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I actually think Nintendogs is a pretty good answer - in the year that Nintendogs was released, the game was a HUGE cultural phenomenon, like, everyone had to have Nintendogs, it was a big, hot ticket item, and while it's a fine game by all measures, the hype for it didn't last much longer than that, there isn't a huge fanbase for Nintendogs anymore, and while it has influenced some trends in marketing it hasn't really been all that influential to the broader culture or the state of the art. Not saying that to be mean or anything, I just think that's a pretty straightforward thing to say about Nintendogs and I think it kinda describes Avatar. Fine, did influence some marketing practices (the constant release of 3D films for a while), but I wouldn't say has a very large cultural footprint.