Uncle Rupee
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I guess Metroid, F-ZERO, and Starfox aren't included in "the whole line-up"
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Miyamoto teases "new franchise" for 2014
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I guess Metroid, F-ZERO, and Starfox aren't included in "the whole line-up"
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
If he doesn't, someone at Nintendo needs to. As much as people love Mario and Zelda, we need a big new Nintendo IP.
The news is that it's a new IP from Miyamoto, not one from Nintendo (of which we get various each year).
Omg, Super Mario Sepak Takraw.
Miyamoto's New Project is FUCKING REAL LIFE POKEMON!
yea, it's a big difference. nintendo is probably making dozens of new IPs. the miyamoto one is the one that gets whatever budget he sees necessary.
StreetsAhead
Member
Some notes. Platinum, Good Fool, Atlus,& Namco are all working on 1st party projects though.
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
In a sense, this is almost the joke with Pikmin. It's a fan favorite and beloved, and Nintendo put a lot of work into crafting an original universe built around original gameplay (for consoles). And it didn't sell all that well.
Result? It took years to get a Pikmin 3 and in the meantime Nintendo fell back on reliable franchises for their core games.
I fear the problem may be that when people say they want "new IP" most of them really mean they just don't want to see Mario's face, but basically want a game that's just like some other popular game. But want it with this mystical idea of "Nintendo magic" so it'll be awesome or something.
And Nintendo will turn up with a new IP that does have a fresh face and wholly original game world... and also be built around an original genre and play mechanic and people will say "WTF this is a gimmick where's the Halo killer and the GTA killer."
Exterminieren
Banned
I wouldn't mind a Luigi's Mansion-style new franchise, as much as I'd prefer a new character to headline.
People are looking forward to it because it's a new Miyamoto IP. We don't get them too often.
Please point to me where people are saying this will save the Wii U.
People are looking forward to it because it's a new Miyamoto IP. We don't get them too often.
This whole thread is consists of "lol mario cooking u" and "wii music sux". Wherever those "some people" are they're not here.
Carpe Libertatem
Member
Who are you even talking to?
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Yeah, the complete irony is there. At the very least, better to make a masterpiece from a current IP than a mediocre new IP (with new IP itself being questionable).
Oh well. People will be like that. It's getting tiring to argue that it's better to pass through the posts.
Nostremitus
Member
Story...
I like a good story to go along with the gameplay. It's hard to create a good original story in an IP that has been beaten to death. Even good stories will seem lacking simply because there won't be that sense of discovery as the world has already been so fully developed in previous titles even if those may not have even been in the same genre... I'm not saying new games set in old worlds can't be good, but it's much harder to make them stand out.
Acquiescence
Member
Is it going to be an actual new franchise though, or is it just going to be another game of Mario discovering a new sport or something? Mario Darts. Mario Polo. Mario Bowls.
I don't think it "suddenly makes everything okay" for anyone. The thread has tons of snarky replies so I don't see where you are getting conclusions from. Plus, when one of the greatest figures in the gaming industry announces he is working on a new IP it's obvious people are going to be excited...
Miyamoto isn't the one who does the Mario sports games though. You're confusing him with developers like Hudson and Camelot.
You seem threatened by this. Don't worry, your favourite console will still sale well.
Try Mario & Luigi. Best thing which happened to the Mario IP since Strikers.
Thrillhouse
Member
No they will give us the likes of wii-music or wii-fit and the Nintendo defence-force will insist that they are new IPs too. Maybe so, but in the mean time Sony gives us something like the last of us, uncharted or knack and whatever else they have (I don't really follow Sony/Microsoft-news).
There is new ip and then there is new IP and there is a big bloody difference.
HYDE
Banned
No it is Super Adlez the Gnok Yeknod: Nimkip of Legend.
Star Falcon
Member
I am pessimistic until proven otherwise 
the future of the wii u isn't really that grim unless you cared about playing third-party games on the console. miyamoto is a legend, when he says he's back to making something new people pay attention.
