If nintendo were to make a new ip, what genre should it be?

[Michael-5]

S.T.A.G.E. said:

Michael-5 said:

I think Nintendo should make a SIM racing game to compete against Forza and GT. However I don't think they will because they probably can't find developers as good as PD and Turn 10, plus those games are big budget, and Nintendo isn't that huge of a company.

Realistically, Nintendo should make a new platformer. Something to take the spotlight from Zelda and Mario. Something catered to an older audience, like InFamous or Vanquish arm (I know they aren't platformers).

I'd be happiest with an RPG though, Nintendo can make the best RPG's if they tried. They know who the good developers are (e.g. Super Mario RPG, Chrono Trigger, XenoBlade, Final Fantasy VII, Dragon Quest IX, Golden Sun, Fire Emblem, etc).

Nintendo can't attract children with a sim. Its not fully their intention to attract serious adult gamers. Mario Kart + Fzero > GT + Forza in Nintendos eyes.

I agree with Veknoid here, I'm 23 and I still play Mario Kart and F-Zero.

Nintendo's always been a less competetive system, that's why there are no achievements/trophy's. You can pick up most Nintendo games, play it for X period of time, and put it down. There are a few excellent serious games on Nintendo consoles, typically RPG's, but even with Zelda, anyone can pick up the game and play.

A PGR style arcade game kind of suites Nintendo better then a SIM. Do you have to be a kid to like PGR? I think most people who don't obsess over video games like we do would find that a PGR esk game would be a great first adventure into racing games with real cars. After all, I think most people who play racing games are casual gamers because you can pick up the game, play for X many races, and still have a blast, or just race various cars head to head.


P.S. Wow, really, the average gamer is 37? That sounds a bit old, to be 37 that would mean the average gamer was 10 in 1986, when Video games just started to explode. Are you saying that gaming has attracted that many people from before the gaming boom to offset all the kids being born and growing up playing games?