While all of the internet hype has (understandably) been for stuff like Kid Icarus, Resident Evil, and Zelda, remember that we're also looking at previously winning bridge titles or expanded audience stuff. Nintendogs, Mario Kart, Pilotwings, Professor Layton
I also feel that Steel Diver is being undersestimated. Here we're looking at a simple, realistic action game of sorts. Steel Diver has an NES vibe to it that people are overlooking, imo.
It also depends on your view. You could view it as a retreat, but Nintendo lost still more ground with the "core" this generation even than GameCube, Wii drifted further away from having that core third party support. DS not as much, but we're talking about Wii since 3DS is really getting console-type stuff here, and you can really look at Nintendo getting aggressive. Aggressive into a red ocean, yes, but its not a "retreat" from the blue ocean either, as those titles are there, that functionality is there (especially with augmented reality)
Monster Hunter: pissing me off since 2010.
