I personally was expecting Zod since he's made a thread similar to this before.

Now i don't really agree with you outside of the point on repeat iterations getting a little out of hand like the recently announced remakes for pokemon sapphire or how each generation basically has 3 iterations that are basically the same game with slight changes or mario donkey Kong etc basically being the same after 20 years etc 

But regardless I congratulate you on the size of your balls

That doesnt really matter because Final Fantasy games generally have the same gameplay philosophy much like Mario games, Pokémon games, Zelda games and so on. Unless of course, your only real complaint is that you dont like the character design of Mario/ Luigi, Zelda/ Link, Pikachu/ Whatever.

You dont see Mario in every Nintendo title. You don't see Link in every Nintendo title. You don't see Kirby in every Nintendo title. You don't see Pikachu in every Nintendo title. You will see them in games that require them. Mario Kart has always been a "get together" of popular Nintendo characters, so naturally it will feature characters from across a number of different games and genres. Same goes for Smash Bros.

The main thing you need to look at here is that Nintendo don't spam these games out. You get one Mario Kart per gen, per-platform. You get one Smash Bros. per gen (shifting to per-platform).

Now that I have your attention, look at this what you said -

How on Earth can you call them over-rated?

They review well with critics, they sell extremely well over and over again and they continue to be key IP for Nintendo. What is over rated about them, if they continue to sell Millions and Millions with each passing release while constantly picking up high scoring reviews and awards?

This links back to the whole Final Fantasy thing. What makes Final Fantasy different to Zelda, Pokémon or Mario other than the point that Final Fantasy sometimes introducing a new cast of characters?

you know what I'm sick of? Realistic game after realistic game that is only good with one playthrough and is boring the next, and ages terribly. you know what else? the Last of Us. waaaaaay to focused on cinematic story and graphics, that will eventually look old and dated. I want to play a video game, not a movie.

Nintendo makes Video games, and everyone else makes mostly Realistic based games that look dated after a few years, because of poor artstyle, and is over focused on story rather then gameplay. in other words, interactive movies.

not saying all companies but Nintendo does this, but im mainly looking at Sony here. Nintendo although sometimes is guilty for rehashing the same formula, they know what they are doing, they know how to make VIDEO GAMES.

To think that I idlely sat by to allow others to forget so that I could strike again! Why Rol?!

Of course, my complaint is that there is too many Mario, Zelda, Pokemon, and not enough fresh new things like X. X as a matter of my opinion, looks so much better than Mario games.

Its fine if you don't like my criticism, but let me make myself clear. The difference between games like Final Fantasy, against Mario, Zelda, and Pokemon is clear as day for me. The storyline, action, graphics, progression, and characters is all better. The story is what makes Final Fantasy. The best thing is that the characters is always different. (unless its a sequel like the FF13 series). Mario in the other hand, all they do is throw in the same characters and a new plot, and upgrade graphics for the new nintendo console. I can almost guarantee you a new Mario is in the works. spoiler: Princess is going to get kidnapped again.

Well, I took the Mario comment to be along the lines of the tradition complaint with using the same characters, same story archetype (or really complete lack of one), with the very few new gameplay mechanics introduced (part of the genre really). Whereas, FF games take place in different worlds, with new combat and progression systems, with new characters, etc. Final Fantasy is a brand rather than Mario which is a series of characters.

Hey Carl, just a reminder. You liked Final Fantasy XIII. Remeber back to the good old days when you saw Light and Hope.

This thread is awesome. There is a reason Mario, Zelda, and Pokémon keep going. They are successful franchises that continue to get great support. Oh, and you like FF eh? That's funny from what you said in your post.

I was hugely excited for the game before it released and liked it for the first 10 or so hours before I realised what was going on.

I prefer XIII to X at least.

Nintendo makes fresher games with reused franchises than most studios do with new ones.