Mnementh said:
fireburn95 said:
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Well, what makes a new IP is really debatable. To give examples: I personally would count main Mario games, Mario Kart, Mario Golf and Smash Bros as completely different IPs although all of them make use of Mario. Mario Maker is difficult, I probably would count it still with main Mario games, although the creation gameplay is somewhat different. But then you could say it could also have been happen that a new Mario Game included an editor, that would be something similar. NES Remix is in similarly difficult terrain. For Nintendoland I think it is more clear it is a new IP, as it has completely new gameplay, it is no Zelda or Metroid game. Similar as Smash is another IP.
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'Mario Golf' relies on the mario brand to sell the game.
An IP isnt limited to gameplay, it's characters, story, world, features etc.
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Intellectual property (IP) refers to creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce.
If there's too much reliance on a previous IP, (and mario is a IP on its own) then it doesnt count as a NEW IP.
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If it is that easy, then the reliance on new IPs in gaming is completely worthless. I can release the exact same game but rename the game and rename the characters and it is a new IP. I can make a completely new game, with new gameplay, new controls, new technology, new customer group but if I take the hero from another game and it instantly is an old IP. I'm interesting in playing new games, not in old games with new branding.
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Luckily thats never happened then. A game being reskinned and renamed. Unless you can find one of them in my list then i'll gladly take it off.
