How can Nintendo make their games big again?

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zorg1000 said:

curl-6 said:

I actually agree with you.

Nintendo isn't fulfilling even a fraction of the potential of their IPs these days. Games like Mario 3D World and Tropical Freeze may be polished for what they are, but they play it so safe that they ultimately feel like missed opportunities. Instead of pushing the envelope and aiming for greatness like they did in past gens, they are settling for "good enough" instead.

Not a single game they have released on Wii U has the boundary-shattering magnificence of games like Super Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime, or Ocarina of Time. Not one.

Nobody is going to look back in 10 years and talk about what a timeless classic New Super Mario Bros U was.

i agree to an extent with you and Spemanig.

You are right that 10 years from now NSMBU wont put on a high pedestal like Galaxy/Prime/Ocarina but Xenoblade X could be remembered as their first truly ambitious HD, open-world game. Splatoon could be remembered as their first online-focused shooter. Mario Maker could be remembered as Nintendo's entry into user generated based games.

Nintendo does get alot of flak for being behind on the times but in 2015 we saw them embrace open-worlds, online shooters, user generated content which is clearly a sign of them willing to pursue modern gaming trends.

Oh, I agree that games like Splatoon and Mario Maker will be remembered fondly, much like how we now remember games like Pikmin or the first two Paper Marios.

I just can't see them ending up on "best games of all time" lists the way the aforementioned games have.