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Maris on 19 April 2013
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Mazty said:
Maris said:
Mazty said:
Mnementh said:
Mazty said:
Nintendo seems to be out of ideas, reflected in both their games and the consoles themselves. 

Hmm, Kid Icarus: Uprising, Dillon's Rolling Western, Pullblox - out of new ideas?

Kid Icarus...how is this original?
Dillion's Rolling Western....how is that original or new? Guessing you haven't played Orcs Must Die?
Pullblox...another kid focused platformer. How un-Nintendo...

It's the same as ever with Nintendo. Japanese/kid-orientated games. The last Nintendo console that wasn't focused on such games was the N64, and yet to see something ground breaking from them. Where is their Gears of War, their Heavy Rain? SotC? DMC? They haven't done anything radical since SM:Galaxy.

Wait a minute.. what?

He gave you Dillon's Rolling Western, which you dimiss as an Orcs Must Die clone. Then you turn around and ask where Nintendo's clones of other established franchises are. What exactly do you want from them? You do know that just because it doesn't appeal to you, doesn't mean its not "new" to them.


No you misunderstand what I meant. I said where are Nintendo's new and original ideas, like how those games were for Sony, not make a clone of them......

Ah I see now.

In that case, it makes things a bit more complicated because Nintendo's software originality is mixed in with their hardware originality. I'd call the Wii U a new idea in this case, because of the asynchronous gameplay elements they will eventually introduce to their IPs. Its hard to really back it up now since Nintendo's software output for the Wii U has been.. well.. limited, though I expect a lot of titles to come. I'd hope Nintendo wouldn't let a flagship console fail at least. The original content that has come out for Wii U so far (Nintendo Land, ZombiU) has shown that the tablet play offers a creative new way to immerse someone into a game. Another important thing to remember is that when Nintendo comes up with a new gameplay idea, they look to apply it to an existing franchise rather than creating a new IP. That's why Super Mario Galaxy was fresh despite being part of a series that's been around for 30  years, and 

Though I'm not concerned about Nintendo's originality, I do wish they'd expand their variety. Nintendo needs more Western-oriented studios. Not because I think Western > Japanese gaming (I think the opposite mostly), but because for a company that was so pervasive that many people referred to consoles as a "Nintendo", they've been lacking in trying to provide gaming experiences for all audiences. They're letting themselves become niche, which will hurt their business in the long run.