I never said not to make then its just they shouldn't be seen as the main part of the show. 2D Mario should be made first then 3D mario and 2D mario desearve a second outing on the same console more then 3D mario.  In short Arcade>3D. 3D is fine but is not the big system seller that will make nintendo rise to heven.

Excuse my ignorance, but i have no idea who directs what. Oracle of Ages/Seasons are fantastic and i wouldnt know if Capcom developed them unless I seen it flash on the screen. I only mention it, because it was in the article. What I got is that Mr. Malstrom believes that the 2d games will always outsell the 3d ones, which is not true in every case. Most, but not all. Zelda is one of those rare cases, GTA as well and i cant think of another

Not always. He's stated that racing games actually work better in 3D, since the racing is represented proper. He's also stated that FPS works better with proper 3D (cites Doom as a classic game, and notes that Call of Duty has great multiplayer, which is what makes it a hit). And GTA is actually something he says does the promise of 3D Zelda better than the 3D Zelda games did.

I have no problem with things like the Super Guide, because it's completely optional, and comes up only when you'd actually need it, like when you die 10 times in a row in a particularly tough spot of a specific level.  What I do have a problem with is when the game I'm playing comes to a grinding halt to spell out exactly what I need to do and where to go next, as is the case with pretty much every Zelda game since Ocarina of Time.

Other than the motion and touch-screen controls with the Wii and DS, Nintendo hasn't really done much boundary pushing this generation.  Games like Kirby's Epic Yarn are less about pushing boundaries and more about Nintendo working around the limitations of its own hardware through different art styles, much like they did with the cell shaded style in Wind Waker on the GC before giving in to the fan boys and goint with the more realistic looking approach in Twilight Princess.

And I agree with the second part of your post as to why Nintendo's home console sales slipped every generation between the NES and the Wii, except on price (N64 and GC both launched at $100 cheaper than their rivals the PS1 and PS2, but that wasn't enough to hold off Sony in either case.)  But not only was it due to tougher competition in each generation, it was also due in part to Nintendo shooting themselves in the foot with some of the decisions they made... like sticking with carts instead of CDs for the N64 (which caused much of the erosion of 3rd party support end exclusives they had enjoyed for 2 generations), and a whole list of missteps with the Gamecube, from their refusal to embrace DVD playback and the rapidly growing online gaming community, to the actual look of the system itself and the reinforcement of their image as a "kiddy company".

And that image still sticks with the so-called "core" gamers that now primarily game on 360 / PS3 / PC, and Nintendo needs the support of the "core" gaming audience if wants to be successful next generation with the Wii U (which is off to a rocky start judging from this year's E3 presentation, not to mention the horrible "Wii U" name).

Soo Nintendo will always fail if they don't listen to their fans? The fans didn't ask for alot of things nintendo has done and they turned out really successful. As a developer do you keep making the same 2d marios if they keep selling well even if you have a desire for something new? Sometimes I say fuck the consumer their nintendo.

Malstrom's right. How he says the public defines Nintendo really is how I define Nintendo. And that's exactly the reason I'm not a Nintendo fan. I don't want what Nintendo is most well known and loved for. I always wondered why I was meh on Nintendo, now I know why. I thought it was because I couldn't stand their Italian plumber with a pornstar moustache mascot, it is part of it for sure, but it's really more the nature of the games their most renowned for.

I always did want to play Legend of Zelda games, but they were never enough alone to convince me to get Nintendo consoles. Luckily my son wanted a 3DS and so saved up to buy one (I tried to tell him to wait for a re-design so that they would put 2 analog sticks on the unit as standard, but he wouldn't wait, though at least he waited for the price drop, which came sooner and larger than I thought it would). I pitched in a few $$ so for the first time ever I part own a Nintendo console. So now I will get to play OOT. I'm really looking forward to playing one of the all time greats.

all this seems awfully familiar.. I swear every time a new generation starts.. it starts with nintendo in a really really bad position... worse than ever! ..

