@CarnageHeart said:
Let me note that I am talking about real games in the series, not random unrelated games with familiar franchises slapped on them (Mario themed Tetris knockoffs and suchlike).
There's an odd dichotomy because while Nintendo stays conservative with the main games they are fast to whore out the IP (Dynasty Warriors Zelda, Zelda CDI, Mario popping up in NBA Street, etc, etc.). Its kind of interesting how they have been much more restrained Nintendo has been with the Pokémon franchise (consequently, the release of Pokemons is still an event).
When talking about diversity and Starfox, you must be referring to the game originally known as Dinosaur Planet that Miyamoto forced to become a Star Fox game. Star Fox Adventures is a prime example of why Miyamoto's ascension has been problematic for Nintendo. Miyamoto is a great creative talent, but he has smothered Nintendo in the core arena because he forces almost everything to conform to his vision and become part of one of his pet franchises.
First of all, Star Fox Adventures was a great game. They also had a 3ds game and Star fox Assault (while it wasn't very good, it is still a new idea for the franchise.) Secondly, as you only pointed out Star Fox, you accept that the other franchises have shown great diversity correct?
One example does not make a pattern. Miyamoto recently came up with Wii Music and Pikmin. How many iconic franchises does one man have to create to get some respect. As for Nintendo as a whole, this is a list of franchises that Nintendo has created in the last 13 years (not my list):
WarioWare, Eternal Darkness, Mario & Luigi RPG, Golden Sun, Luigi’s Mansion, Pikmin, Xenoblade Chronicles, Baten Kaitos, Pandora’s Tower, The Last Story, Wii Sports, Wii Fit, Wii Music, Wii Party, Wii Play, Mario vs DK, Soma Bringer, Legend of Starfy, Elite Beat Agents, Rhythm Heaven, Fluidity, Endless Ocean, Magical Vacation/ Magical Starsign, Excitebots/Excite Truck, Chibi Robo, Steel diver, Fossil Fighter, Art Academy, Glory of Heracles, ASH: Archaic Sealed Heat, Electroplankton, Drill Dozer, Art Style, Line Attack Heroes, Flingsmash, Disaster Day of Crisis, Captain Rainbow, Battalian Wars, Geist, Odama, Hamtaro, Meteos, Giftpia, bitGeneration, Art Style, Zangeki no Reginleiv, Zekkyo Senshi Sakeburein, Jet Impulse, Chosoju Mecha MG, and project hacker.
What other dev can come close to that.
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