Do Nintendo leave their IPs dormant for too long?

[Spirit]

Nintendo have a hefty catalogue of IPs and they could make a new game for any of them any time they wanted, the problem is, is that they don't.

Kid Icarus only comes around every 25 years or so.

F-Zero hasn't seen a proper release since the Gamecube (inexplicably missing a 3DS game that could have been called '3DX', come on Nintendo).

Ice Climbers, Earthbound... Hell, even DK had a rough time after DK64 with not having a game worth a damn until Retro got a hold of him.

And speaking of Retro, Metroid keeps disappearing.

So, do Nintendo leave their IPs dormant for too long?

Would you prefer them to spread their attention a little wider with their IPs each generation and bring back some old names?

 

[(◕‿◕✿)]

Nintendo is basically a senile hoarder who keeps forgetting what they already have so they just go back to the little area they've cleared enough to exist in and adding things to that instead.

 

[Sheikah_Witch]

F-Zero fans are withering down in droves all across the globe. If Nintendo don't step in, they'll have blood on their hands.

 

[TheGreatCthulhu]

F-Zero fans are withering down in droves all across the globe. If Nintendo don't step in, they'll have blood on their hands.

And thus why I make my blog posts.

 

[Spirit]

And thus why I make my blog posts.

 

[Krazy4Krash]

Yes. While it's unrealistic to expect a new entry in all of their franchises every few years, it's a shame how easy it is to think of series that haven't got a new game in literally over a decade. F-Zero gang rise up.

 

[TheGreatCthulhu]

Yes. While it's unrealistic to expect a new entry in all of their franchises every few years, it's a shame how easy it is to think of series that haven't got a new game in literally over a decade. F-Zero gang rise up.

And so it begins.....

 

[mαrkαsscoρ]

it's not just nintendo, other long time companies have IPs that they have just sit there to wither into dust, sega is also one that has a bunch of dormant franchises, though to their credit, they are at least bringing up a few of them like panzer dragoon, streets of rage, and sakura wars, and they brought back monkey ball a bit ago even though it's just.....well, you know

but yeah, nintendo is disgusting at this, they can keep churning out mario or kirby games or whatever where certain other series are just never gonna see the light of day again

 

[Spirit]

it's not just nintendo, other long time companies have IPs that they have just sit there to wither into dust, sega is also one that has a bunch of dormant franchises, though to their credit, they are at least bringing up a few of them like panzer dragoon, streets of rage, and sakura wars, and they brought back monkey ball a bit ago even though it's just.....well, you know

but yeah, nintendo is disgusting at this, they can keep churning out mario or kirby games or whatever where certain other series are just never gonna see the light of day again

I totally keep forgetting Panzer Dragoon remake is coming.

 

[mαrkαsscoρ]

I totally keep forgetting Panzer Dragoon remake is coming.

I made sure to remember that one b/c of how much I complained on Sega not doing anything w/ their franchises, so if it reviews well then I'll support it