Blob on 08 October 2014
To me it's fine at the moment, and it's an easy way to sell games that might not sell otherwise. But it will hit a point of diminishing returns and oversaturation, possibly sooner than Nintendo would like.
Take for instance amiibos. Another case of using major IPs to sell products and I think they will make Nintendo a lot of money quickly. But what happens when theyve made figures for all their major IPs? As skylanders before found out, reposes of old characters don't sell very well.
Nintendo really needs to reboot dormant franchises and create new IPs before the selling power of their current lineup runs dry.
