Retro Studios can't even be Nintendo's Rareware. It can't release as many games the the diversity in a timely manner

That's because developing games has become a much more complex and time consuming process than during the SNES and N64 days. Retro Studios would need a team of 500 people at least to reach the same output as Rare.

As it stands now Retro Studios only employs about a 100 people. Nintendo should invest more in the company and make it as big as Naughty Dog...

i do agree with the thread mostly.

Donkey Kong was not really needed.
There are enough 2d Plattformers on the wii u

- NSMBU
- NSLBU
- Yoshis Wolly World
- Mario Maker
- Raymen Legends
- Kirby

Did i missed something?

2d plattformers are not nintendos problem.

but alot gamers dont care about 2D plattformers. The 2d plattformers day are gone long ago.

Donkey Kong was developed by Retro AND Next level games.
So Nintendos both best west developer created another game, the wii u library have far more then enough.

This time was so wasted.


I expect a quality HD 3D Game (like Metroid) would easily need about 4-5 Year to develop.
So if they started just after DK release in 2013, we may see a AAA-Quality Game in 2017.
Thats to late.

Even Retro wont be able to make more like a COD-game in 2-3 Years.