I haven't been wowed by a Nintendo console game reveal since Galaxy 1. What they're doing is the very definition of playing it safe, and considering the position the Wii U is in, there's nothing wrong with that. But in all honesty, who do they honestly think they're kidding? A console sequel to a 3DS 3D Mario was one of the biggest "fuck you"s to Nintendo fans i've ever seen and yet they took it with a smile on their face. I don't know how gamers willingly accept some of this laziness while disparaging annual releases like CoD or AC.

Also after 3D World's reveal I take back everything negative I said about Sonic Lost Worlds.

They play it safe more than anyone else. If Nintendo went a couple of years without throwing out the usual Mario, Pokemon, Zelda or Donkey Kong they'd collapse in no time.

All they have is the same tired recycled franchises. The same characters doing the same thing in every game with little to no story.

That statement is true, but Nintendo ARE infact playing it safe. Its a shame their most ambitious title X is getting no love from them, they're treating it like some random game in the line up that we shouldn't worry about right now. They should be pushing for that game really hard, saving it as the last thing for their conferences, releasing dev interviews and giving live demo's for the press. Essentially they need to start trying to hype their new core projects instead of just hoping they catch on.

This.

I also agree with Veknoid.

Tomb Raider (reboot) came after Uncharted...so, yeah right.

Playing it safe? Yes.
What defines a new IP? Gameplay or new setting or/and both...

End of story.

I think people aren't getting the whole "playing it safe" thing. In one sense, it is playing it safe, but the way Miyamoto is talking it is not. The games that are "playing it safe" are also held to a certain standard. Sequels are NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT and I repeat again NOT always safe bets. They rarely are. If a game is critically acclaimed the first time, it is usually a big risk to go for a sequel and match the quality of the last, if not beating it.
The only thing that's "safe" about what Nintendo is doing is that it will have that "character recognition" in it.

I'm still waiting to see the gaming community blast Activision when Call of Duty 34 releases.

I miss the Nintendo that produced Nintendogs, Brain Age, Brain Academy, Wii Sports, Wii Fit, Wii Music, etc.

Those were all great new IPs which were also new gameplay experiences.

I don't really count Nintendoland in with this group because it's mostly, if not totally all old gameplay experiences just reskinned and lumped together.

Actually, that is exactly what it means.