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Imagine You’re Working for Nintendo

Kold Pizza

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Imagine that you are working for Nintendo. You get to see how the devolopment of numerous games go behind the scene. You are working alongside other great creative minds and figuring out what to do with certain IP’s. You get to go to conference rooms and discuss plans with the people running the company Nintendo.

What would you discuss with the company. What would you do? Perhaps bring back certain IP’s? Use certain IP’s and experiment them with different genres? Would you pitch to them an idea for a brand new and original IP? Perhaps you are pitching to them an idea for a controller design or console design? As it pertains to media and commercials, perhaps you will suggest an interesting way they can promote any new upcoming games they have.

When you think of any ideas in this thread, I encourage you to be fun and creative!
 

Otoad64

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So, i've had this idea for awhile,I would pitch a strategy game starring bowser and peach!

you would get to choose between bowser or peach, and lead different armies, there could be different generals wether they be prexisting or original
each side would have different classes of troops, like normal troopers (toads and goombas) or scouts (yoshis and koopas)
there wouldn't just be the classic species though, there would also be completely original species as well!

as for the story campaign, basically, a new continent is discovered, and the two factions would have to fight for it
I think this idea is very interesting and is a good way to give bowser and peach more important roles


there could even be DLC with other factions! you could play as daisy, or king k rool, or even wart!
I personally always thought that even though there are so many monarchs in mario, we rarely see them actually run and protect kingdoms, and it would be a good way to bring back more obscure characters like the aformentioned wart
 

RetrogamerMax

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To be honest, if I ever get into the video game industry I whether start my own company than start from the bottom working for a big name that might never push me to the top. Realistically, only a few people in a big organization like Nintendo has any real influence or decision making in the huge development plans for major titles.
 

Diddy Kong

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I would let Nintendo EAD in-house, Retro Studios and Playtonic form a team together that will allow for a proper revival of the Donkey Kong Country series.

I would let the Mario franchise focus more on quality instead of quantity and gimmicks.

I would bring back Golden Sun, Diddy Kong Racing, Star Fox, and probably try to remake the MOTHER franchise.

Smash Bros. also gets one dedicated team, with Sakurai at the head. I would try to ensure DLC campaigns will be grand.

I also would try more type of spin offs for bigger franchises.
 

Wario Wario Wario

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I'd pitch:

Drill Dozer remake
Drill Dozer remake
Drill Dozer remake
Drill Dozer remake
Drill Dozer remake
Drill Dozer remake
Drill Dozer remake
Drill Dozer remake
Drill Dozer remake
Drill Dozer remake
Drill Dozer remake
Drill Dozer remake
Drill Dozer remake
Drill Dozer remake
Drill Dozer remake
Drill Dozer remake
Drill Dozer remake
better Mario Kart rosters
Drill Dozer remake
Drill Dozer remake
Drill Dozer remake
Drill Dozer remake
Drill Dozer remake
 

Yashichi

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Messages
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I would be the worthless code monkey that gets no respect because I don't deserve it. I'd use my filthy little hands to program routine after subroutine to create the most tedious aspects of the games that we all hate. From the awful follower AI to the frustrating menu system that obscures important information, that would be all me. Not because I want to, but because I'm a miserable keyboard peon that just does what he's told. Everyone would hate me and I'd bring the most vile smelling foods to work everyday because I'm allergic to food that doesn't smell rancid. It's not my fault. I'm so sorry. I would be uncredited and underpaid and my existence would be wholly unknown to everyone, even my coworkers. They don't know me. They don't want to know me. I don't want to be known. I want to work for Nintendo and be terrible at it. Zero redeeming features. Won't put it on my resume. I'd be the forgotten hand behind the blatantly wrong design choices and my life would be significantly worse because of it. That's what I would do if I worked for Nintendo.
 

