Is Nintendo even able or willing to surprise anymore?

[Lafiel]

ECM said:

It's a case of: they sell and Nintendo likes making money--glad I could crack this devilishly difficult case.

On our next exciting episode, ECM is hot on the Case of the Clueless Message Board Poster (Part MMMMMMMMMMMMMXIII).

 (In other news, when Nintendo innovates massively (see: Wii, Nintendo), they get s*** on; when they give the masses what they want they get...s*** on so please tell me why catering to what *you* consider "mind blowing" should be even a remote concern? *Nothing* they do is going to be appreciated by the gaming literati, so it's probably best if they do what they do best--make fun games that millions enjoy.)

Why do you refuse to have a level-headed discussion about this? Disney doesn't do all of their movies with 3 different casts, although they have a similarly iconic character in Mickey Mouse.