If done right, could Kirby Air Ride be a huge hit for Nintendo?

[Samus Aran]

JWeinCom said:

I really don't consider that alot.  That's one per year (if you count the remake) and it's across 4 different consoles.  Only two of the games are all that similar.  

And they do sell well.  Of the five games you mentioned, 3 are million sellers.  One missed the million mark by 30K, despite coming out on a dead system.  The other one that missed the million mark was a special edition thing which was produced in limited quantities.  

The games all scored above 80% in aggregate critic rankings.

So, Nintendo is happy, America is happy, Japan is happy, and critics are happy.  And if Europe isn't happy, they can make like Kirby and suck it. :)

One game per year is A LOT.

And Kirby: Return to Dreamland only scored 77% on metacritic. And it's an average platformer that only gets high points because it's Kirby. 

HAL should try something new, perhaps it could sell a lot more than Kirby. It's worth a shot. Basically every game made by Nintendo sells at least one million copies. Kirby should take a break. 

We haven't had a Metroid game since 2007, no Star Fox since 2011, no F-Zero since 2004, no Golden Sun, no Wave Race, no Batallion Wars, etc.