What now for Nintendo? (Superior Format)

[HappySqurriel]

Gamerace said:

Looking at this list of so many development teams not having anything known in development but obviously working on something really has me wondering.

I'm thinking maybe Nintendo is sitting on some of their mainstay 'franchise' titles - Kirby, DK, StarFox, etc. Possibly with many of these in finished condition. As suggested already.

But here's why: They want to increase their userbase first and basically educate this large group of novice players on how to play prior to releasing classic franchises - resulting in far greater sales. Alternatively they could be saving them for if and when Wii sales begin to wane.

 

From Nintendo's track record, I would suspect that Nintendo would hold onto titles so that they will maximize the sales by maintaining a steady rate of release through out the year. There could (potentially) be some motivation to build a back-log of developed titles so that there will be less of a disturbance from releasing a new platform. If you slowly build a back-log, by the time you're ready to release a new console you could have 6 to 18 months worth of games ready to be released; if you start switching over development teams to your new platform at a steady pace you could still release games for your existing platform for a couple of years after your new platform was completed.