Zelda outsold top best games.

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#1 AznKSor
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At E3 Nintendo President says that Zelda out sold Halo and COD combine

Zelda=70 Million

Halo and COD=50 Million

>.< Out of all the games it seems Nintendo's Zelda has beaten Microsofts best Game and the most played shooter.

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#2 jg4xchamp
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Um is that lifetime? That seems low for a franchise that has been around since the 80s.
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#3 Diviniuz
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Um is that lifetime? That seems low for a franchise that has been around since the 80s. jg4xchamp
probably not life time considering the thousands of zelda portable games
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#4 SaltyMeatballs
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Um is that lifetime? That seems low for a franchise that has been around since the 80s. jg4xchamp
It's not the biggest seller.
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[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"]Um is that lifetime? That seems low for a franchise that has been around since the 80s. SaltyMeatballs
It's not the biggest seller.

The hell it isn't. OoT, Wind Waker, and Twilight PRincess if i'm not mistaken went over 5 million didn't they? Plus the handheld ones do pretty good as well. It's not the biggest seller for Nintendo, but I don't exactly have Nintendo standards for sales :P
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#6 Revitaly
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I hate claims like this with no data supporting it. Even so, it has to be expected Zelda is an OAP compared to the COD/Halo Series.

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[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"]Um is that lifetime? That seems low for a franchise that has been around since the 80s. Diviniuz
probably not life time considering the thousands of zelda portable games

Theres been seven since 93 thats sure a lot on those poor zelda overrun handhelds

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#8 AznKSor
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Im just saying there are alot of fanyboys claiming Halo and COD outsells other games but the game the outsold them was from Nintendo.

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Well Zelda has been out alot longer and I'm sure there are more sequels. However, COD has been out on multiple systems.
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#10 jg4xchamp
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Im just saying there are alot of fanyboys claiming Halo and COD outsells other games but the game the outsold them was from Nintendo.

AznKSor
Um Halo put up 34 million in 5 games in a span of a decade. Zelda put up 70 million since the 80s. Also Halo 3 and MW2 weren't the highest selling games this gen so why even argue it?
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Um is that lifetime? That seems low for a franchise that has been around since the 80s. jg4xchamp
Yes, it's lifetime. The cumulative sales of the series stand at 70 million. By comparision, NFS is 100 million, Sims is 120 million, Tetris is 120 million, Pokemon is 210 million, Mario is 220 million.
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[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"]Um is that lifetime? That seems low for a franchise that has been around since the 80s. charizard1605
Yes, it's lifetime. The cumulative sales of the series stand at 70 million. By comparision, NFS is 100 million, Sims is 120 million, Tetris is 120 million, Pokemon is 210 million, Mario is 220 million.

That 70 mil for Zelda is over something like 20 games. The Sims is well over 20 games/expansions/compilations/ports. Tetris has had too many versions on too many platforms to count. Every time a new Pokemon games comes out, it comes out in multiple colors, which when added to the series catch phrase of "Gotta catch em all" and the series target demographic = sales out the wazoo. And Mario has had well over 200 games (including all the spin-offs and Japan only games, including many that were bundles with systems). As someone who doesn't care for Halo at all, 30 mil Halo games over 5 games, or is more impressive than 70 million Zeldas over 20 games, or 200 million Marios spread over 200 games.

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[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="jg4xchamp"]Um is that lifetime? That seems low for a franchise that has been around since the 80s. ianuilliam

Yes, it's lifetime. The cumulative sales of the series stand at 70 million. By comparision, NFS is 100 million, Sims is 120 million, Tetris is 120 million, Pokemon is 210 million, Mario is 220 million.

That 70 mil for Zelda is over something like 20 games. The Sims is well over 20 games/expansions/compilations/ports. Tetris has had too many versions on too many platforms to count. Every time a new Pokemon games comes out, it comes out in multiple colors, which when added to the series catch phrase of "Gotta catch em all" and the series target demographic = sales out the wazoo. And Mario has had well over 200 games (including all the spin-offs and Japan only games, including many that were bundles with systems). As someone who doesn't care for Halo at all, 30 mil Halo games over 5 games, or is more impressive than 70 million Zeldas over 20 games, or 200 million Marios spread over 200 games.

