"Putting Nintendo franchises on smartphones would reach more players - but it might be economic suicide in the long-term
Amidst all the speculation and chatter about Nintendo's future, there are moments when it is crystal-clear exactly why the company has been such an intrinsic part of the world of videogames for nearly 30 years. Watching social networks light up with chatter about Animal Crossing: New Leaf - a game which lacks built-in social media functionality yet has provoked more sharing and discussion within my networks than any dedicated social title of the past five years - is one of those moments. At its very best, Nintendo is spectacularly, peerlessly and almost embarrassingly good at making games.", writes GamesIndustry.
After being benched for 20 years, and returning only to be forsaken again despite being a splendid game, it's time Kid Icarus gets salvation.
INDIE Live Expo, Japan’s premiere online digital showcase series , will debut never-before-seen games & content updates across more than 100 titles on May 25th.
The Nintendo Switch is potentially nearing its lifespan, and several Wii U games haven't found their way over as ports yet.
I think it's better to leave games like AC: Amiibo Festival and Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash forgotten on the Wii U. Best case, they are mediocre games; worse case, they are very bad. It was a dark time for the Wii U, and the first only exists to sell Amiibo cards, whereas the second was put together in a couple of months with a shoestring budget, and it shows.
The rest of the list does have some really cool games, though. I would love to see a remake of Star Fox Zero with decent controls, and Xenoblade X doesn't require that much modification to work.
Same as Paper Mario color splash. One of the best wiiu games and getting even better with dual screen. Same reason why i prefer Splatoon 1
This article leaves out Nintendo's most controversial game to date devils Third.
I personally found the cover system really fun in that one compared to at the time most fps games completely lacking one.
Kirby is always ignored or forgotten by people, so good to see it mentioned here.
Play Kirby Canvas Curse on DS, and then play Rainbow Curse on Wii U, they're really fun and unique 'platformers' without any actual jumping.
This new leaf game reeks of that facebook farm sim lol. Waaaaay to casual.
It's funny how nintendo is basically developing smartphone games for their wiiu console, yet refuses to develop actual smartphone titles.
At this point it's written in stone, nintendo will NEVER AGAIN compete directly with Sony or microosft. They have permanently relegated themselves to secondary console status. So you might as well drop out of the hardware race and just make software.
The majority of nintendo games the past 8 years have been lame, causal shovelware anyway. Might as well just come to terms, nintendo.
FRiST!
Animal Crossing has been a lasting series. It has had 4 games each selling well. It came before the Facebook games and "this new leaf" is on the 3DS not the Wii U.
They should join with Sony, that would be masterful, but in the end Nintendo has always done it's own thing. I am a Sony guy myself, but please don't comment on things you obviously know nothing about.
And for you being "FRiST!" Whatever that means, good job! Do you want a cookie for it?