decidedly more adult (not that it matters a lot)

And while GZ wasn't super popular, it was essentially a demo (an awesome one!) yet it still managed to greatly outsell WWHD, so there's that too.

I'm derailing your thread here, so if you want to compare MGS & Zelda it'll be for another time.

Good points. And I don't mind, really. I appreciate the feedback. Maybe it'll become a topic in the future.



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Teeqoz on 27 February 2015

Look at the late entries. Looking at what the original LoZ did on the NES won't answer your question.



Cloudman on 27 February 2015
Ka-pi96 said:
Cloudman said:
Yeah, I'd say of all the Ninten franchises, Zelda is talked about less in Japan, but I have met some Zelda fans. However, Mario is the big title, and then pokemon somewhat.

Mario bigger than Pokemon in Japan? You sure?


Almost everyone knows Mario in Japan, and there is a lot of merch of the franchise, like cups, plates, and cards. Pokemon is talked less about from kids, cept some more kids into anime that like Pokemon. Yokai Watch is more talked about at the moment.

Granted I haven't been to the pokemon center in a while. That place can get filled with the fan base with 3DSs opened : ) Of course, this is just from personally experience.



 

              

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Skullwaker on 27 February 2015
Teeqoz said:
Look at the late entries. Looking at what the original LoZ did on the NES won't answer your question.

Zelda performed relatively well on the N64, GCN, GB, DS and 3DS. The only ones I feel like it really underperformed were the Wii and GBA.



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vivster on 27 February 2015

It's a Japanese IP that is more popular in the west than in Japan, which makes it special. Of course it sells a bit in Japan but compare the West/East ratios of other Japanese IPs and you see where this sentiment comes from.



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baloofarsan on 27 February 2015

USA has 2.5 times as big population as Japan (North America is 2.8 as big) If you factor this in you will see that there is not that big of a difference in the relative sales. For some reasons Twilight Princess, Skyward Sword, Link's Awakening and The Minish Cap sold considerabley less in Japan than NA when sales are adjusted for population.



Meret on 27 February 2015

Not big, but bigger that a lot of other games, like Persona.



Kerotan on 27 February 2015

on consoles i don't think it's big anymore. the wii sales were not that big despite a good install base. The 3ds it's a good bit bigger on there. I wouldn't say it's small or big. It's in the middle. Basically very relevant.



johnsobas on 27 February 2015

it's true zelda has died off over time, but 1 million sold on a home console is like a miracle these days if you're not one of the elite few franchises. With the state of the Wii U we will be lucky to see 10 million sellers (some duplicate franchises) the whole generation in Japan between Wii U and PS4. Right now there is only 1.



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Materia-Blade on 27 February 2015

Of course it's still big. It's just that the most recent titles didn't do as well as the best selling ones and people like to call doom and gloom for nintendo.