With all due respect to your perspective on Mario. Mario sold more than Zelda's entire lifespan in the first 3 games.
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[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="jg4xchamp"]Um is that lifetime? That seems low for a franchise that has been around since the 80s. ianuilliam

Yes, it's lifetime. The cumulative sales of the series stand at 70 million. By comparision, NFS is 100 million, Sims is 120 million, Tetris is 120 million, Pokemon is 210 million, Mario is 220 million.

That 70 mil for Zelda is over something like 20 games. The Sims is well over 20 games/expansions/compilations/ports. Tetris has had too many versions on too many platforms to count. Every time a new Pokemon games comes out, it comes out in multiple colors, which when added to the series catch phrase of "Gotta catch em all" and the series target demographic = sales out the wazoo. And Mario has had well over 200 games (including all the spin-offs and Japan only games, including many that were bundles with systems). As someone who doesn't care for Halo at all, 30 mil Halo games over 5 games, or is more impressive than 70 million Zeldas over 20 games, or 200 million Marios spread over 200 games.

Whats more impressive is super mario bros sold 40 million copies so one game beat out all the halo games combined :lol:
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[QUOTE="ianuilliam"]

[QUOTE="charizard1605"] Yes, it's lifetime. The cumulative sales of the series stand at 70 million. By comparision, NFS is 100 million, Sims is 120 million, Tetris is 120 million, Pokemon is 210 million, Mario is 220 million.Human-after-all

That 70 mil for Zelda is over something like 20 games. The Sims is well over 20 games/expansions/compilations/ports. Tetris has had too many versions on too many platforms to count. Every time a new Pokemon games comes out, it comes out in multiple colors, which when added to the series catch phrase of "Gotta catch em all" and the series target demographic = sales out the wazoo. And Mario has had well over 200 games (including all the spin-offs and Japan only games, including many that were bundles with systems). As someone who doesn't care for Halo at all, 30 mil Halo games over 5 games, or is more impressive than 70 million Zeldas over 20 games, or 200 million Marios spread over 200 games.

With all due respect to your perspective on Mario. Mario sold more than Zelda's entire lifespan in the first 3 games.

Due to SMB being bundled with the NES. It's kinda interesting that even with SMB selling over 40 million thanks to being bundled, the franchise as a whole has averaged only about a million sales per game.

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[QUOTE="ianuilliam"]

[QUOTE="charizard1605"] Yes, it's lifetime. The cumulative sales of the series stand at 70 million. By comparision, NFS is 100 million, Sims is 120 million, Tetris is 120 million, Pokemon is 210 million, Mario is 220 million.DJ_Headshot

That 70 mil for Zelda is over something like 20 games. The Sims is well over 20 games/expansions/compilations/ports. Tetris has had too many versions on too many platforms to count. Every time a new Pokemon games comes out, it comes out in multiple colors, which when added to the series catch phrase of "Gotta catch em all" and the series target demographic = sales out the wazoo. And Mario has had well over 200 games (including all the spin-offs and Japan only games, including many that were bundles with systems). As someone who doesn't care for Halo at all, 30 mil Halo games over 5 games, or is more impressive than 70 million Zeldas over 20 games, or 200 million Marios spread over 200 games.

Whats more impressive is super mario bros sold 40 million copies so one game beat out all the halo games combined :lol:

Bundle says hi. Same reason Wiisports sold over 60m.

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[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="jg4xchamp"]Um is that lifetime? That seems low for a franchise that has been around since the 80s. ianuilliam

Yes, it's lifetime. The cumulative sales of the series stand at 70 million. By comparision, NFS is 100 million, Sims is 120 million, Tetris is 120 million, Pokemon is 210 million, Mario is 220 million.

That 70 mil for Zelda is over something like 20 games. The Sims is well over 20 games/expansions/compilations/ports. Tetris has had too many versions on too many platforms to count. Every time a new Pokemon games comes out, it comes out in multiple colors, which when added to the series catch phrase of "Gotta catch em all" and the series target demographic = sales out the wazoo. And Mario has had well over 200 games (including all the spin-offs and Japan only games, including many that were bundles with systems). As someone who doesn't care for Halo at all, 30 mil Halo games over 5 games, or is more impressive than 70 million Zeldas over 20 games, or 200 million Marios spread over 200 games.