benstephens56

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Messages
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I would be the worthless code monkey that gets no respect because I don't deserve it. I'd use my filthy little hands to program routine after subroutine to create the most tedious aspects of the games that we all hate. From the awful follower AI to the frustrating menu system that obscures important information, that would be all me. Not because I want to, but because I'm a miserable keyboard peon that just does what he's told. Everyone would hate me and I'd bring the most vile smelling foods to work everyday because I'm allergic to food that doesn't smell rancid. It's not my fault. I'm so sorry. I would be uncredited and underpaid and my existence would be wholly unknown to everyone, even my coworkers. They don't know me. They don't want to know me. I don't want to be known. I want to work for Nintendo and be terrible at it. Zero redeeming features. Won't put it on my resume. I'd be the forgotten hand behind the blatantly wrong design choices and my life would be significantly worse because of it. That's what I would do if I worked for Nintendo.
Same but I'd be stinkier than you, easily.
 

Perkilator

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Okay, so I'd also pitch this as the Smash series roster:

Starters
  • :mario64:
  • :dk64:
  • :link64:
  • :samus64:
  • :yoshi64:
  • :kirby64:
  • :fox64:
  • :pikachu64:
Unlockables
  • :luigi64: (Stage fought: Peach's Castle)
    • Complete 1P Game as any character
    • Complete Board the Platforms with :mario64:
    • 25 Vs. Matches
  • :ness64: (Stage fought: Dream Land)
    • Complete 1P Game with 3+ lives and no continues
    • 50 Vs. Matches
  • :falcon64: (Stage fought: Planet Zebes)
    • Complete 1P Game within 20 minutes without continues
    • 75 Vs. Matches
  • :052: (Meowth) (Stage fought: Saffron City)
    • Complete Target Test and Board the Platforms as all starters
    • Complete 1P Game as all starters
    • 100 Vs. Matches
Starters
  1. :mariomelee:
  2. :dkmelee:
  3. :linkmelee:
  4. :samusmelee:
  5. :yoshimelee:
  6. :kirbymelee:
  7. :foxmelee:
  8. :pikachumelee:
  9. :nessmelee:
  10. :falconmelee:
  11. :peachmelee:
  12. :bowsermelee:
  13. :icsmelee:
  14. :zeldamelee:/:sheikmelee:
  15. :212: (Scizor)
Unlockables
  1. :luigimelee: (Stage fought: Mushroom Kingdom II)
    • Complete Stage 1 of Adventure Mode with the time ending in a ":X2" in the second's slot, then defeat :luigimelee::peachmelee: in less than a minute and clear the rest of the mode
    • 10 Vs. Matches on Mushroom Kingdom
    • 100 Vs. Matches
  2. :052: (Stage fought: Pokémon Stadium)
    • Complete Event Match #37
    • Summon 100 Poke Ball Pokémon
    • 200 Vs. Matches
  3. Ayumi Tachibana (Stage fought: Onett)
    • Unlock 100 different Trophies
    • 300 Vs. Matches
  4. :falcomelee: (Stage fought: Battlefield)
    • Clear 100-Man Melee
    • 400 Vs. Matches
  5. :marthmelee: (Stage fought: Fountain of Dreams)
