A bit late on this, but this is something Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa said recently.

“Above all else, I base my decisions on the development leader’s way of thinking,” says Furukawa in a rare interview with Western media, and who spoke with TIME mostly through a translator provided by the company. “Nintendo is Nintendo because of our games, characters and IP. So giving our teams the freedom to experiment with new ideas is something I strongly agree with. Expansion can’t happen without the freedom to try something new, and the courage to step into unfamiliar territory.”

So he seems like the type who is willing to let the developers do whatever the hell they want so long as it turns some form of profit. I like this. It shows Nintendo will continue to keep a healthy balance of art, and business. I want no unique ideas like ARMS and Ring Fit Adventure going forward.

Source: https://time.com/5706432/nintendo-shuntaro-furukawa/

It all has start somewhere. No one knew SSSB, Splatoon or Animal Crossing would turn into the behemoths that they did. You can knock Nintendo for things like ARMS, Wii Music and 1-2 Switch, but at least Nintendo gives its devs the freedom to try them in the first place.

Why would anyone knock Nintendo for ARMs?

They can experiment with everything for all I care, just please give me traditional Paper Mario! One per gen, each referencing and building up on the story started in the original, TTYD, and Super (which had a good story if nothing else).

It has motion controls and that does not appeal to hardcore gamers. At least that's the reason why I don't play this game.

You don't have to use motion controls in ARMS, though.

Is there anything more pretentious than calling yourself a hardcore gamer?

Then play it with classic controls. Which it also have.

Here's an idea, and I want you to really hear me out on this:

Ahem...

...Turn. Them. Off...

And play the game with normal controls!

dunno.... he could also be Vegan, although I'm guessing he would have mentioned that in the first reply.