Nintendo is still against annual franchises

[Kerotan]

 

Samus Aran said:

Kerotan said:

they are all in the mario universe. they milk it very well and that's not exactly a bad thing. they are smart enough to mix it up. 

pokemon is still publised and owned by them. 

and i'm not saying anualized. I'm saying lots of them get many per gen. 

There's more difference between Mario Kart and Super Mario 3D World than every shooter in existence.

So you're really saying this is a Mario game? You could make a better case that this is a Metroid game lol (something only people who played this game with a keen eye will understand :p).

Is this also a Mario game?

The mario series gets a bunch of games every gen. It's their biggest franchise so nintendo have expanded it.  Doesn't change the fact the likes of it and pokemon are pretty much annualised.  It's not a negative btw.  I'm saying that some of their franchises get a lot of games but others don't get enough.