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Player2 on 16 January 2013
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opcode said:
Player2 said:
green_sky said:
noname2200 said:
opcode said:

And no new franchises since Pikmin (that is before Iwata took over). Wii Sports, Nintendogs, Brain Age, etc don't count, as the 3DS proved (with Nintendogs and Brain Age), those super casual titles don't sell beyond their fads.

I confess, I've never for the life of me been able to understand this sentiment.

Count me in. How are those not new franchises. The reasoning used againt them is even bizzare. 

Not to mention that Animal Crossing 3DS counters the reasoning used.

 

Animal Crossing was released on the N64. Again before Iwata....

Have you checked how many copies Nintendogs and Brain Age sold on the 3DS? I think that answers why those aren't real franchises that they can keep milking from. And honestly, is that really the kind of innovation we expect from Nintendo?

 

Animal Crossing was released the same year as Pikmin (2001) on the N64, only in Japan, and it was ported to Gamecube the same year after Pikmin was released where it finally got a worldwide release (so they are from the same era).

Unlike the dogs and the Brain series it does have proper characters so it cannot be milked to death by low quality non-Nintendo copies like Horsez or Platypuz.

That being said:

Nintendogs+Cats had its best selling week two weeks ago (and will do over 3M LT).

Brain Age 3DS sales have been lackluster, but I think that it's preposterous to judge them before the game is launched.

 

New IPs aren't needed to innovate with the gameplay (which is the only type of innovation that matters). This gen we got a new Punch-Out and a new Kid Icarus on 3DS, and they introduced many gameplay changes when compared with their ancestors.

However, if you really want a new IP there's Mario Strikers for example, but I think it will fall in the "etc don't count" zone or will be ruled out by the Mario rule.