Nintendo has made 71 Brand new Franchises Since 2001

[TreeTurtle]

mZuzek said:

So, let's make the real list now, considering only the REAL IPs.
Which means "Cooking guide! Can't decide what to eat?" is not included.
IPs in bold are the ones that spawned several games and revolve around actual characters (which means the Wii Series is not in bold).

Pikmin
Eternal Darkness
Animal Crossing
Wii Series
Endless Ocean
Pandora's Tower
Xenoblade Chronicles
The Last Story
The Wonderful 101
Splatoon
Golden Sun
Nintendogs
Brain Age
Art Academy
Codename: S.T.E.A.M.
Steel Diver
Tomodachi Life
Pushmo
Dillon's Rolling Western

Pushmo and Dillon's Rolling Western in italic because even though they have their own characters and at least 2 games each, they consist only of eShop titles, so can we really consider them?

I think so. Pushmo is on 3DS and Wii U, and they are in talks for a 3rd Dillon game. Plus, maybe even a retail 2nd Rusty's Real Deal game.