Tech

5 franchises that Nintendo has forgotten

How much the prophecy that from time to time, a Nintendo console breaks molds and sells hundreds of millions. The Switch, against all odds, is one of them. But is there any Blockbuster Nintendo IP We Haven’t Seen Yet On Switch? Let’s review those games that have not yet gone through the Nintendo hybrid and that we miss a lot.

nintendogs

nintendodogs

My sister and I insisted for many years to our parents to have a pet. However, the most we get is that they give her the nintendogs. And, we soon understood that this game had to be shared. Would Nintendo DS have come to sell such a huge number of consoles if not for nintendogs?

5 days after launch nintendogs it had sold 25 million copies. Also, she did it with a strategy very similar to Pokémon —it is noted that Miyamoto was one of the creators— with 3 editions for Japan and the United States and 4 for Europe. Its sequel with cats may not have been as successful on 3DS, but it is inexplicable that the Big N has not squeezed this franchise for Switch again, although it is true that there are alternatives from other studios. Nintendo, do it for the children who will only be able to have a pet virtually. We beg you.

WiiFit

We know. The spiritual successor of WiiFit is Ring Fit Adventure. But, the concept is so different, that there may still be room for a ‘Switch Fit’. Removing the balance tests and that of putting an age to your physical state in the purest style of Dr. Kawashima’s magufo, the exercises of yoga and toning from WiiFit They were serious and demanding. Bringing back the Wii Balance Board or a slightly more modern and advanced accessory would not be bad at all. Nor should we rule it out considering that Nintendo has finally decided to continue Wii Sports.

Golden Sun and Mario & Luigi RPG

golden sun

Nintendo has been mistreating a genre for many years now: the JRPG. The video games of the saga Mario & Luigi they ended up dying. Paper Mario ceased to be Paper Mario after the second installment, where the role and combat went into the background and the foundations of what the saga was were forgotten. Pokémon no longer offers a challenge even to young children. AND golden sun has been forgotten for many years.

So much Paper Mario What golden sun it was two o’clock gateways to JRPGs with turn-based combat. As Eric says of Legends and Videogames, «what you play when you are 10 years old conditions you all your life». It won’t do any good for Nintendo to have that nice association with Square Enix (Octopath Traveler, Triangle Strategy, live a live…) if they don’t release games of the same quality genre and for that child audience that will end up consuming those more advanced titles in the future.

f-zero

One day, a development that was meant for you ends up becoming the first Mario Kart. Soon after, people start to show interest in the new guy. And, when you least expect it, you are in the cardboard box of toys that Andy is going to donate.

Knowing that Nintendo is not going to develop a new Mario Kart for Switch, wouldn’t it be the perfect opportunity to try again with F-Zero? Or have they already regretted stealing the gravity mechanic from this game to add it in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe?

Related Articles

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *