I'm not saying it is bad, I am saying that a lot of the factors toward its popularity is that it is a "tribute to an iconic character." Using such a well known cultural staple such as Batman certainly increases both interest and popularity- the same can be seen with many other franchises. Is...
I won't lie, this bothers me. It's the fact that it's based off of one of the most popular comic book franchises. Well, at least Miyamoto got creative.
Plus most of those games tend to be pretty similar :/