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The last one was Yoshi's Story on the N64 in 1998, three generations ago.

For a company with a reputation for milking their brands, Nintendo sure has a thing for putting franchises on ice for extended periods.

By the same token it's been 9 years since the last Starfox, (10 years on consoles) 11 years since the last F-Zero... (12 years on consoles)

Then there's Kid Icarus, which was dormant for 26 years.