ToraTiger said:
Platina said:
Dead franchises are dead for a reason. You can't always reboot a series and expect it to sell well. F-Zero isn't getting a sequel because of Mario Kart. A lot of retro games aren't even considered fun anymore because you can just download a clone on the app store for free. And even if an older franchise was revived sucessfully, others will just say that Nintendo is rehashing that franchise too.
Though some new IPs can be very successful, it is a risky move and could end up as a failure. If the new IP is successful, guess what, Nintendo will make a sequel. A never ending cycle until that IP is finished and they will move on.
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They kept spamming FE games and appearances in smash until it finally stuck with Awakening. I'm sure EarthBound was a very popular game, and yet it gets nothing. Same for Metroid, it hasn't had a game in like 5 fukking years
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That's exactly my point? They kept making sequels and remakes for Fire Emblem until Awakening hit the gold mine once again. Shows that people are still enjoying the sequels from the same game. Even Nintendo said that if the FE13 didn't sell well, they'll stop funding for this IP
Earthbound was popular but it didn't sell well so they stopped releasing them. Nintendo will remake games until people stop buying them, but that doesn't mean they won't make new IPs from time to time..