um halo has been on pc to , so you must consider that to , so no its not impressive goldeneye sold 9 million this is a single game halo sold only 8 million -single game sales pwned halo 2 sold only 8,1 million so there no original halo sold more then goldeneye -thats goldeneye alone ,, add-night fire agent underfire the world is not enough 007 etc to the factor you got your self id say about 80 million-90 million sales ,if theyve all reached about 4 million
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[QUOTE="DJ_Headshot"][QUOTE="ianuilliam"]That 70 mil for Zelda is over something like 20 games. The Sims is well over 20 games/expansions/compilations/ports. Tetris has had too many versions on too many platforms to count. Every time a new Pokemon games comes out, it comes out in multiple colors, which when added to the series catch phrase of "Gotta catch em all" and the series target demographic = sales out the wazoo. And Mario has had well over 200 games (including all the spin-offs and Japan only games, including many that were bundles with systems). As someone who doesn't care for Halo at all, 30 mil Halo games over 5 games, or is more impressive than 70 million Zeldas over 20 games, or 200 million Marios spread over 200 games.

ianuilliam

Whats more impressive is super mario bros sold 40 million copies so one game beat out all the halo games combined :lol:

Bundle says hi. Same reason Wiisports sold over 60m.

nsmb was not bundled

smb 3 was not bundled

and mariokart at 25 mill is not bundled

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Why don't they just scream POKEMON YEAH!!! and be done with it :P
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#20 EliteKitteh
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Zelda has been around since 1989 and Halo and CoD started 2001/2002 :lol:

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#21 mojito1988
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No one outsells Nintendo 1st party games. I think the 22 million Mario Kart wii games sold so far tells that story quite clearly. No one even comes close to nintendo in sales.

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#22 Coolyfett
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At E3 Nintendo President says that Zelda out sold Halo and COD combine

Zelda=70 Million

Halo and COD=50 Million

>.< Out of all the games it seems Nintendo's Zelda has beaten Microsofts best Game and the most played shooter.

AznKSor

Hasnt Zelda been out longer than those titles?

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Zelda is a very core game, although it's immensly popular with gamers it's not like a GTA or Mario in terms of record sales, although it does very well for itself.
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#24 93soccer
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That's lifetime sales right? Cause that's pretty low for a game around for about 2 decades. Halo: launched 2001 and has sold around 30M CoD: launched 2002(?) and has sold around 20-25M
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#25 VideoGameGuy
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That's lifetime sales right? Cause that's pretty low for a game around for about 2 decades. Halo: launched 2001 and has sold around 30M CoD: launched 2002(?) and has sold around 20-25M93soccer
CoD first released in 2003
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um, cool, zelda been around for what? 25 years? LOL

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#27 Brawl578
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Well Zelda has been out alot longer and I'm sure there are more sequels. However, COD has been out on multiple systems.reyad-u

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#28 ianuilliam
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um, cool, zelda been around for what? 25 years? LOL

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With 20 or so games in that time period. I really don't know why they're acting like it's an accomplishment to have outsold 2 series that are under 10 years old and COMBINED have about 10 games.

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So everybody likes to make idiotic claims, I see.

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#30 VideoGameGuy
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Just a simple comparison, i don't think it really needs to be blown out of proportion. I think he was just pointing out that even though COD and Halo are two of the biggest franchises around Zelda is still very relevant
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#31 AznKSor
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Just a simple comparison, i don't think it really needs to be blown out of proportion. I think he was just pointing out that even though COD and Halo are two of the biggest franchises around Zelda is still very relevantVideoGameGuy
Exactly! =D

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#33 toxicmog
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[QUOTE="Diviniuz"][QUOTE="jg4xchamp"]Um is that lifetime? That seems low for a franchise that has been around since the 80s. Cruse34

probably not life time considering the thousands of zelda portable games

Theres been seven since 93 thats sure a lot on those poor zelda overrun handhelds

From 2002 - 2009 We have seen 9 yes 9, Ratchet and clank games... Ratchet over run Playstation ;)
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#34 toxicmog
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[QUOTE="GramDubs"]

um, cool, zelda been around for what? 25 years? LOL

ianuilliam

With 20 or so games in that time period. I really don't know why they're acting like it's an accomplishment to have outsold 2 series that are under 10 years old and COMBINED have about 10 games.

Seeing as Zelda has only been on Nintendo. While Halo and COD have seen PC iterations with COD spanning out to PS3 and Wii as well. Not to mention gaming when the first rounds of Zelda where around where for the much more nerdy :P Gaming was not so mainstream back then.
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#35 wolfdata7
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dude i was really disapointed with the zelda game it was okay but when i played it it was not as good as i was expecting but it was still better than halo and cod so ya know its all cool zelda is better and more creative, inovative than both those games combined