I think Monolith Soft has the right to be in the conversation with Retro, and even, Intelligent Studios for being an elite Nintendo studio outside of the EADs. Game Freak and HAL could also be considered as well considering their legendary franchises. I think Retro's track record is still great, even though consumers may have thought Tropical Freeze was too safe as their first HD project. Monolith Soft provided an overwhelming game in Xenoglade Chronicles X that, at least, met most of the expectations. Tough call, considering how much I appreciate how both studios have taken chances and have succeed. Nevertheless, Nintendo is lucky to have both of them, along with their other studios, in order to be where they are.







