The Nintendo Switch and a New IP Renaissance

[IsawYoshi]

Luke888 said:

IsawYoshi said:

What is this thief game you're talking about? 

 

Yeah they're constantly hiring new people to the teams, and probably expanding gradualy in that sense. I was talking more of entirely new studios, preferably some in europe and america this time. Seing as they unlike sony and microsoft have to carry the console almost entirely on their shoulders I think they would benefit from having a broader range of games and genres avalible, and it looks like they need to do that themselves. 

as spemanig brought up in the OP Nintendo asked Aonuma to work on a new IP and he said that if he had the opportunity to work on a new IP that wasn't Zelda he would have loved to make a game about a thief (likely as a contrast to Zelda which revolves around a hero). 

As for making new studios you have to keep in mind that it takes a lot of money, especially in the west (reports say that Retro is the most expensive studio for Nintendo) and Nintendo likely is playing it safe since they're coming from the Wii U, they can't simply buy CD Projekt Red, Naughty Dog and open 5 new other teams of similar quality so that each one of them can work on an established IP/new game

Buying is expensive yes, which is why I would suggest that they start up the studios from scratch. Very much the same way that retro was made. Although it may be more expensive I still think that an increased install base would be worth it. Not to mention that the games could make the studios worth it themselves.