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"The Legend of Zelda" is still one of the most respected franchises within the gaming community. However, among the general population, it's a bit more obscure. If you walk up to a random person on the street, at school, or at work, chances are they know vaguely what Link looks like, but chances are they've never played a Zelda game and think Link's name is Zelda (lol), whereas pretty much any 1st/2nd-world country citizen knows what Mario looks like and has played a Mario game. Granted, the Mario series is much more accessible to non-gamers than Zelda, but even within the gaming community, Zelda isn't as big as I think it deserves to be. Skyward Sword has sold around 3.5 million copies so far (which isn't at all bad) but the New Super Mario Bros for Wii, a much lesser project, has sold almost 30 million.
In a lot of instances, whether it be artists or movies or games, I feel like the most popular things, i.e. Justin Bieber, aren't always the best things the world has to offer. In fact I think most of the best things are hidden gems. I don't think Zelda is a cult sensation, it's not that obscure, but it certainly isn't something everyone knows/talks about.
So what do you think? Do you think Zelda is not as popular as it deserves to be? I mean, should it get more sales, more attention, and be more well-known to the general population like Mario, Pokemon, and Call of Duty? Do you like that Zelda isn't so well-known? Or do you disagree with me and think that it is a pretty popular and iconic brand, even outside the gaming world?
In a lot of instances, whether it be artists or movies or games, I feel like the most popular things, i.e. Justin Bieber, aren't always the best things the world has to offer. In fact I think most of the best things are hidden gems. I don't think Zelda is a cult sensation, it's not that obscure, but it certainly isn't something everyone knows/talks about.
So what do you think? Do you think Zelda is not as popular as it deserves to be? I mean, should it get more sales, more attention, and be more well-known to the general population like Mario, Pokemon, and Call of Duty? Do you like that Zelda isn't so well-known? Or do you disagree with me and think that it is a pretty popular and iconic brand, even outside the gaming world?