    • Clear Classic or Adventure Mode as all starters without continuing
    • Play Vs. Matches at least once with all 15 starters
    • 500 Vs. Matches
  6. :younglinkmelee: (Stage fought: Great Bay)
    • Clear Classic or Adventure Mode with 20 characters
    • Clear Classic Mode as :linkmelee: on Hard+
    • 600 Vs. Matches
  7. :ganondorfmelee: (Stage fought: Hyrule Temple)
    • Clear Event Match #29
    • Clear Adventure Mode as :linkmelee::younglinkmelee::zeldamelee: on Hard+
    • 700 Vs. Matches
  8. :mewtwomelee: (Stage fought: Final Destination)
    • Play for a total of 15 hours
    • Summon a Legendary Pokémon 75 times
    • 800 Vs. Matches
  9. :roymelee: (Stage fought: Hyrule Temple)
    • Clear Classic or Adventure Mode as :marthmelee: on Hard+ without continuing
    • Clear every bonus game in Classic Mode as :marthmelee:
    • 900 Vs. Matches
  10. :gawmelee: (Stage fought: Flat Zone)
    • Clear Classic or Adventure Mode as all other characters
    • Clear Target Test as all other characters
    • Clear 50 Event Matches
    • 1000 Vs. Matches
Starters
  1. :mario2:
  2. :dk2:
  3. :link2:
  4. :samus2:/:zerosuitsamus:
  5. :yoshi2:
  6. :kirby2:
  7. :fox:
  8. :pikachu2:
  9. :peach:
  10. :bowser2:
  11. :popo:
  12. :sheilda:
  13. :metaknight:
  14. :pit:
  15. :wario:
  16. :snake:
  17. :ike:
  18. :charizard:
  19. :diddy:
  20. :lucas:
  21. :dedede:
  22. :olimar:
Unlockables
  1. :luigi2: (Stage fought: Luigi's Mansion)
    • Recruit in SSE
    • Clear Classic Mode with no continues
    • 100 Vs. Matches
  2. :ness2: (Stage fought: Onett)
    • Recruit in SSE
    • Reflect 10 projectiles
    • 200 Vs. Matches
  3. :falcon:(Stage fought: :porttown:)
    • Recruit in SSE
    • Clear Classic mode on Normal+ within 12 minutes
    • 300 Vs. Matches
  4. :052: (Stage fought: :ps2:)
    • After beating SSE, head to the Ruined Zoo and run away from the Pig King Statue without losing a life; you'll fight Meowth instead of Porky, and winning ends the level there
    • Clear 20 Event Matches
    • 400 Vs. Matches
  5. :falco: (Stage fought: Corneria)
    • Recruit in SSE
    • Clear 100-Man Brawl
    • 500 Vs. Matches
  6. :marth: (Stage fought: :castlesiege:)
    • Recruit in SSE
    • Clear Classic Mode on Normal+ as any character
    • 600 Vs. Matches
  7. :ganondorf: (Stage fought: :eldin:)
    • Recruit in SSE
    • Clear Classic Mode as :link2::zelda: on Hard+
    • 700 Vs. Matches
  8. :mewtwomelee: (Stage fought: Pokémon Stadium)
    • After beating SSE, head to the end of the Path to the Ruins without losing a life; you'll fight Mewtwo instead of Wario
    • Clear Boss Battles on Hard+
    • 800 Vs. Matches
  9. :roymelee: (Stage fought: Temple)
    • After beating SSE, head to the end of the Wilds I without losing a life; you'll fight Roy instead of Galleom
    • Clear Classic Mode as :ike::marth: on Hard+
    • 900 Vs. Matches
  10. :gw: (Stage fought: :flatzone2:)
    • Recruit in SSE
    • Clear Target Smash with 20+ characters
    • 1000 Vs. Matches
  11. :sonic: (Stage fought: :greenhill:)
    • Defeat Tabuu in SSE
