| Brotherstotheend said: maybe they should let mario in peace, he got milked enough, why not pokemon sports or zelda sports? |
Neither of those really fit the "sports" role very neatly. Pokemon are too varied in size and behaviour to make into a neat sports game, and Zelda doesn't have enough notable characters to really flesh out a proper sports title.
On the other hand, some of their other franchises would work. Animal Crossing would be a great franchise for some team sports - you could have a Humans team, a Staff team (Isabelle, Nook, Brewster, Copper, etc), and then a variety of different Villager teams, each with some sort of theme (Cats&Dogs could be one, for instance). Alternatively, have each team with one Human, one Staff, and some Villagers, with the Human and Staff being the "main" characters as far as special skills go.
For something more along the lines of wrestling, etc, perhaps bring in both Punch Out and F-Zero.
That being said, I actually think Nintendo should be part-funding a variety of studios to develop games of a variety of types, and they could just have Nintendo IP cameos added along the way. They could partner with various publishers in creating these studios, with the goal being that the same studio could also work on games within the other publisher's franchises. For instance, if Nintendo made a sports studio with Sega, they could also work on Virtua Striker and Virtua Tennis (note: I'm not saying Sega would be the best partner for a sports studio). This would also have the benefit of improving ties between Nintendo and various third parties.
Mind you, I wouldn't have them form a studio with EA.
