Good idea, I would like if Nintendo regularly would provide additional stuff for Mario Kart. But I assume they are through with the DLC with the two packs they have.

Annual means yearly, and while you can say it for Pokemon with remakes, what do you talk about Zelda?

If you say that, all Mario Kart games, Mario RPG games, Mario Golf, Doctor Mario, Captain Toad, Donkey Kong games and Smash Bros are Mario games. If you say that, you really can say Nintendo remakes Mario every minute.

But I have my difficulties. While they use characters/universe from other games, the games still function differently. If you do that Kingdom Heart are Final Fantasy games, and Super Smash bros Brawl is a Metal Gear Solid game.

Well, I would slightly disagree. ORAS for example does add 3D and internet and changes many little details on the original. So I would count these as new games.

On the other hand, Deus Ex Human Revolution Directors Cut includes the DLC and reworks the boss fights. While these changes make the game better, it doesn't really change the experience for players of the original.

Exactly, Nintendo doesn't milk their franchises as much as people think... with the exception of Pokémon. Remakes still count as new games. And lately Nintendo have been milking Zelda more than Mario. 

How many games are even annualized? Besides the sport games, I can only think of a few. Assassin's Creed, Call of Duty, probably Battlefield, and most likely Watch Dogs. There's not many franchises annualized.

I posted this in another thread before I realized this one existed. I'll add to it a bit at the end. :P

As far as the Wii U standing up to the test of time... I personally think it will. My Wii U library isn't huge, but one thing it has going for it is the endless replayability of most of the titles I own. Smash 4, W101, Hyrule Warriors, 3D World, Lego City UC, MK8, Wind Waker, and a few others, all quality games, all highly replayable. I could very easily see myself giving the Wii U the same love and attention that my Gamecube still gets to this day. 

A huge part of what makes Nintendo games so special, at least to me, is the bonding experience you get when playing with others. I found out my best friend won't quit playing a game unless he beats you, my wife adapts quick and applies your own strategies against you better than you could, my mother enjoys a good story, my buddies girlfriend is the quietest person in the world until you put a controller in her hand.

All of these things are what makes a console special to me. Nintendo does an excellent job of leveling the playing field and bringing people together. There isn't a single game on the console that I could play and walk away being mad that I did, nor is there a single game that I could beat today and play again tomorrow. These are the things that makes Nintendo who they are and I could tell from the moment I first held the gamepad and was surprised how light it was that I had something truly special.

good.

The only franchise that has been able to survive these annual releases(besides sports games) is CoD... And that is only because they went to a 3 year dev cycle.

Good. I only need one Mario Kart or one Smash Bros a gen. Nintendo is better off diversifying their lineup anyway. They can't afford to run franchises into the ground like certain other developers we can all name.

Problem is that they don't on wii u at least, what new, for instance what mascot has the WII U brought (yes I know splatoon is coming). It would also be a great thing if there where not that many 2d platformers on wii U it's getting a bit sad, since the phrase Nintendo only makes platformers is more accurate than on the twins there are only shooting games, diversity is kind a dead on wii u, less on 3ds. So nNintendo might be against annual franchises but they are defenitly against doing something new, which is something Sony, Microsoft, Ubi and EA still try once in a while.