Even if you look at gaming news today, they continue to be popular. Every time overwatch releases a short, it goes trending top 10 on YouTube. Part of it is the advantage of multiplatform vs Splatoon exclusivity, though. You're right about the similar gap between Spiderman ...
I agree that Spiderman PS4 is a bigger pushing force forward because it's Marvels first huge success in gaming. However, they did take clear inspirations from Arkham in gameplay, and I strongly doubt that Marvel didn't look upon Arkham when they were considering their push to...