I would like this generation expand many genres into open-world, at last:
FIFA - could have big portions of the game as open world, letting you play as a fan, a manager, a player etc.
Mario platforming - let us enjoy the whole Isle Delfino and run around exploring.
Metroid - No man's sky style
Racers - let us leave the cars sometimes for swap-meets, meeting the guys down at the garage, etc
Puzzle games - Jonathan Blow shows how to do it
Pokémon - should have been open world from the beginning.
Sim City - building my city and the living in it.
Civ - conquer the world in "real life"







