Board 8 > What is the biggest video game series to never get a spinoff?

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12/02/20 11:42:51 PM
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I admit the difference between spinoff and mainline game is sometimes hazy. For purposes of this, I'm counting reboots as not spinoffs.

I'm thinking it may be Devil May Cry?

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ninkendo
12/02/20 11:48:36 PM
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LordoftheMorons
12/02/20 11:52:48 PM
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Smash Bros?

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UF8
12/02/20 11:54:40 PM
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(Microsoft) Minesweeper

i nearly said solitaire but spider solitaire arguably counts as one
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SovietOmega
12/03/20 12:00:49 AM
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So basically, what is the most popular game that isn't too popular? That's a tricky one to nail down. Oregon Trail? Idk, a lot of potential candidates I could name like Portal or Dota seem to have spinnoffs. The right pick is almost certainly gonna be a ftp game or super cheap and accessible. Team Fortress 2 perhaps?

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Wanglicious
12/03/20 12:03:46 AM
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damn, thought Doom was a good choice but apparently there's a handful of mobile spinoffs.

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Haste_2
12/03/20 12:04:35 AM
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Alukart
ninkendo posted...
Still waiting for Unkarted

Don't you mean Alukart?

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WhiteLens
12/03/20 12:05:18 AM
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Is Splatoon big enough to count? It only has 2 games and has been around for 5 years.

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12/03/20 12:09:08 AM
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SovietOmega posted...
Oregon Trail?
Yukon Trail & Amazon Trail

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Underleveled
12/03/20 12:12:18 AM
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ninkendo posted...
Still waiting for Unkarted
I consider Lost Legacy a spin-off.

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12/03/20 12:14:10 AM
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Underleveled posted...
I consider Lost Legacy a spin-off.

Don't forget Golden Abyss
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ninkendo
12/03/20 12:15:27 AM
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I'm not denying those are spinoffs I'm just saying I want unkarted

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Underleveled
12/03/20 12:16:53 AM
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Axl_Rose_85 posted...
Don't forget Golden Abyss
Golden Abyss is actually the one game in the series I haven't played (no Vita) but isn't it a prequel?

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Paratroopa1
12/03/20 12:21:20 AM
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Kirby. The series is so varied that there is no such thing as a Kirby spinoff.
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12/03/20 12:25:02 AM
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Axl_Rose_85 posted...
Don't forget Golden Abyss

It's weird that I don't think either of these are spin-offs but Uncharted actually does have a spin off in Uncharted: Fight For Fortune.

It was bad. And a Vita exclusive. So no one heard of it.

(I get why the other two would be considered spin-offs but for me they were always part of the main series.)

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12/03/20 12:25:06 AM
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Oh wait in that case, Kingdom Hearts.

Every game is canon to the story, therefore it has no spin-offs.

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Wanglicious
12/03/20 12:25:58 AM
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hm... if we're using DMC as the standard it means weird ports are okay (Pachinko) and other mediums don't count. it's rather surprising there's no random mobile side game for it considering it's Capcom.

if we're talking sales, Bioshock is notably bigger and should qualify.

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12/03/20 12:29:04 AM
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WhiteLens posted...


Every game is canon to the story, therefore it has no spin-offs.
Spinoffs can still be canon.

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Wanglicious
12/03/20 12:30:22 AM
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WhiteLens posted...
Oh wait in that case, Kingdom Hearts.

Every game is canon to the story, therefore it has no spin-offs.

...this logic is frustrating in how it might be true. even the fucking rhythm game that just came out is canon to KH3's story. now that's a weird one, a series full of spinoffs that made them all interconnected games upon the release.

however!
you can totally have spinoffs mean "not part of the main story." side stories might be canon but they can still be spinoffs.

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12/03/20 12:35:10 AM
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WhiteLens posted...
Is Splatoon big enough to count? It only has 2 games and has been around for 5 years.
RIP Splatoon Island

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redrocket
12/03/20 12:47:44 AM
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Are we counting mobile gacha games as spinoffs? If we arent then maybe Tales?

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12/03/20 12:55:38 AM
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Devil May Cry is getting a mobile game called Pinnacle of Combat.

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Jakyl25
12/03/20 1:09:42 AM
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Would it technically be the Wii ____ series, saleswise?
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Jakyl25
12/03/20 1:11:11 AM
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Are there Madden or FIFA spinoffs?
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Dancedreamer
12/03/20 1:15:07 AM
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Red Dead Redemption maybe?

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WhiteLens
12/03/20 1:20:38 AM
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redrocket posted...
Are we counting mobile gacha games as spinoffs? If we arent then maybe Tales?

Tales has A LOT of spin-offs. Way before gacha games were even a thing.