    • Clear Classic Mode with 10+ characters
    • Play 10 hours of Vs. Matches
    • 1100 Vs. Matches
  12. :lucario: (Stage fought: :spearpillar:)
    • Recruit in SSE
    • Complete Target Smash on all difficulties with any character
    • Get 5 KO's in Cruel Brawl
    • 1200 Vs. Matches
  13. :rob: (Stage fought: Mario Bros.)
    • Recruit in SSE
    • Collect 200 different Trophies
    • 1300 Vs. Matches
  14. :toonlink: (Stage fought: :pirateship:)
    • After beating SSE, head to the Lake; you'll fight Toon Link instead of Rayquaza, and winning ends the level there
    • Clear Classic Mode as :link2::zelda::ganondorf: without continuing
    • 1400 Vs. Matches
  15. :wolf: (Stage fought: :lylat:)
    • After beating SSE, head to the end of the Glacier without losing a life; you'll fight Wolf instead of Meta Knight/Lucario
    • Clear Boss Battles on any difficulty
    • 1500 Vs. Matches
Starters
  1. :4mario:
  2. :4dk:
  3. :4link:
  4. :4samus:
  5. :4yoshi:
  6. :4kirby:
  7. :4fox:
  8. :4pikachu:
  9. :4luigi:
  10. :4falcon:
  11. :4peach:
  12. :4bowser:
  13. :4sheik:
  14. :4zelda:
  15. :4marth:
  16. :4pit:
  17. :4wario:
  18. :4myfriends:
  19. :4charizard:
  20. :4diddy:
  21. :4sonic:
  22. :4dedede:
  23. :4olimar:
  24. Snivy
  25. :4villager:
  26. :4megaman:
  27. :4wiifit:
  28. :4littlemac:
  29. :4mii::4miif:
    • :4miibrawl:
    • :4miisword:
    • :4miigun:
  30. :4palutena:
  31. :4robinm:
  32. :4shulk:
Unlockables
  1. :4ness: (Stage fought: Magicant / Onett)
    • Reflect 10 projectiles
    • Clear Classic Mode on 2.0+
    • 10 Vs. Matches
  2. :052: (Stage fought: Unova Pokémon League / Kalos Pokémon League)
    • Defeat 100 enemies in Smash Run (3DS only)
    • Collect at least 50 different pieces of equippment
    • 20 Vs. Matches
  3. :212: (Stage fought: Prism Tower / Kalos Pokémon League)
    • Summon a Poké Ball Pokémon 100 times
    • Summon a Master Ball Pokémon 50 times
    • 30 Vs. Matches
  4. :4falco: (Stage fought: Corneria / Orbital Gate Assault)
    • Clear 100-Man Smash
    • 40 Vs. Matches
  5. :4ganondorf: (Stage fought: Gerudo Valley / Skyloft)
    • Clear Classic Mode as :4link: :4zelda::4sheik: on 5.5+
    • 50 Vs. Matches
  6. :4gaw: (Stage fought: :flatzone2:)
    • Clear Classic Mode with 10+ characters
    • 60 Vs. Matches
  7. :4metaknight: (Stage fought: Dream Land GB/ :halberd:)
    • Get 5 KO's in Cruel Smash
    • 70 Vs. Matches
  8. :4zss: (Stage fought: Brinstar / Pyrosphere)
    • Get 30 KO's with Samus's Final Smash
    • Defeat Ridley on the Pyrosphere stage (Wii U only)
    • 80 Vs. Matches
  9. :4lucario: (Stage fought: Unova Pokémon League / Hyrule Temple)
    • Get 30 combined KO's with :4charizard:'s and :212:'s Final Smashes
    • Outlast to up to 300% damage
    • 90 Vs. Matches
  10. :rosalina: (Stage fought: Golden Plains / Mario Galaxy)
    • Get a successful recovery as :4littlemac: 5 times
    • 100 Vs. Matches
  11. :4greninja:(Stage fought: Prism Tower / Kalos Pokémon League)
    • Clear Classic Mode as :4charizard: and Snivy on 6.0+