before the wii and the ds started there was news going around nintendo was being bought by microsoft.. nintendo is no more! hurrah! .. now a new generation starts.. and again this time same people and new haters come on board with more reasons why nintendo is again no more! and they are soo sure of themselves!.. now this guy explains with 'deeper analysis' why nintendo is no longer nintendo .. and he is telling nintendo how to be nintendo.. err lol.. all because of the evil that is 3D.. evill...! ... Nintendo is EVIL3D! lol

I should be used to this.. nintendo is always doom before a new generation starts.. during the generation and also after.. and repeat!.. this time people can listen to this guy and rally behind him and be SURE again nintendo is definitely doom!..

err so what life goes on!.. Nintendo can do what ever the hell they want.. they dont want to make certain games so be it! its their business if they doom themselves.. ffs.

Hello Rol. I would like to have your opinion on why do you think the Wii U can not win the Wii audience. In my opinion I think that if is used right the Wii U can be more a succesor to the Nintendo DS than the 3DS! being the TV screen the upper Nintendo DS screen, and the Wii U controller screen the Nintendo DS touch screen. I would love to play a professor Layton game exclusive to the Wii U that use the Wii U controller capabilities like the touch screen or the camera to solve puzzles, or a Trauma Center game where you can perform surgeries in a certain part of the body using Wii U controller touch screen, That would be great. Then we can have our 2d Marios, 3d Marios, Mario Kart, Mario Party, Zelda, Metroid, Donkey Kong, Smash Brothers and F - Zero in high definition!. The Nintendo DS is my favorite gaming system of all time so if the Wii U can make those kind of games I am on board.

Another point that I would like your opinion is why is bad to have PS3/360 games on the Wii U. if I could play games like Mass Effect, The Elder Scrolls, Batman Arkham City, Battlefield and Assassin's Creed on my wii then I wouldn't need to own two consoles to play that kind of games. I prefer Nintendo first party games, so if I can have Nintendo first party games and quality third party games on the Wii U I would be very happy. And last, if the Wii U and 3DS can't win the DS/Wii Market, What do you think Nintendo next systems should had been. A Nintendo DS Advance? a Wii HD?

   

That was probably the best article i read from him (only read to be honest) and i`ll admit he his right, he`s also wrong here and there.

I think the biggest problem that he keeps forgetting is that not everyone grew in the NES and SNES days and that means that not everyone has the same vision (nostalgia) of Nintendo. Some were born on the days of simpler Nintendo titles, others were born where more complex titles were the rule.
It`s easy for me to remember Super Mario Bros. 1,2,3 and World because i played them when i was a kid and loved them and keep the nostalgia feeling about those games the same way i feel about Super Mario 64. Or for example, how great it was to play Zelda 1 and Zelda OOT and it still feels great to play them again.
The thing is, although there was a whole generation that was brought up on 2d gaming, simple controls and simple mechanics, there`s a new generation that was brought up on 3d gaming, complex controls and complex mechanics. And that is something Nintendo cannot ignore. The young gamers of today will be nostalgic about this new type of gaming, not the old type of gaming.
What i think he forgets is that there is a market for Nintendo games made this way: Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2 sold more than 16 million copies combined.

Nintendo can and should try to go for both kind of gamers even if it tries new things. Is Wii Sports, Brain Training, Nintendogs your typical Nintendo game? Didn`t they sell tens and tens of millions? Would they be the same without the new technology? No.

I won`t discuss why N64 and GC lost to PS1 and PS2, but i think it was less how Nintendo made their games and more what it didn`t offer that the competition offered.

I don`t agree that the Wii U disappoints. Why? Because it`s going for gamers that it lost during GC and Wii days? That`s actually quite good for business.
And no one knows what Nintendo`s full plans are. And i actually believe that the controller (which gives more that one way to play or more than one type of games) plus Wii Remote complatibility is a great idea.

I'm a NES kid, and the N64 is my favourite Nintendo console. If this is all correct, I shouldn't exist.