Mew posted...
Its been mainstream since 3 or 4 lol
This. Ever since Bethesda took over, it's been mainstream.
Patty_Fleur posted...
Amongst gamers only. I fine with that.
No, in general.
Rule of thumb, if it's a AAA game franchise, it's mainstream. It doesn't have to be on the level of recognizability of Mario or Sonic to be mainstream.
Rosstin316 posted...
Its because you used to feel cool and superior having this unique and niche favorite franchise compared to your normie buddies, but now they all like your thing which means your thing is now basic so you aint that interesting.
This is 100% what it comes down to.
And yes, I know the arguments about quality going downhill when trying to appeal to outside audience. It's not a direct correlation. Something can become popular without sacrificing quality, and something can make attempts to reach a large audience and never catch on.
Revnir posted...
You should want the stuff you like to go mainstream, because it only means you're going to get more stuff.
I really wish Game of Thrones had gone mainstream so they wouldn't have been forced to cut it off after a shitty season 8 because of a lack of funding.
I'm dealing with a headache right now, so maybe I'm just missing an obvious joke, but in case I'm not, Game of Thrones was
MASSIVELY
mainstream. It didn't end due to lack of funding (HBO is still putting money into it, hence the House of the Dragon spinoff). It ended because David Benioff & D. B. Weiss were getting tired of the series and wanted to move onto new projects.