Nintendo Cafe - Leaked game list

[LordTheNightKnight]

Resident_Hazard said:

LordTheNightKnight said:

This is the second time in a thread I strongly agree with you. That is either frightening and/or interesting.

 

I have my moments.

I was sure someone would bring the torches and pitchforks to me for "ripping on Mario" in there (it might still happen), but I'm so sick of Nintendo over-using the character, like they're desperate for sales and afraid to try anything new or different.  

Nintendo:  "Let's make a sports game!"

Nintendo dev:  "Okay!"  

Nintendo:  "Hey, let's make it with Mario!"

Nintendo dev:  "For some reason, we agree that's a good idea!"  

 

Constantly being bombarded with Tony Hawk, Sonic, and Guitar Hero certainly didn't help those franchises.  I'd really rather not see a childhood icon turned into the next latter-day Sonic.

I don't mind some of them, but after looking at how they haven't made a proper new Kirby game since I don't know, it seems they have this habit of taking characers and slapping them on any game just to try to coast on the character's name. Now Mario is established in sports games, so I can take that (and STILL think a Koopa shell surfing game SHOULD be made), but the series still sells best as a "Run to the goal" platformer, and that is what Nintendo keeps neglecting.

So I agree with you on this, just in differing ways.