Shigeru Miyamoto: Nintendo Needs a "New Franchise"

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Shigeru Miyamoto: Nintendo Needs a "New Franchise"

Super Mario-creator Shigeru Miyamoto says Nintendo is "busy" working on a new title.

Some might accuse Nintendo of being a one trick pony. That's absurd, of course, because Nintendo has at least four or five tricks that we can think of just off the top of our head. Jokes aside, it's no secret that the house that Mario built is held up by some fairly consistent pillars. You have your Super Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Pokemon, Donkey Kong and maybe a few others that rear their family friendly heads every few years. As consistent as these franchises are however, some might also consider them to on the stagnant side as well. You can only stomp on so many Goomba before the experience starts to lose its touch.

Perhaps, recognizing this Shigeru Miyamoto, the creative mind behind pretty much all things Nintendo, has revealed that the developer/publisher has a brand new franchise in the works. Speaking with Famitsu, Miyamoto offered the following while discussing upcoming Wii U games. "[Next spring] we'll have a general selection available, so I've been thinking it would be a good time to bring out a new franchise." When pressed for further details he would continue, "I can't say too much in detail right now, but I've been pretty busy with this title these days." It's not much to go off of. That said, considering the level to which Nintendo relies on established properties, a confirmation that the company is working on a new franchise is still pretty huge. The big question, of course, is what in the heck will it be?

Source: <a href=http://kotaku.com/its-time-nintendo-brought-out-a-new-franchise-says-sh-729597896>Kotaku


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[josemlopes]

´Bout time.

They know how to make games, thats a fact (okay, an opinion, bu you know what I mean), so it really bugged me that whatever games they made were all about the same core experiences that were created 10 years ago (with some exceptions, although still conected to the original concept in some way).

 

[Ghonzor]

I'd be okay with Nintendo stepping out of their comfort zone.
I'd need to find a new company to rag on, but Microsoft like seems they're up for the challenge.

 

[The Artificially Prolonged]

Nintendo? New IP? Excuse me I just need to check the sky is not falling

Seriously this good news in my book. A new face from Nintendo would be a bit of fresh air and mix up the new Zelda, Mario, Metroid cycle.

 

[JamesBr]

Good that they are starting admit what everyone has been saying for years. And considering they're properties tend towards the weird (an acid tripping plumber, a magical elf with a reincarnation theme, a tie-wearing gorilla, a space-bounty hunter etc...), I'm looking forward to seeing what they make.

 

[Mister K]

Somehow I have a bad feeling about this. And I don't mean mr. Miamoto's plans, best of luck to him and may he have an inspiration at his side.

I think that this new game,for which Nintendo fans, that are tired of Mario, Zelda and other IPs, have asked for very long time, will not gain enough support from fans BECAUSE it is not a Mario or Zelda game.

Although, I hope not. I am more of a Sony/PC guy, but healthy competition is always good for all sides.

 

[Teoes]

I thought they'd forgotten what the word "new" actually meant.

Are you joking? They use that word, like, all the time! How can they not know the meaning of a word they use so often?

That's like saying the Wii-U is a silly name for a console.

 

[New Frontiersman]

This sounds interesting, I can't wait to hear more about it. I still enjoy Nintendo's current franchises and I still find their old properties fun to play, but I'd love to see something new as well.

 

[cidbahamut]

I feel that looking to specifically develop a franchise rather than just a good game is a misguided approach to game design.

 

[CriticalMiss]

I can't help but think that a new franchise would have been something good to announce for the WiiU launch line-up. Now it looks more like they are trying to make something to save the WiiU rather than to just make something and be awesome. Hopefully it's something cool though.

 

[Hazy992]

What about all that IP you're just sitting on and are doing absolutely nothing with? There's a plethora of Nintendo titles that actually DO deserve sequels. What about a new Star Fox game (and I mean new not a remake)? What about a new F-Zero?

 

[Aiddon_v1legacy]

thing is EVERY company needs new franchises, but no one is commenting on that. Furthermore, has a LOT of new IPs....but of course a LOT of people handwave them as not counting because they're on the eShop, or they're on handhelds, or they look colorful or some other B.S. excuse. Anyway, it'll be interesting to see what they've cooked up.

Nintendo? New IP? Excuse me I just need to check the sky is not falling

Seriously this good news in my book. A new face from Nintendo would be a bit of fresh air and mix up the new Zelda, Mario, Metroid cycle.

Because when Nintendo makes a new franchise you'll more than likely get something legitimately different as opposed to just a reskin of another franchise. People milk that tired, flawed, and easy-to-dismantle excuse of "Nintendo has no new franchises!", blissfully ignorant that A) Yes, Nintendo DOES make new franchises quite frequently such as Xenoblade, or Dillon's Rolling Western, or Pushmo, or Sakura Samurai, it's just that most people try to ignore those for arbitrary reasons. Like Miyamoto said, GAMEPLAY makes a new series, not characters or a name. A new franchise has to be LEGITIMATELY new, not just a reskin.

 

[Shinsei-J]

Hmm....
Interesting...
A new first party "franchise" and not just title.
By that I'm guessing they just mean another staple character and a solid game they can jump off which sounds awesome but I can't help but feel on edge about.

 

[Covarr]

Or you could stop abandoning your existing franchises. F-Zero GX HD would be absolutely wonderful, even if it offers absolutely nothing new... and a new Star Fox game that actually plays like the first two without any stupid game-changing gimmicks or being an entirely different genre would be fantastic.

As an aside: if your new IP is hyper-sterile, uses too much of the color white, and generally looks like something we'd expect to contain Miis, fans will not think of it as a new franchise, but as an extension of Wii Sports, Wii Fit, etc. Go out of your way to avoid this, as it is one of the least appealing things you've been doing too much of lately.

P.S. Thanks

 

[ZZoMBiE13]

So Nintendo wants a "New" property. I'm forced to point out that the last time they used the word "New" we got "New Super Mario Bros". Which was hardly "new" so much as a fresh coat of paint on a tried and true formula.

So if they're making a "New" game, will it be classic top down Zelda with the word "New" in front of it or classic 2D Metroid with the word "New" in front of it?

lol.

This is all just taking the piss of course. I don't hate Nintendo in the least. But it is fun to point out stuff like this.

 

[suntt123]

I feel kind of bad for the guy. What is he, like 60 and he's still working on titles? Plus, I kind of feel like the whole "Nintendo needs new IP" thing is a bit unjustified when Ninty has made plenty of new games in the past few years. Does it matter if they don't use new characters if the game is so different that the characters are the only thing they have in common? Kirby's Mass Attack, Pokemon Conquest, Kid Icarus Uprising, etc. I guess it depends on what constitutes a "new franchise" but I wouldn't count Mario & Luigi or Luigi's Mansion as part of the main Mario franchise even if they take place in the same universe/use the same cast. Not saying this is a bad thing, or that new IP isn't worth looking forward to, but I guess I never understood what there was to get excited about with new IP.

Anyway, hopefully this'll be something along the scale of their big titles like Zelda, Metroid or Mario. Whatever it is