StreetsAhead
Member
Or they could give us something like Fossil Hunters, Xenoblade, The Wonderful 101, Soma Bringer, A.S.H., Pandora's Tower, or Tomodachi Collection.
I'm sure some "Nintendo hating force" will insist that they don't count as new IPs too.
Exterminieren
Banned
If you crave a great story, you're probably best avoiding hyping up Miyamoto's new IP. Whatever else you say about him, he's never shown any interest in complicated plots in his games.
Goldenmoney
Member
I feel like it's going to be a title aimed for casual gamers like Wii Sports or Wii Fit. I'm sure Miyamoto considers Pikmin 3 a more hardcore game, so now he'll want to work on something for casual players. This is not necessarily a bad thing as they need to win back some of that casual market that the original Wii had.
Isometric Edition.
victreeb3l
Member
I wonder what's his current favorite hobby.
Nordic walking maybe?
i would totally play a nintendo game with vikings
Thrillhouse
Member
I would agree that at least Xenoblade and W101 have/had the potential to be big hitters, but they surely aren't treated as such. Which is the other side of the problem.
I don't care about sales as long as I get great games.
Nostremitus
Member
I must admit, I've played the Paper Mario RPGs but not those. They never seemed interesting to be. From what I've read they're full of cringe worthy one-liners and in-jokes.
I never said they have to be complicated. In fact, his uncomplicated style of storytelling is why I'd rather he use a new IP. Pikmin was great because it was about a stranded astronaught discovering a new world... I doubt it would've been as good if you were Mario herding Yoshis...
Snowden's Secret
Banned
This post embodies everything I don't like about modern gaming (though you are certainly entitled to your opinion).
I think W101 is like every platinum project in that it is inherently doomed to be niche.
With Xenoblade I get the feeling Nintendo didn't know what they had until the game released and received all of the accolades.
Notice how X is already being prominently featured for every market- I suspect they are going to push it hard.
Looking at the list of games designed by Miyamoto (not just produced), besides Zelda and Mario there are things la Excitebike, Pilotwings 64 and Steel Diver and then you have games like Pac-Man Vs.(GBA Link), Wii Fit (Wiimote), Wii Music (Wiimote) and even Steel Diver (touch screen) who emphasize the "Nintendo difference" on the respective system. Based also on the quotes StreetsAhead mentioned I would say the new IP will be in the second category. So I expect a new IP that fully exploits the gamepad and that appeals to casuals too.
ratcliffja
Member
It's clearly Stage Debut. Don't call it a comeback.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
Star Fox x Metroid.
New franchise. ;P
New franchise. ;P
Zoramon089
Banned
Pretty sure he meant the whole E3 lineup
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Awesome to hear of a new franchise, but I hope it's a new character driven one, and not something like Wii Music.
And by saying Mariokart U will be ready by spring I assume he's going by the Nintendo calendar which would be late summer?
And by saying Mariokart U will be ready by spring I assume he's going by the Nintendo calendar which would be late summer?
frankie_baby
Member
The new Donkey Kong game has them^^
You have to decide if you want to look at it from a gamer or sales perspective. In your first post you discredit some of Nintendo's best-selling games of recent years because they don't appeal to your tastes, and now you discredit other games because they are more hardcore but don't sell as well. You have to decide for one side.
Thrillhouse
Member
I'm not saying that every game needs to be uncharted or halo. I'm perfectly fine with games being Mario, Zelda or Pikmin. The problem is, Nintendo hasn't created something like that since the launch of the Gamecube. I'm not saying niche-titles or wii-fit are wrong, but they are not everything that's needed either.
And I have a feeling not all EAD Tokyo resources are allocated to SM3DW.
we.are.the.armada
Member
I'd like something more casual and family fun like Wii U Photography or something. Personally, I'd really dig a painter game, like a Mario Paint reboot with all of the bells and whistles of modern tech and the gamepad