    • Clear a Final Battle in Smash Run without taking damage
    • 125 Vs. Matches
  12. :4darkpit: (Stage fought: Reset Bomb Forest / Palutena's Temple)
    • Clear Classic Mode as :4pit: and :4palutena: on 5.5+
    • 150 Vs. Matches
  13. :4pacman: (Stage fought: PAC-MAZE / PAC-LAND)
    • Clear Classic Mode as :4mario::4megaman::4sonic: on 5.5+
    • Eat 50 Ghosts on PAC-MAZE (3DS only)
    • 200 Vs. Matches
  14. :chrom: (Stage fought: Arena Ferox / Coliseum)
    • Clear Classic Mode as :4marth: on 5.5+
    • Clear Classic Mode as :4robinm: on 5.5+
    • 300 Vs. Matches
  15. :4bowserjr:(Stage fought: 3D Land / Delfino Plaza)
    • Clear Classic Mode as :4bowser: on 6.0+
    • Clear Classic Mode as :4peach: on 6.0+
    • 400 Vs. Matches
  16. :4duckhunt: (Stage fought: Duck Hunt)
    • Clear Target Blast as all other characters
    • Clear Classic Mode as all other characters on 6.0+
    • Unlock every Masterpiece (Wii U only)
    • 500 Vs. Matches
DLC Pack 1
  1. :4mewtwo:
  2. Ayumi Tachibana
    • Stage: Fourside
DLC Pack 2
  1. :4ryu:
    • Stage: Suzaku Castle
  2. :4lucas:
    • Stage: New Pork City (Wii U only)
DLC Pack 3
  1. :4cloud:
    • Stage: Midgar
  2. :4feroy:
DLC Pack 4
  1. :azura: (Azura)
    • Stage: Opera House (3DS only)
  2. :4bayonetta:
    • Stage Umbra Clock Tower
64
  • 1. :ultmario:
  • 2. :ultdk:
  • 3. :ultlink:
  • 4. :ultsamus:
    • 4ε. :ultdarksamus:
  • 5. :ultyoshi:
  • 6. :ultkirby:
  • 7. :ultfox:
  • 8. :ultpikachu:
  • 9. :ultluigi:
  • 10. :ultness:
  • 11. :ultfalcon:
  • 12. :052:
Melee
  • 13. :ultpeach:
    • 13ε. :ultdaisy:
  • 14. :ultbowser:
  • 15. :ulticeclimbers:
  • 16. :ultsheik:
  • 17. :ultzelda:
  • 18.:212:
  • 19. Ayumi Tachibana
  • 20. :ultmarth:
  • 21. :ultmewtwo:
  • 22. :ultgnw:
  • 23. :ultyounglink:
  • 24. :ultganondorf:
  • 25. :ultfalco:
  • 26. :ultroy:
Brawl
  • 27. :ultmetaknight:
  • 28. :ultpit:
    • 28ε. :ultdarkpit:
  • 29. :ultzss:
  • 30. :ultwario:
  • 31. :ultsnake:
  • 32. :ultike:
    • 32ε. :ultchrom:
  • 33. :ultcharizard:
  • 34. :ultdiddy:
  • 35.:ultlucas:
  • 36. :ultsonic:
  • 37. :ultkingdedede:
  • 38.:ultolimar:
  • 39. :ultlucario:
  • 40. :ultrob:
  • 41. :ulttoonlink:
  • 42. :ultwolf:
Smash 4
  • 43. Snivy
  • 44. :ultvillager:
  • 45. :ultmegaman:
  • 46. :ultwiifittrainer:
  • 47. :ultrosalina:
  • 48. :ultlittlemac:
  • 49. :ultgreninja:
  • :ultmiifighters:
    • 50. :ultbrawler:
    • 51. :ultswordfighter:
    • 52. :ultgunner:
  • 53. :ultpalutena:
  • 54. :ultpacman:
  • 55. :ultrobin:
  • 56. :ultshulk:
  • 57. :ultbowserjr:
  • 58. :ultduckhunt:
  • 59. :ultryu:
    • 59ε. :ultken: (Echo)
  • 60. :ultcloud:
  • 61. :azura:
  • 62. :ultbayonetta:
Newcomers
  1. :ultmario:
  2. :ultdk:
  3. :ultlink:
  4. :ultsamus:
  5. :ultyoshi:
  6. :ultkirby:
  7. :ultfox:
  8. :ultpikachu:
  9. :ultluigi:
  10. :ultness:
  11. :ultfalcon:
  12. :052:
  13. :ultinkling:
  14. :ultsimon:
  15. Crash
  16. :ultridley:
  17. :ultkrool:
  18. :ultisabelle:
  19. :ultincineroar:
  20. Bandana Waddle Dee
  21. :ultmiifighters:
 

