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gog85 on 08 November 2008
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trestres said:

Zelda TP: Nov 2006, Zelda Wii 2010? (4 years)
Super Mario Galaxy: Nov 2007, next Mario 2010-11? (3 - 4 years)
Pikmin 2: Aug 2004, Pikmin 3: 2009-10? (5 - 6 years)
Star Fox GC: Feb 2005, Star Fox Wii: 2009-2010? (4-5 years)
Animal Crossing GC: Sept 2002, Animal Crossing CF: Nov 2008 (6 years)
Pokemon Battle Revolution: Dec 2006, Pokemon Wii 2009-11? (3-5 years)
Wii Sports: Nov 2006, Wii Sports Resort: June 2009 (2.5 years)
Mario Party 8: June 07, MP9: 2009-10? (2-3 years)
Metroid Prime 3: Sept 2007, Metroid Prime 4: 2010-12? (3-5 years)
Fire Emblem RD: May 2007, FE Wii 2 2010-2011? (3-4 years)
F-Zero GX: June 2003, F-Zero Wii: 2010-11? (7 - 8 years)
1080º Avalanche: December 2003, 1080º Wii: 2010-11? (7 - 8 years)


when a game is finished, Nintendo don't immediately put that development team in to full swing for the next game in the same franchise. they may have a handfull start the concepts but full development doesnt start until a couple years before intended release. do you honestly think that 1080 and F-Zero Wii have been in development for 7-8 years?

Nintendo have to release their titles at sensible intervals. firstly it would be bad for third-parties if they have to compete with popular Nintendo franchises all the time. second, Nintendo aren't going to risk the popularity of their long running franchises by releasing them every second year.


the only times it made sense was with the Metroid Prime series, where the stories connected.

Prime -> Echoes = 2yrs

Echoes -> Corruption = 3yrs


and likely the only reason Corruption was 3yrs because they had moved it to Wii for showing the console's FPS potential.
Nintendo don't take longer to make games. they just don't come back to their franchises straight away.


instead of looking how long it is between titles of certain franchises, you should look at how long it is between titles of Nintendo development teams. but even then it may not indicate length of development as releases may have been pushed back to a suitable date instead of being released as soon as completed.