Has Nintendo been a bit "stale" lately?

[Ljink96]

Looks like the general public is cranky for their Nintendo Direct. Luckily it should be just around the corner. Seriously though, I understand not liking a lot of Nintendo's 2022 offerings. However these games like you mentioned are big sellers. Games like Splatoon 3 will be a huge seller. Mario + Rabbids will be a huge seller. Kirby and the Forgotten Land was a huge seller. Pokémon Arceus was a huge seller. Switch Sports was huge. Bayo 3 is niche but it's probably a 2+ Million seller. Same for Xenoblade 3.

Nintendo is expecting huge software sales for the Fiscal Year so people are buying software. It's just that yeah the classic Nintendo franchises haven't been well represented in some time. No new 3D Mario, no new 3D Zelda or Top Down Zelda, no Donkey Kong, no Pikmin, no Star Fox, still haven't seen Metroid Prime 4, no new Mario Kart, and even their dormant franchises that could make huge comebacks are still dormant. They have Kid Icarus, Mother, Rhythm Heaven, Wario Land, Golden Sun, Punch Out, Mario & Luigi, and others that really should see new releases. Advance Wars should have released earlier this year but for understandable reasons it was pushed but seriously, Call of Duty is releasing during a war. I think a chibi toy strategy RPG should be fine to release. 

I know we always say "It'll be better next year" but I think 2023 will seriously be a great year for Nintendo. Simply because we already know very little about their 2023 and some of their studios development cycles should have recovered and ended by now. They were probably the development studio hit the hardest during the pandemic due to their incapacity to handle such an event properly. But I think things will look better next year. Especially since BOTW 2 should be a lock. But yeah it definitely depends on what types of games you're into. I've seen your sentiments echoed on social media and if you don't like JRPGs then 2022 so far is a bit of a miss. Personally I've loved their 2022 but I also love JRPGs.

Last edited by Ljink96 - on 21 August 2022