What do you think retro's next game will be?

[Onyxmeth]

super_etecoon said:

Onyxmeth said:

sc94597 said:
I think it should be their own game none of nintendos. They could get help from nintendo though to make the game better.

I agree. Nintendo is in despeate need of some quality first party original IPs. They spent their first year ringing out every big franchise they owned, and it just so happened that one delayed to this year luckily. With them being notorious for releasing one of each franchise each console generation, Nintendo better start looking towards upstart franchises.

 

Mario Kart, Pikmin and Animal Crossing say hi.

Given that most games take about two years to make, Nintendo could easily just rest on their laurels and reissue sequels to these games (Mario, Metroid, Zelda, Pokemon) alone and make Nintendo fans happy. Of course, Nintendo is known for exploring their old franchises as well as inventing new ones.

 

 Hmmmm...let's see. On one hand we have Mario, Zelda, Metroid and Smash Bros. On the other hand we have Pikmin, Animal Crossing and Mario Kart. Ummm....I think the first hand wins. I never said Nintendo doesn't have other franchises. I said they used up their biggest ones. I also know Nintendo CAN make sequels to these games. They just tend not to. Mario 64 came on day one and we never saw another one for N64. There's only one Smash Bros. per gen so far. Metroid Prime series has ended. They may not start Metroid back up for a while. Zelda I suspect another, but way later towards the end of the Wii's lifetime.

I'm not saying I don't want all the things you mentioned, I just don't think it'll happen. New IPs not starting with the word "Wii ____" are necessary. Pikmin I believe was the only killer franchise Nintendo made last gen for consoles. The Metroid Prime series FELT new, but Metroid was hot two generations ago also.

I'd love a new Kid Icarus. I'm not sure why you all want one from Factor 5 after the Lair debacle, but to each his own. Supposedly Capcom's fifth GC exclusive "Dead Phoenix" was very Kid Icarus like, so maybe Capcom can helm it. I would die for Mario Football and Mario Hockey, both of which seem inevitable. A few RPGs in house would be nice without the words Paper Mario in them. I'd also appreciate anything that contains a semblance of a story in it. Nintendo is a little too famous for having paper thin stories, which is fine for the old franchises, because it's very retro. New IPs however should have the modern conventions of storytelling.