Since Iwata took the lead of Nintendo, the company entered in a state of rehashing his franchises. Look at New Super Mario Bros. and Mario Kart, for example. Since the DS versions, both games have the same gameplay, the same game modes and nothing new (except for new levels/race tracks). It's understandable to rehash an annual game, especially based on reality, like Fifa, but a game that is released with a 2~4 years gap (and its a fantasy game), is inexcusable.
He clearly helped Nintendo in improving the sales, but the quality decreased. F-Zero is dead, Advance Wars is almost dead, like some others Nintendo franchises. The thirdies left and the prices are high ($4.99 for a NES game. The same price since 2006, c'mon!); Lack of a good membership program, like Sony and Microsoft are doing; Nintendo Club is available only in a few countries and the rewards are laughable.
No wonder Wii U is underperforming. Nintendo stopped in time. Iwata is too stubborn to listen the fans. Only the diehard Nintendo fans are liking how the things are now.
I have a 3ds, but if the things continue, this will be my last Nintendo hardware.
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