It’s kind of a double edged sword here. On the one hand, it would certainly be nice to see new Nintendo IPs again during the Switch 2, since Splatoon is basically their last truly notable one a full decade ago.
On the other hand, Nintendo has so many interesting existing IPs at this point that they haven’t even been able to get to them all on a console like Switch that’s wildly successful and has had an 8 year life cycle. We’ve gotten no new Star Fox, Punch Out, Donkey Kong platformer, Kid Icarus, F-Zero, or Earthbound on Switch - all franchises I can guarantee have untapped potential to make a great new entry in that likely would have sold well on Switch. Not only that, but just those IPs alone represent a huge array of genres.
So if Nintendo wants to make a new JRPG, why not just bring back Earthbound instead like people have been clamoring for? If they want to make a bee fighting game, why not just do a new punch out? If they want to make a new racer, why not F Zero? Etc etc etc.
On top of all that, Nintendo often uses their best new ideas for their flagship franchises, like Mario and Zelda. For example, if I’m not mistaken, Splatoon was originally conceived as a Mario game. The only reason it didn’t happen was because they realized the concept just really didn’t make sense for that IP.
So I think that’s the only way new Nintendo IPs are really a good idea at this point and would get made. If they have a new concept/idea that legitimately doesn’t fit any of their many, many storied franchises. Which is unlikely tbh.
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