Nintendo's reluctance to build new IP's is killing their brand

[mii-gamer]

Mummelmann said:

mii-gamer said:

 

By what standards? You aren't exactly putting forth a convincing argument

Even though your list has the higher average; what strikes me is that it also depicts the OP's thread title. It shows Nintendo's incredible reliance on the same mascots and franchises, almost every new IP they have attempted in the past decade has been tiny budget casual fare like Wii Sports or has become very niche (W 101) and unable to carry the platform.

As much talent as they have and as much heat as MS and Sony get for all their shooters and racers; Nintendo can be conisdered a pretty boring developer all in all and they are well known for not tasking risks on behalf of their audience or other developers who could provide more variety in their software library.

Well, I agree that Nintendo needs to extend their franchise base beyond what they have now. That's why their "Garage" initiative is an exciting prospect with Splatoon being the first game of such initiative.

@bold, I disagree. Excuse my bias, there is simply no single publisher or developer that has their fingers dipped into so many genre and have the same qaulity as Nintendo. Unless you can point one out to me