What Nintendo series desperately needs a fresh release?

[Comster]

I would like to play a new Wario Land game.

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

What about Battalion Wars?

As for Wario I really really really wish they could finally add Waluigi in a main Wario game, regardless if it's a Land or a Ware.

I always assumed that Warioware Get it Together was a canvas for a potential Wario Land featuring the WarioWare cast.

It could be a game linking both series (and even then Wario Land 3 and 4 all had minigames akin to Ware).

 

[MasterEn]

What about Battalion Wars?

i need to go back and play that. i think i got about 1/3 of the way through it.

 

[Bragr]

i need to go back and play that. i think i got about 1/3 of the way through it.

Me too, even though the game is fun the missions after the mid-point get brutal. You have to micromanage like crazy and it can get a bit frustrating. I wanna try the sequel and see if it's as hard.

 

[DjQuick2008]

A new cruis'n game would be great for arcade racing.

 

[starseeker300]

A new cruis'n game would be great for arcade racing.

Wasn't one rereleased last year though?

 

[DjQuick2008]

Wasn't one rereleased last year though?

near sure cruis'n blast is from 2019

 

[starseeker300]

near sure cruis'n blast is from 2019

oh

 

[Skeetos]

We need a new Wario Land. Badly

 

[Nidstang]

Custom Robo

 

[Jeff]

Ice Climber needs more love. I'm shocked the series did not get a Gameboy port with new gameplay modes or a Super NES reboot with new levels and enemies.

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

Ice Climber needs more love. I'm shocked the series did not get a Gameboy port with new gameplay modes or a Super NES reboot with new levels and enemies.

I've always wondered how a 3D IC could be like.


Melee was like the only modern interpretation of Popo & Nana.

 

[LaserMoose]

I'd love to see Nintendo use R.O.B once again, either as a peripheral or in a standard game. We've seen R.O.B as a playable character in Smash as well as Mario Kart DS, but not much else.

I feel as though a return to the "Robotic Operating Buddy" in the current day and age leaves a large amount of room for creativity and innovation from the R&D team, especially with how much they could do now compared to the days of Stack-Up and Gyromite.

I can imagine a sort of Chibi-Robo styled game that could feature R.O.B - Perhaps a sort of adventure game? Use both characters in a multiplayer game like It Takes Two?

Maybe use the character as a coding platform to be used for kids, using a new Game Builder Garage to be like a sort of LEGO Mindstorm robot?

I'm spit balling all of these ideas here, and these could be terrible ideas.

(alternatively, could R.O.B just come back to Mario Kart? He was a really cool addition to DS!)

 

[Pokenami]

A new Star Fox would be nice

 

[Tonberry]

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

I'd love to see Nintendo use R.O.B once again, either as a peripheral or in a standard game. We've seen R.O.B as a playable character in Smash as well as Mario Kart DS, but not much else.

I feel as though a return to the "Robotic Operating Buddy" in the current day and age leaves a large amount of room for creativity and innovation from the R&D team, especially with how much they could do now compared to the days of Stack-Up and Gyromite.

I can imagine a sort of Chibi-Robo styled game that could feature R.O.B - Perhaps a sort of adventure game? Use both characters in a multiplayer game like It Takes Two?

Maybe use the character as a coding platform to be used for kids, using a new Game Builder Garage to be like a sort of LEGO Mindstorm robot?

I'm spit balling all of these ideas here, and these could be terrible ideas.

(alternatively, could R.O.B just come back to Mario Kart? He was a really cool addition to DS!)

While I wanna see ROB more often but after the mild reception of Nintendo Labo and Game Builder Garage I think that adding yet another gimmicky peripheral isn't the best idea.

Gyromite itself is quite not great as you'd better have someone using the pad than the slow robot.

A new Star Fox would be nice

Like many agree.

But personally I'd even say A new Star Fox without milking Lylat Wars nor Andross again.

 

[MasterEn]

Like many agree.

But personally I'd even say A new Star Fox without milking Lylat Wars nor Andross again.

at this point, i think it would be easier and better for someone to just make their own series inspired by star fox. we only got star fox zero because of the wii u gimmick of 2 screens and it was so bad that i couldn't finish the game. miyamoto basically only approves of a new game if it "innovates" itself with a new idea.

