Ultrashroomz said: Snake for Smash! (Konami would probably make that impossible, though.)

I'm not so sure they would care. Now's a perfect time to get cash on the series before someone potentially ruins it (or Konami Mega Mans it). Right now Snake is relevant.

I would like to see him make new IP, cause that would be nice

I'd like to see him create a new IP or, since he was dabbling in the horror genre with Silent Hills, maybe see him work on a new Eternal Darkness.

Any specific genre, or are you open to that as well?

He would have his own studio, borrowing a handful of devs from various other Nintendo studios, like how Sakurai made Kid Icarus.

And he would make Mother 4.

You sir have just officially out crazied me, lol. Though, wow that would be awesome!

I honestly don't think there needs to be a Mother 4. The series creator is retired, and the three games are self-contained. It is a complete series in my eyes.

Kojima is a writer. He weaves crazy stories that have emotional depth alongside over-the-top silliness. I couldn't think of a Nintendo franchise that would be a good fit for him in terms of the tone of the series, until I thought of Mother. Likewise, I struggle to think of a designer who would be a good fit to continue the Mother franchise, but Kojima kind of fits the bill. I think he could do a good job with that kind of game, even though he hasn't to my knowledge made an RPG before.

Maybe F-Zero. Yeah, he can also make F-Zero. At least, I'd love to see his interpretation of those characters, whatever form that would take.

could be great, can he do anything but mgs. i dont think ninty was to spend the money on production values that he would want.

Well, like Xenoblade couldn't be a new adventure? Lots of games get passed on and changed, some for the better, some worse.

Sure there could be more Mother. Without Itoi I'm not sure I would consider it "Mother" since the games are pretty much self-contained. It's not like most Nintendo franchises where they have loads of recurring characters. Each game is its own beast, with maybe a few references to previous entries or familiar faces.

Xenoblade is a good point. Would "Xeno-" really be an appropriate title if Takahashi wasn't involved? He's the only reason Xenoblade was renamed from Monado: Beginning of the World. So I think a new designer and team could (and should!) create a "Mother"-like game, but I wouldn't necessarily call it Mother.