New Nintendo IP

[Demon_Skeith]

In an interview with Famitsu magazine in Japan (photographed on Kotaku), Miyamoto has said that Nintendo is working on a brand new Wii U game that isn't part of one of Nintendo's existing franchises.

"With Mario Kart 8 coming out in the Spring of next year, we'll have a good selection [of Wii U games] available, so I'm thinking isn't it about time we release a new franchise?" reads the quote. Famitsu's follow-up question - "A new franchise! Would that a be brand new title that you would be working on?" - garnered the following response: "I can't talk too much detail right now, but I will say that this new title has been keeping me busy lately."

This would be the first brand-new game IP to be released on Wii U by Nintendo except launch title Nintendo Land - and though Nintendo has always innovated within its established franchises, since the Gamecube days entirely new games outside those franchises have been a rarity at Nintendo. Something totally new would be very welcome.

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Nintendo needs new game types badly, though I hope this is centered towards it's core gamers.

 

[Nuke]

I hope it's centered at core gamers, too; however, I don't really want a Nintendo CoD; we have Metroid Prime.

 

[GracefulAssassin]

I wonder when they actually released a new IP not including Wii Sports or Nintendoland.

 

[Lleyn]

I wonder when they actually released a new IP not including Wii Sports or Nintendoland.

I think their last one was in 2002 :?

 

[GracefulAssassin]

Damn. They need new games.

 

[Nuke]

I looked it up. It was Pikmin in 2001, seemingly.

 

[Lleyn]

The Legendary Starfy was first released in 2002 :?

 

[GracefulAssassin]

I looked it up. It was Pikmin in 2001, seemingly.

They REALLY need a new IP.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

And it needs to be a good core game. God help them if it's another pet animal game.

 

[Lleyn]

They have too many casuals. They need another great RPG like Golden Sun.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

I wonder if Nintendo will make some kind of creation game like little big planet or minecraft.

 

[Lleyn]

Considering the success of games like Animal Crossing they might consider it.

 

[GracefulAssassin]

Oh, I guess Nintendogs was technically the last new IP back in 2004.

 

[Lleyn]

If you consider Nintendogs as an IP then it would make more sense to count Wii Sports as one as well :?

 

[GracefulAssassin]

That was bundled with the console.

 

[Lleyn]

That was bundled with the console.

Who cares? It was more of a game than Nintendogs.

 

[GracefulAssassin]

Take that back!

 

[Lleyn]

Lol I know I'm right Are you one of those that spent hours everyday petting a dog?

 

[Demon_Skeith]

Take that back!

please tell me you don't consider that an actual game?

 

[Lleyn]

He must have at least 3 of the different versions