Nintendo hardly showed anything new AT ALL; have they run out of ideas? (Rant)

[DanneSandin]

happydolphin said:

DanneSandin said:

I agree that DKCR needs a sequel, but is it what it needs NOW? Is it what Retro NEEDS to work with? I don't think so. But DKCFT is only a sum of all the parts. I'm not singling out that game; I'm talking about ALL the games Nintendo showed today. Very little innovation/new ideas was shown.

I am not saying that 3DLand ISN'T a new idea/take on Mario; on the contrary - I've said in this very thread that it was a new, fresh idea, but it's not what the Wii U needs. It's not the path 3D Mario should take. 3D Mario has NEVER copied another Mario game for it's core mechanics. 3D World looks too much like 3DLAnd. I hope you're right in that this will be a new spin off of Mario and that we'll see a "proper" 3D Mario next year or something like that...

I actually never played many Rare games. What brought me back was the Wii with Zelda TP and Mario Galaxy; the innovation that Nintendo had going the whole last gen.

You're just being overly eager and crapping on everything Nintendo offers until then. They will come....

“Take The Legend of Zelda franchise, for example, the fans must be looking for the graphic representations that they do not see as cheap at all when the title is released for the Wii U. When it is necessary, we do not hesitate to role out our resources.”

Zelda is on its way, a proper successor to Mario Galaxy is clearly on its way I can't believe you can think otherwise. Did you know that Galaxy had a 60-man orchestra?? Just for the music. They don't take Mario lightly on their home consoles.

3DWorld doesn't need to be a whole new idea, it just needs to be a sequel, just like DKC2 was to DKC1, or like Fusion was to Super Metroid. This isn't 3D Mario like you're reading it, it's a handheld 3D Mario game, it doesn't fit in your definition of a 3D Mario game not copying a prior entry. Also if you look very closely Galaxy borrows a lot from Sunshine. I'll try not to deviate too much but to say even mainline Mario doesn't borrow is not completely fair either. There is only so many entries in 3D Mario after which you can innovate. You only do spheroidal gravity once and then it's no longer an innovation.

DKCR 2 is exactly what is needed now, and in due time a proper 3D Mario and 3D Zelda game will arrive much like it mostly has mid-way through the Nintendo home console's life-cycle. Just be patient if Smash, X, MK and other great gaming content is not enought until then.

I know Zelda is coming, and I'm pumped for that! I think A Link Between Worlds is looking great! But guess what, it's also bringing new things to the franchise. 3DWorld isn't.