If one Nintendo franchise had to bite it.

[The Ghost of RubangB]

soulsamurai said:
Are nintendogs, brain training, wii sports, and wii fit platformers? No. Are they shovelware.....yes.
I have played all of those....my god yes and i regret it. All at one place. (except for brain training which i actually did at six flags) They are not good games and they don't even need an honorable mention. Everyone knows zack and wiki right? That game didn't do so well sells wise and im pretty sure Galaxies had something to do with that. Mario does not mean nintendo in general. While he may be a logo of theres he is not the company. I' am all for creativity....something mario drains.

Nintendogs, Brain Training, Wii Sports, and Wii Fit are obviously not platformers and I didn't suggest they were.  My point was that whether you like them or not, they are 4 of the most innovative new games in a really long time, and they are also 4 of the most successful new games in a really long time.  Nintendo's success comes directly from their creativity.  And they are not shovelware when they sell like free beer.  Nintendo is fully capable of simultaneously making new games in their tried and true genres and making new creative games that are like nothing else.