I have an odd relationship with the Zelda franchise. I played a bit, but didn't own any, of the NES or GameBoy titles. I bought Link to the Past for the SNES and spent quite a bit of time slashing grass and upsetting chickens. I picked up Wind Waker for GameCube. But, c'mon, the GameCube wasn't exactly bleeding awesome titles and it was the only then-current console I owned at the time so it wasn't up against a whole lot of competition. Still, when the Wii came out, the first game I bought was Twilight Princess. Then, when Phantom Hourglass for the DS hit shelves, I picked that up too.
 
Plus, some strange seed of nostalgia drove me to pick up 3D DOT GAME HEROES for the PS3. 
 
Thing is, I cannot tell you why.  

I don't dislike the Zelda franchise but I don't have a deep connection with it either. I'm not particularly tied to the concepts but, man, there's something about the core Zelda concept that really sticks with me. That kind of inexplicable connection could very well be what makes Nintendo's pillar franchises so evergreen: They play to something deep inside each of us.
 
Well, there's more to be said on this than I can put down right now but what started as an aside to my Nintendo @ E3 post may well turn into something larger. Another time though.
 
While writing this post, I learned that the original Legend of Zelda was released on my 11th birthday. Maybe my connection to the franchise isn't so hard to explain. Perhaps we're paired across the galaxy like star-crossed lovers. If you need me, I'll be bashing a wooden sword against some rocks looking for Rupees.