Janx_uwu

Smash Champion
Writing Team
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Messages
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I would probably make a Mario and Luigi game that crosses over with the Sonic franchise happen (Team members are Mario, Luigi, Sonic, and Tails of course, but at some points in the game there will be characters swapped in for others temporarily, like your A button character might be Peach instead of Mario, and your X button character might be Shadow instead of Tails. Apart from that, make Nintendo let people emulate old games they don't sell-or at least provide affordable alternatives.
I might get more ideas later but this is it for now.
 

benstephens56

Smash Rookie
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Messages
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I don't think so.
I had an idea for a zelda game where Link leaves behind a big trail of stink and ganon sniffs around hyrule trying to snatch you. He would have very good AI and wlak around the world sniffing for you and when he finds your stink trail, he beginnings to go after you very fast. Do you have any ideas
I don't think so.
I had an idea for a zelda game where Link leaves behind a big trail of stink and ganon sniffs around hyrule trying to snatch you. He would have very good AI and walk around the world sniffing for you and when he finds your stink trail, he beginnings to go after you very fast. Do you have any ideas? I think this would be good, I emailed Myamoto yesterday. Feedback is helpful.
 

Yashichi

Smash Journeyman
Joined
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Messages
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I had an idea for a zelda game where Link leaves behind a big trail of stink and ganon sniffs around hyrule trying to snatch you. He would have very good AI and wlak around the world sniffing for you and when he finds your stink trail, he beginnings to go after you very fast. Do you have any ideas


I had an idea for a zelda game where Link leaves behind a big trail of stink and ganon sniffs around hyrule trying to snatch you. He would have very good AI and walk around the world sniffing for you and when he finds your stink trail, he beginnings to go after you very fast. Do you have any ideas? I think this would be good, I emailed Myamoto yesterday. Feedback is helpful.
I agree. Feedback is very helpful.

EDIT: Do not give me any feedback.
 
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Oracle Link

Smash Master
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Messages
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Germany
I would release Oracle of seasons and ages remakes with hero and a new Simple mode that makes the game as easy as Ocarina of time!
After that ill release Oracle of Secrets!
After this ill release a bunch of 3d zelda with an open world like BOTW but a linear story, Green classic tunic young link and ill add Finally normal octorocks into 3d Zeldas!
Also a f zero Gx port for each console!
than ill release an Action figure series a vailable world wide on amazon, ebay and in Stores with a lot of nintendo Characters!
 

Doc Monocle

Smash Ace
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Messages
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The seventh lantern.
If I had an infinite lifespan, I would be leveraging the opportunity to learn the industry INSIDE AND OUT ! I am the sort that likes to figure from end to end by immersion, and the gain would be satisfaction enough for me . Beginning such a venture is always the trouble, however. Anyway, what lies beyond that is very general, and not worth mentioning, as my ambition would concern the experience alone, working at Nintendo already would be a compliment to this. There is very little to say after that.
 
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crazybenjamin

Smash Journeyman
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Messages
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Switch FC
SW 2794 0568 0108
Gonna give a biased answer: pitch an idea for a Splatoon TV show that features the blue and orange Inklings as the protagonists. (Of course, they would be characterized as best friends)
 

BowserKing

Smash Lord
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Messages
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winnipeg
If I was an employee at Nintendo

First of all, Bring back a few lesser franchises like F-Zero and Golden Sun

Second of all, Star Fox will also make a comeback.

