Sad but true.

People want new IPs from Nintendo.

->People dont buy new IPs

->Nintendo uses Mario for a new game

->People hate on Nintendo for not making new IPs

.....eternal cycle of hate

On one hand I'm happy that they are working on an unique new IP, but on the other hand I'm upset that it won't sell that much simply because it's not a Mario game..

So splatoon could have been the same concept with a different skin, this kinda tells you how pointless the "new IP" obsession is.

Where are you getting the "Splatoon won't sell as much" speculations.

Sure, having a well known brand name like Mario helps but the hype of a new IP has its own advantages as well.

The amount of fanart produced for Splatoon based only on a single appearance at E3 is stunning. It has the potential to be Nintendo's next big franchise.

wut?

no vision as usual.

im sure it still will be a good game but the reasoning is.... derp dee doo

Damned if you do, damned if you don't, it seems. I'm glad they chose not to use Mario, though, and risked establishing a different identity for the game. I just hope people are receptive to it.

I think it would be neat if they had maybe a Mario-based stage or DLC/amiibo support.

It just kinda seems to be crying out for a Mario Sunshine FLUDD based arena or something.

good, otherwise there would be having problems for ssb5

i think thats pretty obvious? is there something that i am missing?

the reason why people dont buy new ips from nintendo is that they dont put as much effort in their new ips as they do with mario and zelda games.

when was the last time nintendo created a new ip on the scale and quality of zelda? (my points exclude xenoblade, its a very well recieved game but its genre doesnt sell as much, its as simple as that, but it has its fanbase)