...do you think they´d finally be able to make an extremely good, 3D Sonic game that´s true to its 16-bit roots?

I know fun is subjective, but most people who played Sonic games since the original one on the Genesis will say no Sonic game since the Saturn (or 32X?) came close to the fun found in blue hedgehog´s first games.

The consensus is Nintendo was able to give their Mario franchise a smooth and revolutionary transition from 2D to 3D, while Sega wasn´t.

So, do you think if they bought the Sonic IP from Sega, they´d finally make that "Sonic 64" many have been waiting for so long? (and I´d think most have lost hope)

interesting point im sure it couldnt be worse than the current games made by sega. Id tell em to give it a shot.

Lets see: List of franchises Ninty have successfully converted from 2d-3d

Mario
Zelda
Metroid
Kart
F-zero
Donkey Kong

List of franchises Ninty messed up in the transition
None

They could do it.

Although I don't think it would be as hard as the Mega Drive games

MASCOT FORCE!

Nintendo needs to do an reworked version of the Subspace Emissary from SSBB, and make it more platformish controls and have it include Mario and other characters. Go back to the graphic style seen in that.

they would make something awesome.

They would make something awesome, but the reviewers would just trash it and bash it like every other 3D Sonic game since the 3D jump. That's just how it works apparently, they'd just stay grounded in their whole "Sonic does not work in 3D" ideaology.

I think Sega isn't trying that hard since it's not on their system anymore.
And Nintendo should make a Super Mario Bros. 4 in 16 or 8 bit.

no, sonic is dead. IGN just gave the new one a 3.9.

Not even the combined efforts of Nintendo AND Naughty Dog could save it (2 best platformers ever - Crash Bandicoot and Mario)

@neptune
Agreed.