There are literally games called Tales of Fandom.
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps2/938410-tales-of-fandom-vol-2/images

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12/03/20 1:36:01 AM
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Jakyl25 posted...
Are there Madden or FIFA spinoffs?
apparently yes
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12/03/20 2:40:58 AM
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Jakyl25 posted...
Are there Madden or FIFA spinoffs?
Madden had NFL Head Coach, FIFA had FIFA Manager.

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12/03/20 2:44:39 AM
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Jakyl25 posted...
Would it technically be the Wii ____ series, saleswise?


that really depends on how youre defining that series and what a spin-off is

like maybe the series is Wii Sports and Wii Play is a spin-off
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MZero
12/03/20 4:34:31 AM
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definitely Smash

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12/03/20 6:45:48 AM
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Smash Bros. is the only answer. No spinoffs at all, 62 million copies sold at an average of 12.4 million per game, also a huge cultural touchstone and gets critical acclaim and awards, so its got all the bases covered.

Wii is weird because its a franchise of franchises, all spinning off from Wii Sports. They are all spinoffs but that one. Also Nintendoland is basically a spinoff without the name.

DMC probably isnt that close to the top because its not a very big franchise. Which isnt a diss! Its just kind of mid-level.

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12/03/20 6:49:24 AM
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Vectorman.

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ninkendo
12/03/20 6:53:34 AM
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But what if I consider Smash Bros to be a spinoff of every other Nintendo franchise

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Hbthebattle
12/03/20 6:57:57 AM
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ninkendo posted...
But what if I consider Smash Bros to be a spinoff of every other Nintendo franchise
A spinoff series can still have spinoffs (looking at you, Persona)


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12/03/20 7:04:38 AM
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Hbthebattle posted...
A spinoff series can still have spinoffs (looking at you, Persona)

The actual answer is Mario Kart then. Definitely bigger than Smash.

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MZero
12/03/20 7:13:07 AM
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redrocket posted...
The actual answer is Mario Kart then. Definitely bigger than Smash.

Mario Kart Tour

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Lightning Strikes
12/03/20 7:38:58 AM
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Also Home Circuit which came out a month and a half ago.

Also Arcade GP.

If you want to say no hard ties to a previous franchise, then its Red Dead.

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12/03/20 8:32:34 AM
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Jakyl25 posted...
Are there Madden or FIFA spinoffs?
FIFA Street and NFL Street

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Colegreen_c12
12/03/20 8:44:04 AM
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Going down this list https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_video_game_franchises

I'm assuming GTA: Chinatown Wars is a spinoff.

I feel like every lego game is a spinoff so no idea if that counts or not lol.

Need for Speed had a MMO thing called World that I assume disqualifies it

So it might be oregon trail and if not Smash bros (Unless Gran Turismo counts, not sure on that one)

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12/03/20 8:48:55 AM
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redrocket posted...
The actual answer is Mario Kart then. Definitely bigger than Smash.

It's got Tour and Home Circuit

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12/03/20 9:18:49 AM
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Colegreen_c12 posted...
So it might be oregon trail and if not Smash bros (Unless Gran Turismo counts, not sure on that one)

Why wouldnt Gran Turismo count?

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UF8
12/03/20 9:22:54 AM
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redrocket posted...
Why wouldnt Gran Turismo count?
i mean, it doesn't because the concept games exist and also tourist trophy
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Colegreen_c12
12/03/20 9:23:48 AM
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redrocket posted...
Why wouldnt Gran Turismo count?

Just looking at the wikipedia page it has a secondary releases section that I weren't sure if they wre spin offs

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Mac Arrowny
12/03/20 9:24:05 AM
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Oregon Trail has shit like this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftTOHM&hl=en_CA&gl=US

redrocket posted...


Why wouldnt Gran Turismo count?


Gran Turismo Concept.
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UF8
12/03/20 9:25:54 AM
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so yeah i think we can all agree now that it's actually minesweeper
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12/03/20 9:31:03 AM
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UF8 posted...
so yeah i think we can all agree now that it's actually minesweeper


https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rubicon.dev.minesweeper&hl=en_CA&gl=US
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12/03/20 9:59:51 AM
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Paratroopa1 posted...
Kirby. The series is so varied that there is no such thing as a Kirby spinoff.

Kirby's Dream Course is a spinoff for sure.

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12/03/20 3:07:30 PM
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I have scientifically determined that the answer is Road Rash

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BlackMageJawa
12/03/20 3:31:49 PM
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WhiteLens posted...
Oh wait in that case, Kingdom Hearts.

Every game is canon to the story, therefore it has no spin-offs.

There was a Japan-only mobile thing that isn't canon (largely because it has no story to speak of, but still). It was just a bunch of minigames using the Coded/Theatrythm style Avatars.

There was a Devil May Cry mobile Java game too.
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Leonhart4
12/03/20 3:32:37 PM
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I feel like the music game counts as a spinoff, canon or not.

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