After watching the last Nintendo Direct I can't help but to notice how pretty much all the titles shown there were... so uninspired. Ports, low budget games, RELAUNCHING of a 2013 game to add flippin amiibo compatibility... I felt really underwhelmed while watching the whole thing.

But this is not something new at all. Nintendo has done this same thing during the last years. Mario Party 10, Kirby and the Rainbow Course, Mario Tennis Ultra Smash, Metroid Prime Federation Force, Animal Crossing HHD, New Super Mario Bros. 2... even games that are pretty damn good like Super Mario 3D World or A Link Between Worlds feel somehow "weak"compared to other entries in previous consoles. Sure, we have pretty big megatons like Xenoblade Chronicles X, Super Smash Bros. 4, Mario Kart 8, Bayonetta 2, Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon, Splatoon or Kirby Planet Robotot... but I really feel like Nintendo is not even trying to make awesome games. Or at least, not with the same enthusiasm they did in a not that far time.

I've been replaying Super Mario Galaxy this week. And damn, I wish I had a Mario game of that caliber on my Wii U. I want to play a Mario game like Galaxy and feel amazed by the creativity of the level design, the gameplay, the incredible soundtrack... heck, the sense of adventure. That's something that Mario has never had until Galaxy came out and it felt great. I want a Metroid game with amazing graphics and with the same quality in every aspect as Super Metroid, Zero Mission or the Prime series. I know it's not Nintendo's most profitable IP so I'm not expecting a Metroid title every 1-2 years, but damn, we've spent 6 years until we got a damn spin off! I want to play a Mario Party game with my friends without thinking that it was "meh" or even boring. How hard can it be to make a good party game? They nailed it with Wii Party not too long ago, and that was a new IP. Why are they struggling to make it right with an stablished IP that has always been the pinacle of party games? I want them to stop making an incredible amount of spin offs and start thinking in bigger things. I'm tired of their attitude. Everyone shits on the Wii and even the Gamecube to some extent. But even with all the problems the Wii had, I never thought Nintendo was holding back. They consistently impressed me with game after game. And I can't say the same with this generation of consoles. Sure, we had some great games. But there were too many times for my taste when I felt disappointed when it comes to Nintendo titles.

Breath of the Wild, which is the only Nintendo game confirmed for NX so far sounds promising. And they say they want to fix the mistakes they made with the Wii U with NX. I hope they're right. Because right now... I don't feel too happy about Nintendo. Not at all.

Nintendo needs to be straightforward and go with the obvious, like "People like Metroid. Lets give them a good Metroid. The End."

Tbh i dont think we should be comparing nx titlea with that of 3ds end of lifetime titles

It's not only 3DS end of lifetime titles. It's Wii U's entire lifetime. Is 3DS games like Super Mario 3D Land, Mario Kart 7, New Super Mario Bros. 2 or even A Link Between Worlds. All of them are good games, maybe even great. But in one way or another, they lack ambition. They fail to deilver the same quality that Nintendo offered with the same IPs on the past. And by the way, 3DS is not even close to what the DS had to offer.

Nintendo usually makes arcade style or more straight forward games. They are not going to make an in-depth game like GTA or Skyrim. Its too expensive for them and without third party support, they need to pump out games. Its been really bad this gen, so quality has decreased for several of their franchises in the past 2 years.

nintendo is obsessed with maintaining a low budget and their games and hardware. i don't think that will change with NX.

That's not entirely true. Sure, they have an strong affinity to side scrolling games. But we have never experienced a situation as bad as this one. Last gen we had not one but two big 3D Mario titles. Last gen we had not one but two  home console Zelda games (kinda). Last gen we had not one but three new Metroid titles + the Prime Collection. Last gen we had not one but two brand new handheld Zelda games.  Last gen we experienced the creation of new IPs such as Xenoblade Chronicles, Pandora's Tower, The Last Story, Hotel Dusk... IPs that don't sell that well but still, they invest money and efforts on them. Last gen we got old franchises like Golden Sun, Donkey Kong Country, Punch Out or Sin and Punishment revived.

I'm not asking Nintendo for Skyrim or GTA games. I'm asking Nintendo to do their best as they did in the past instead off making zero efforts like they are doind now.

Its because the WiiU sold like shit. If the NX does well, then we probably will get multiple games in certain franchises and Nintendo might take more chances. Thats just the sad truth of it.

I agree with this. They better not cut corners with the next 3D Mario game! >:(

Preach!