Third, a new Smash Bros game, featuring all the fighters, plus fan favs like Dixie Kong, Shadow, Shantae and Issac as well as underdog picks like Fawful, Adeleine, Lugia and Bio-Rex

Four, a Nintendo racing crossover, featuring characters from Mario and Link to Kirby and Pikachu to Sonic and Pac-Man

Fifth, new licensed Godzilla games, like a sequel to Godzilla: Unleashed

Sixth, King K.Rool, Fawful, Geno, Kirby, Pikachu and Sonic being racers in a new Mario Kart game

These are just a few ideas.
 

StrangeKitten

Smash Lord
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I'd want to revive IPs, and ensure they were revived well as much as I possibly could. Try to get an F-Zero game out, try to actually get Mother 3 a localization and release. I'd also want to bring attention to series that haven't had a new entry in a long time, the biggest being DK. I'd want a 3D DK game to be made, along the lines of DK64, but we iron out the kinks so that there are far less problems. I'd then turn my attention to StarFox and Pikmin, trying to ensure that both of them get a new, good entry in their series.
 

Etheus Rook

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Joined
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Messages
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Fire Emblem Warriors 2, featuring the full roster of the original game, plus Ike, Ephraim, Eirika, Hector, Elincia, Micaiah, Sothe, Roy, Lilina, Nasir, Naesala, Lethe, Lewyn, Sharena, Byleth, Seteth, Edelgard, Bernadetta, Linhardt, Petra, Dimitri, Sylvain, Felix, Annette, Claude, Hilda, Marianne, Lysithea, and the Ashen Wolves.

Remake bundle of Fire Emblem Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn. Path of Radiance would get a graphical overhaul, snappier animations, extra difficulty settings, and minor QoL changes. Radiant Dawn would get all of that plus major unit rebalancing, additional Dawn Brigade chapters, support conversations and additional character endings, and fewer required units at endgame.

Golden Sun 1 & 2 Remake

Golden Sun Warriors
 

Geno Boost

Smash Master
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Star Hill. Why do you ask?
Year of Wario plan would be a good idea and can cause revival of many wario characters and games over his history.

Release all the virtual boy games to the switch so many could finally have the chance to try it.

Bringing back Nintendo power including Nester.

F-zero, Joy mech fight, Panel de pon, Teleroboxer, Custom Robo, Captain Rainbow and Golden sun revival. Theme should focus more on reviving IPs than creating new ones.

Geno, Mallow and Boshi amiibo which can be used in many Nintendo/square-enix games to make sure they can be added in some way and extend the relationship.

Mother 3, Joy mech fight and Captain Rainbow localization.

Make sure Nintendo doesn’t strike free fangames.

Upgrade the Miis in the switch similar to the miitopia also make Tomodachi Life 2.
 
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Geno Boost

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Sorry for double post I just realized that I am missed something I needed to mentioned which probably none of you have thought of but hear me out on this Nintendo has avoided using one of their most iconic character which they probably wants to delete from their history as a whole and still feel embarrassed about it.

The character is Morshu from Zelda cd-i which he deserves a come back and Nintendo shouldn’t feel scared to use him again. I am sure many will be excited to see him again including non Zelda fans as he gained so much love from the community over the years.
 
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The Smash Nerd II.0.

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  • New Star Fox Games (4 main-line and 2 backstory games)
  • Golden Sun HD Trilogy (Remakes of Golden Sun, The Lost Age and Dark Dawn)
  • Fire Emblem Echoes 2: The Divine Blades of Elibe (Remakes of Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade and The Binding Blade)
That's all I got
 
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Perkilator

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If I was the director of ARMS, here's how I'd handle the roster:
  • Base game
    • Spring Man
    • Ribbon Girl
    • Ninjara
    • Master Mummy
    • Min Min
    • Mechanica
    • Twintelle
    • Byte & Barq
    • Kid Cobra
    • Helix
    • Dhalsim (Street Fighter)
  • Free Update
    • Max Brass
    • Springtron
  • Season Pass 1
    • Lola Pop
    • Rayman
  • Season Pass 2
    • Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
    • Misango
  • Season Pass 3
    • Bravoman
    • Dr. Coyle
 

Freduardo

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Most “realistic” version of this power fantasy:


I hit lotto. And not a small “pay off a mortgage and retire happy as a world traveler” jackpot, nah I win some massive, over half a billion jackpot.

