Well, there are two questions here in this article. The first is, "is Nintendo playing it safe?" And the answer is "yes." Games like Mario Kart, Super Mario, and Donkey Kong Country are safe bets. They're popular, they're critically acclaimed, they sell a lot of copies.
But the other question is much more interesting: what defines a "new IP"? Is it a new character and a new world? Or is it a brand new idea? Because Nintendo regularly pumps new ideas and mechanics into its established IPs, even if the characters and environments are familiar. I think Miyamoto, in this interview, demonstrates again why he's the best game creator alive: the priority is a fun and unique gameplay experience; the stories, characters, and environments come later and help round out that experience.
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