Nintendo Offers Metroid And Mother 3 Fans Some Very Slight Hope

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VGPolyglot said:

Veknoid_Outcast said:

What annual franchises? We got a Zelda game in 2011, 2013, and now 2017. Smash Bros. in 2001, 2008, and 2014. Mario Kart in 2005, 2008, 2011, 2014, and now 2017. Animal Crossing in 2005, 2008, 2013, and, in 2015, a couple spin-offs. 

Your Zelda list is ignoring Ocarine of Time 3D, Majora's Mask 3D, Wind Waker HD, Twilight Princess HD, Hyrule Warriors, Hyrule Warriors Legends and Triforce Heroes. Zelda basically is an annual franchise now.

I agree there has been a regrettable number of Zelda remasters lately but mainline games typically arrive every 2-3 years. I'm sure that will be the case moving forward.