Splatoon: "If it were mario, we wouldn't be able to create a new IP"

[Frogger]

Mystro-Sama said:

Agreed, but it should have permanently improved the Wii U's baseline.

I don't see why anyone thought it would absolutely when nothing of signifigance would come out for the Wii U after it until Mario Kart 8 in (basically) June.