DevilRising on 25 February 2015
Nintendo has always supported franchise spin-off side projects.
See: Dr. Mario, the old Mario Gold (on NES), Mario Kart, Yoshi's Safari, Kirby's Pinball, etc. etc. etc.
This is nothing new. And technically, Sony at least has been doing this, with things like the LBP racing game, Jak Racing, etc.