 

[LaserMoose]

While I wanna see ROB more often but after the mild reception of Nintendo Labo and Game Builder Garage I think that adding yet another gimmicky peripheral isn't the best idea.

Gyromite itself is quite not great as you'd better have someone using the pad than the slow robot.

I certainly understand where you are coming from.

That said, I still think that the character could work separately from a Nintendo system, and more like an external accessory that kids could use as a learning tool to code R.O.B to pick things up and move around. More of an educational product rather than a commercial one.

And you are absolutely right about Gyromite - it’s unfortunate that the game was not fun.

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

Miyamoto basically only approves of a new game if it "innovates" itself with a new idea.

Which is both a blessing and a curse.

I do respect what he did for gaming as a whole (especially with how Mario changed platforming for good, twice and how they managed to bring new ideas) but now that he's a consultant rather than a director he's mostly there to tell he's still working on the games when we could get fresher stuff.

At least Splatoon had a rather new team with new ideas and without having to reuse an older IP while still having that Nintendo feeling (but I cannot expect anything big for the fourth game).

But I feel like Starfox is merely seen as a tech demo franchise by Nintendo (considering Argonauts worked on the first and how the third and fourth game weren't by EAD either).

The cancelled but now returned Starfox 2 showed that it's possible to evolve the concept without too many gimmicks.

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That said, I still think that the character could work separately from a Nintendo system, and more like an external accessory that kids could use as a learning tool to code R.O.B to pick things up and move around. More of an educational product rather than a commercial one.

Or being an AI that adapts the game according to the player?

Maybe I'm thinking too far.

 

[Tonberry]

But I feel like Starfox is merely seen as a tech demo franchise by Nintendo

That's a really good way of putting it, actually.

 

[LaserMoose]

Or being an AI that adapts the game according to the player?

Maybe I'm thinking too far.

I like the way you think!

I’m just unsure what they could do to separate a function like that to what Amiibos already do in a game like Smash… I’d be interested to see them return to that concept as well.

I've always wondered how a 3D IC could be like.

I’d love Ice Climbers to get the Kid Icarus Uprising treatment! Some sort of 3D adventure or platformer game sounds interesting.

 

[starseeker300]

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[MasterEn]

Which is both a blessing and a curse.

I do respect what he did for gaming as a whole (especially with how Mario changed platforming for good, twice and how they managed to bring new ideas) but now that he's a consultant rather than a director he's mostly there to tell he's still working on the games when we could get fresher stuff.

At least Splatoon had a rather new team with new ideas and without having to reuse an older IP while still having that Nintendo feeling (but I cannot expect anything big for the fourth game).

But I feel like Starfox is merely seen as a tech demo franchise by Nintendo (considering Argonauts worked on the first and how the third and fourth game weren't by EAD either).

The cancelled but now returned Starfox 2 showed that it's possible to evolve the concept without too many gimmicks.

yes, the classic double edged sword. he helped out with metroid prime with his cryptic words: "what if samus saw things like a bug?" which led to her visor having multiple modes for exploring and analyzing the environment; leading to interesting worlds, animals, plants and immersive storytelling.
then there was f-zero, which was shelved for over 20 years, and came back with a remake of the first game, but 99 players.
online, with nintendo's internet servers.
because that was the only way to innovate a racing game, whose last entry was in 2004 with a gba game.
it seems like with every one game he helps with, another one has to suffer. sometimes a game series needs a couple of installments before it has to shake things up.
game & wario also felt like a tech demo too. fortunately, wario has gotten a few more games since then.

 

[Big Finger Jim]

Punch-Out (ARMS DOESN'T COUNT) and a new classic 3D Zelda. I like TOTK, but they were REALLY stretching it with a sequel. I have a feeling they're done with the BOTW formula, though.

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Best hope you have is a fan-made remake that'll immediately get the anal circumference check by Nintendo.

 

[MasterEn]

Punch-Out (ARMS DOESN'T COUNT) and a new classic 3D Zelda. I like TOTK, but they were REALLY stretching it with a sequel. I have a feeling they're done with the BOTW formula, though.

yeah, they did state that they were done with the wilds era. we will most likely get another zelda minecraft or whatever echoes of wisdom is supposed to be.