Speaking for myself, I have not mentioned anything regarding the quality of the product even once. I just said that the economy is not the only reason for the sales decline, as it has slipped steadily every year since the exclusive deal, and they were not all in down economies. And that anyone that thinks that a loss of popularity is not A factor, not the sole factor, just A factor, is fooling themselves.
Why it's losing popularity? Is that quality related? I have no idea. What I can say pretty much unequivocally is that the title is not as popular, for what ever reason, as it once was. That's all.