I am surprised by the lack of Nintendo X Lego games.

[Darwinianevolution]

KLXVER said:

Darwinianevolution said:

Well, Hyrule Warriors was a pretty great success for both Nintendo and Tecmo Koei (I don't know how well SMTxFE did). Whether Nintendo invested funds in HW or not, the game did a pretty decent profit for a medium-tier game, and we'll probably see a sequel to it on the Switch. My point is, even if Nintendo has to somewhat invest in funds on a Nintendo Lego game (which it wouldn't be that much money, even if fully funded, which I doubt Nintendo would allow), the game would still sell well enough to grant a profit for both parts. Nintendo games sell well, Lego games sell well, so the crossover wouldn't be a flop, at least. Like I said, a Nintendo Lego game is a pretty safe bet.

So what if say the Mario Lego game is a success then? So now we get a new game with Mario in it every few years instead of making something new.

It just seems like you want Nintendo to have exclusives just to have them. What person who isnt interested in Mario games will buy a Switch to play Lego Mario? The people who will buy Lego Mario are probably mostly Nintendo fans that love Mario. So we get that instead of a new cool IP.

I just dont get the argument for this.

I don't want Nintendo to make games for the sake of making games. But the more games we have, the better, that is true for every platform. Not every game can be, or has to be, a system seller.

Once again, I'm just surprised that this kind of crossover hasn't happened as of yet, considering how easy and profitable it could be.  If I had to choose between having a new IP from Nintendo, or 3rd parties like GTA or Persona on the Switch over a Nintendo Lego game, I would choose the former, but I don't really know why hasn't it happened as of yet.