cusman on 03 March 2013
| BaldrSkies said: I don't understand why some people think Xenoblade is a new IP. The Xeno series has been around for a long time, you'd think nobody has ever played Xenogears or Xenosaga. Just changing setting and/or combat system isn't enough to call it a new IP. Under that logic half the mainline and nearly all the side Final Fantasy games would be "new IP". |
Change setting and combat system is absolutely enough to call it a new IP. You are confusing IP with Genre.
Intelligent Systems made Fire Emblem and Advance Wars. Each of those has different setting and similar but distinct combat system. They are the same Genre, but not the same IP.
