Nintendo is an interesting company. They are still so brilliantly good at capturing fun, whatever software they push, however they have brought on lingering problems since the N64 that have ballooned into problems that push away too many modern gamers. Many Nintendo fans are part of those modern gamers now.
There is only so many generations you can go through now with lacking online interaction and improper digital distribution. Mario, Zelda, and Metroid will always be top notch. LoZ: SS looks like my most anticipated game. Some smaller franchises are still handled great like Pikmin, but F-Zero is non-existant, Wario is under utilized, Ice Climbers is perfect digital distribution, Pokemon on consoles could be a phenomenon instead of a footenote, Pilotwings was a joke in terms of content (3D was well done and thats it), and the list goes on.
There are so many franchises waiting to be steller, but Nintendo's oldschool rigid Japanese style is a double edged sword. Nintendo of America and Nintendo of Europe need their own development teams that release significant games (not small time releases).
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