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1, 2 Switch isn't exactly lighting the world on fire, there's very little to no buzz about it on social media amongst casuals and it selling about as well as Nintendo Land in Japan, I don't think Snipperclips is really what anyone is buying a Switch for either. 

It's fine to try these ideas now and again, but Nintendo should remember first and foremost what is driving their sales right now and that's a big, epic game like Zelda and the fact that their system doesn't look like a child's toy with Saturday morning cartoon advertising. They should focus on continuing that, not every wheel needs to be reinvented. 

The problem too with "shallow" or simpler games is that people don't see the value in those games as in they sure as hell don't want to pay even $10 for them in many cases (sorry Mario Run). That's what mobile has done to the gaming market, especially for casuals, they are allergic to paying for games because why should they, they know there's 20 different games waiting for them for free, paying even $10 for them is an absurd idea, Nintendo trying to charge $40-$50 for this stuff is outdated thinking. 

Zelda: BotW (big, epic takes on Nintendo IP) and Splatoon (fresh, fun takes on popular genres) are the way forward, not looking backwards, if they forget this they are going to get themselves into trouble again.