Nintendo is still against annual franchises

[Samus Aran]

Kerotan said:

Samus Aran said:

Donkey Kong Country isn't called Mario, nor is Yoshi's Woolly World or Captain Toad.

Mario doesn't feature in any of these (upcoming) games.

I never said it did although they're still extensions of the series.  was thinking more,  Mario Party this year,  Mario kart last year, Mario 3D the year before. 

3 radically different games.

I wish I could give you a non-Nintendo example, but non-Nintendo studios really suck at creating spin-offs it seems.

Is Mario Kart also a Zelda game? Link is in it.