Fans have debated over where Sonic games started going downhill for years, and I'm of the belief that once the Dreamcast died the franchise took a turn for the worse. (gimmegimmegames.com)
It is, of course, much too early to write «Call of Duty» off as a dying franchise. (cnbc.com)
Fast & Furious 4 was the start of this incline which saw the original cast make a much needed return to breathe life into a dying franchise after its weak edition, Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift nearly destroyed it. (nerdlocker.com)