Complaining about recycling old ideas is a valid point, but honestly the conversation in this video seems entirely forced, as if the editors featured don't really believe what they're saying. Plus they contradict themselves throughout the entire video. "We love Nintendo and we can't wait to play these new games, but they're old and tired and we hate them." Or "I like Super Mario Galaxy because of the great gameplay but I'm sick of games with great gameplay with Mario in them."
By the end of the episode it almost seems like the editors have talked themselves out of the criticism. We're left with a company that introduces new mechanics and ideas into its established games, protects its brand to draw in new generations of fans, and recruits third party developers to fill in the gaps. Sounds like a pretty smart and successful company to me.
Also, it's unfair to criticize Nintendo for being too familiar and refusing to take risks by citing this new Zelda 3DS game, but then completely overlook Skyward Sword, which was the freshest, most contemporary Zelda in 13 years.
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