Gamerace on 05 April 2013
Even in writing it's commonly stated that there are no new ideas, just new twists on old ideas.
For the most part this is true of gaming. I can't think of any game - console or mobile - that can't be traced back to a previous game design, except for maybe Peter Molyneux's curiousity.
Due to high development cost/risk there is vertually no new game designs in the console space. Anything new would be from independants using Steam/PSN/XBL/mobile.
I think Wii Music tried (and failed) to do something new. It wasn't a rhythym based game like previous 'music' games like DDR/GH/RB.
New interfaces breed new variations on older designs - Wii Sports, Angry Birds. But power doesn't appear to open new gameplay options anymore (just prettier).
