Nintendo is looking interesting again for the first time in almost a decade..

[Pyro as Bill]

Soundwave said:

Pyro as Bill said:

You forgot nostalgia, gimmick and casual.

No Nintendo Bingo for you.

Maybe so, but it doesn't really change the fact that it's true. 

A "bubble" is about the best term for it, just like things like Backstreet Boys and Twilight movies ... those were huge, but once the bubble popped it was over and fast. Or other examples in gaming -- Guitar Hero. Pokemon Go may also be headed down that path. 

It happens. 

Given that NSMB Wii/DS and Mario Kart Wii/DS have sold 6m since 2013 (ps4/xb1 release) whereas games like Ass Creed, Uncharted, Arkham, infamous are stuggling to match last gen's sales, I'm not so sure it was the Wii/DS that was the bubble.