HappySqurriel on 08 June 2009
| misterd said: How about Nintendogs? Really, how many new IPs does Nintendo need? Mario and DK cover platforming and a multitude of spin offs. Metroid covers SF advenure. Zelda has the fantasy adventure. Fire Emblem for RPGs. Pikmin for puzzle/strategy. Advance Wars for traditional strategy. Excite ____ for racers (Mario Kart, too). SSB for fighters. Outside hardcore sports and racing sims, and FPS (which the market is glutted with anyway), I don't see a whole lot of genres that Nintendo can't cover with their existing IPs. |
Just to flesh out your list a little:
Platformers: Mario, Donkey Kong, Kirby, Yoshi (and even Ice-Climbers)
Adventure Games: The Legend of Zelda, Starfox Adventures, Kid Icarus, Metroid
Non-Simulation Racing: F-Zero, Mario Kart, Waverace, Excite-Bike/truck/bots
RTS: Advance Wars/Battalion Wars, Pikmin, Doshin the Giant
RPG: Super Mario RPG, Fire Emblem, Earthbound, Golden Sun, Pokemon
(Arcade) Flight Simulation: Starfox, Pilot Wings
Sports: Mario Sports, Wii Sports
Party Games: Mario Party, Warioware
Misc Games: Animal Crossing, Nintendogs
Edutainment: Brain-training, English Training
Music Games: Wii Music, Donkey Konga
"Fighting" games: Super Smash Bros, Punch Out
