So, 13 seconds footage for Zelda HD during 2015...

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curl-6 said:

zorg1000 said:

I don't really buy the argument that the number of people who are interested in Nintendo IP has gone down significantly, I don't think Wii U is proof that people no longer like Nintendo, more like when Nintendo doesn't adapt to certain changes in the market and makes a plethora of mistakes than their platform will suffer which means Nintendo IP won't reach their potential sales.

That's the thing though, it isn't just their hardware that has failed to adapt to the market, but their software as well.

People still want Mario Kart and Smash Bros, but they no longer want an almost entirely E-rated lineup. They want more diversity than that, yet Nintendo's output remains extremely homogenous.

 

Ya I agree to an extent that they need to diversify more to appeal to mainstream western gamers but I don't think they should go out and start making M-rated games or copying other games like the ones u mentioned.

Nintendo currently has 3 western 1st/2nd party developers, Retro Studios which has experience with first-person adventure/shooters, I think they would be a good team to work on a first-person action RPG that combines elements of games like Metroid Prime, Bioshock, Fallout.

Next Level Games is a studio previously known for sports games yet they have recently been making things like Luigi's Mansion or Federation Force. I think they should become Nintendo's sports studio, they shouldn't just be Mario Sports titles and they shouldn't aim to compete directly against EA Sports but a series of sports games that blends aspects of Mario/EA Sports together that can appeal to fans of both sides.

Monster Games is a studio known for making racing games yet they have been porting Wii games to 3DS for the last few years, make them the racing studio but dont make a game that tries to compete with Gran Turismo/Forza, have them bring back games like Wave Race or make an arcade style racer that's in the style of the old Cruis'n series. And also hire Shin'en to make a fucking F-Zero game already.

And even though they are a Japanese studio, the head of Monolith recently said he's more interested in western style games and that's kinda where he would like to head with his next game (he already did to an extent with Xenoblade X compared to the original but I think he wants to take it a step further) so his next game should be a western inspired RPG that blends elements of games like Skyrim, Witcher & Xenoblade X.

Just a few ideas I have for some of their studios to appeal to westerners that allows them to still pump out their traditional IP.