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Well, no, it doesn't really. Many series undergo drastic changes from one game to the next. Sometimes to positive appeal and sometimes to negative. A better analogy closer to what you are describing would be for the next Smash Game to feature a HP system rather than a percentage knock-out...

The example you're giving isn't even of the same genre. All Zelda games are action adventure.

The biggest backlash for a Zelda title? I must not be picking up on whatever you are because, as well as the number I've already given you, most online activity seems to spout praise for the game. Here's the google results for "Breath of the Wild review". I scrolled 3 pages in without finding...

Whist I won't disagree that marketing certainly played a part, I'm not convinced with your other points. The huge gap between it and Skyward Sword was also present between Skyward Sword and Twilight Princess. In fact, 4 to 6 years appears to be the norm for main Zelda games. Similarly, whilst...

Incidentally, it may well have been a warped sense of series roots that caused the need for BotW to shake up the formula as much as it did. Think of the main games that came before it. Ocarina of Time pushed the series into a new dimension and enjoyed great sales as a result. Majora's Mask as I...