Nintendo will release ALL THEIR IPS this gen...just let work

Nintendo's best selling IPs are Mario, Pokemon, and the Wii series. We already have New Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Galaxy, Pokemon Platinum just came out, and Wii Sports Resort is just around the corner. Hell, we're getting the first Punch-Out!! game since 1994.  And Kid Icarus hasn't had a game since 1991.  If both Punch-Out!! and Kid Icarus get brought back from the dead in the same generation, I will be very very very happy with Nintendo. Then I'll beg them to bring back Pilotwings.

"I am sick and tired of these motherfucking wii complainers on this motherfucking internet. Everybody strap in. I'm about to open some fucking heads."

Sorry was watching Snakes on a Plane. Epic line.

Franchise - Wii year - GC year
Mario - 1 - 1
Zelda - 1 - 2
Smash - 2 - 1
Metroid - 1 - 1
Mario Kart - 2 - 2
Donkey - 1 - 3
Mario RPG - 1 - 3
Star Fox - ? - 1
F-Zero - ? - 2
Punch Out - 3 - ?
Pikmin - 3 - 1
Animal C - 2 - 1
Mario Party - 1 - 1

Abandoned their core franchise? Seems like they've covered them so far just as with GC with many years left to go.

We may well see a Kirby Wii, and there are llready 3 Kirby games on the DS

And anyway, if you think Kirby, Starfox, Donkey Kong platformers and Kid ICarus are 'Nintendo's biggest Franchises' then you need to do more browsing on VGChartz

Nintendo's 3 big franchises are Mario, Pokemon and Wii ________

After that would probably be Zelda, Animal Crossing and Smash Bros

Donkey Kong might be their next biggest, I'm not sure. Regardless, we have a Donkey Kong racer on the Wii and a platformer on the DS

It is a shame we aren't getting Lylat Wars/Starfox for the Wii. But its been going downhill ever since the first.

Kid Icarus hasn't seen a release since 1991 as Rhubang said, if we do get it, it's a bonus

because party games are cheaper and sell almost as well. I'm sure they'd rather make 3 new Wii series games then 1 full Mario game

If you'll note my previous post, you will see that Nintendo has released just as many core franchise IP's on Wii since launch as they had during the GC era in the same time frame.

Mario, Zelda, Mart Kart and Super Smash Brothers were their best selling IPs up until the Wii, right? My god!!! You are right!!! None of those have been released.

Damn looks like I was too late... Everyone already stated the obvious. Seriously though Kid Icarus?? It was on NES and GB not even close to N64 era. It has a cult following but that is about it. You didn't even list F-Zero (which we all know is going to eventually come out)............................................