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Top 10 Neglected Nintendo Franchises

"Nintendo boasts one of the most robust rosters of intellectual properties and franchises in all of gaming. No doubt, this is helped by the company’s long history (the big N celebrates is 125th birthday this September, but entered the gaming scene in the 1970s). " | Explosion.com

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The 10th Rider3612d ago

I've always viewed the Paper Mario games and the Mario and Luigi games as semi-successors to Super Mario RPG.

thorstein3612d ago

I also believe Dragon Quest should have been on their consoles rather than just the DS, 3DS, and 2DS.

I still haven't seen anything about DQX coming stateside.

EcoSos33612d ago

@thorstein

That you will have to take it up to Square Enix, they are the one who owns DQ.

Ck1x3612d ago

I agree with Kid Icarus, F-Zero, StarFox, Eternal Darkness and Sin and Punishment. The other franchises I think Nintendo has done other recent games that are similar. But Nintendo could have a small team "WWHD" Kid Icarus Uprising onto WiiU with modified dual analog support and online multiplayer battles with some additional battle arenas and this game would be perfect...

Sin and Punishment was a on rail shooter, but I think the game mechanics could be modified to a RE4 style 3rd person cover shooting game. Eternal Darkness was so ahead of its time that it could just receive prettier HD visuals as well and be an amazing experience on WiiU. StarFox and F-Zero need a little more care and direction to bring them to today's gamers tastes. It's either the games just focus on what they do best and they could have major online multiplayer aspects while being eShop games. Or they really try and reinvent both franchises and do something radically different. Some people want StarFox to stick to space shooter element, but people say that StarFox is Nintendo's Star Wars essentially. If that's the case, aren't they selling the franchise short then? What if Nintendo partnered with a 3rd party company to bring a new StarFox that was equally part MassEffect and Rogue Squadron in one universe! Pure epic meltdown.

Retroman3612d ago

rather be playing Gradius,Contra,R-type,Einhande r, Battle arena toshiden .

Skate-AK3611d ago

Eternal Darkness for sure. Was such a creepy game.

BlackIceJoe3611d ago

I would gladly welcome another Startropics. The two games that came out were really great and I'd love a third one.

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A New Kid Icarus Can Be The Perfect Celebration For The Switch 2

After being benched for 20 years, and returning only to be forsaken again despite being a splendid game, it's time Kid Icarus gets salvation.

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Ex-Nintendo designer says no new F-Zero due to Mario Kart, low sales & high costs

F-Zero has been a dormant franchise for a couple of decades now. In fact, if it weren’t for the obvious appearances that Captain Falcon has been making in Super Smash Bros. games, you could get the impression that Nintendo has forgotten all about the series.

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2moda5gamer299d ago

Have a new F-Zero hit within the first 2 years of Switch 2 and watch it sell away.

Immagaiden299d ago

Can’t believe Nintendo chose a remaster for Cruise N Blast over F-Zero GX

GhostScholar299d ago

I wish they would see the license then.

Knightofelemia299d ago

Maybe Nintendo should learn to drop the prices on their games if they want more sales. I have seen games that are 4 years old on store shelves at full price.

Rockstar298d ago

I've had treasure tracker for the switch bookmarked since it was released waiting for the price to hit my sweet spot of 30 bucks...still waiting...

blackblades299d ago

We haven't seen a lot of franchise's from Nintendo. Mario will always stay as the shit stain of Nintendo. Mario games are fun and Kirby but some times you get tired of seeing Mario everywhere literally everywhere. They are playing it safe.

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6 Classic Games That Deserve Remakes

BY FRANKLIN: When putting together a list of the best remakes and remasters for modern consoles, I started thinking about many of the classic games that also deserve remakes. Some more popular games been re-released on digital platforms or ported with no updates to the original game, but a direct port is not as satiating as a remake. These games deserve to be remade from the ground up, or at the very least have a graphical refresh.

These are 6 classic game remakes that we want to see in 2023.

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offtherecord351d ago

I'm lucky that the games I'd always hoped would be remade already have been

sadraiden350d ago

Nah. New games or gtfo. You want to play Super Mario RPG? Hop on archive and download it.

Rebel_Scum350d ago

Amen. Reboot if you must but enough of the remakes.

gold_drake350d ago

not sure i agree with that.

sone of the games definitely deserve a remake. you dont have to buy them if you prefer the original tho.

amazinglover350d ago

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic already has a remake coming, though it has had a rough development moving from Aspyr Media to a Saber Interactive studio it is still set to come to PS5 and PC.

FinalFantasyFanatic350d ago

I will gladly take remasters and ports of older games, would love a remake of Link to the Past in the same style as Link's Awakening, I'd also love a remake of Super Mario RPG.