I basically go to NOA and say, I want to invest five million for an executive position on the board. Can be an entirely new one. Hopefully my moves as an NOA board member makes the return on this investment a very profitable one.

I throw another ten million at NOJ and another five at NOA as starting capital for NOA to be able to act as it’s own Nintendo studio (yes, this will require canadian operate nintendo owned developer level 5 to work with me on a lot of the structuring) where we acknowledge that unless requested for an active franchise, our goal is ONLY to touch nintendo IPs that haven’t seen action in over a decade.

Our proving ground is simple: F-Zero Collection:

We make an F-Zero game where because of my executive position, I make sure I’m either director or something high enough where I can influence design with the director. It includes the original (with satellaview tracks), X, the GBA titles, GX, and immediately accessible AX.

We remaster the “x” trilogy to full hd, add a pallette swap option on the snes/gba ones like mario maker to something closer to today’s graphics and the track editor on X from 64 DD.

An art gallery with concept art (as well as any officially owned comics or manga, though only things that have already been translated will offer regional translations), streaming access to the complete F-Zero anime (dub/sub) which will be accessible through switch online, and a sound test mode that let’s you mess with bass, treble, and all the levels. And of course friend online lobbies for all multiplayer modes. Only GX will have rando online vs added.

If the game succeeds as well as I hope it would, we add a dlc car creator mode for X as a backdoor through the DD program.

If the game succeeds better than I could have expected, we add multiplayer mode to the snes/satellaview gba ones and boast a specific online tournament.

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Assuming the game succeeds only to my hopes, the next game I offer NOJ is “Star Tropics 3: Return of the Jones-eh?” once again, I ***** and moan and throw lotto/investment money to get myself a part on the senior design team…….

(Like if you want to see more on how much further I can take this).
 

FirestormNeos

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I strut to my podium on the stage in my six-inch platform high heels to a crowd of millions, followed by my security personel consisting entirely of tall buff women. Dozens of cameras are pointed at me, the world watching in anticipation as I awkwardly clear my throat and adjust my gothy-looking black dress so we don't have a repeat of the wardrobe malfunction of 2027.

"Henceforth, by decree of Dictator-Empress-&-Supreme-High-Priestess-of-Earth FirestormNeos FirestormNeos The Adequate," I announce, "all further Fire Emblem games shall consist entirely of adults. And we're not talking 18-21 young adults that are still drawn like ****ing teenagers, either; we're talking just straight-up "women in their late 40's drawn to look in their early 30's, all the guy characters are going through a mid-life crisis, the main character is more concerned about their 401K than whether they survive the fight" adults."

A few awkward claps. Clearly nobody but me and the devs at Nintendo know what I'm talking about.

"Ugh, fine. I also managed to sneak in a rider that bans the practice of crunching videogame developers."

The crowd erupts with jubilation. Everyone on the bus clapped.
 
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If I worked at Nintendo:
  • I would bring Back Star Fox franchise and make new SF game based on Concept of travelling through Alternate Dimensions. Also, I would make Star Fox Adventures remake on Switch with Krystal being Playable.
  • I would revive Franchises like Excite (With new game that has mix of ExciteBike and Forza Horizon gameplay), GoldenSun, Kid Icarus, F-Zero and even Custom Robo.
  • Even I would revive NES/SNES franchises like Mach Rider, Murasame Castle, Panel De Pon or even mostly Duck Hunt!
  • Also, I would make Mario Kart 9 with more guests like Kirby, Fox, Samus, Pikachu, Capt. Falcon, Akira Howard, ExciteBiker and Mach Rider.
  • In fact, I could also direct new Smash Game called: SUPER SMASH BROS. NOVA.
  • I would also made new Wario Land game on Switch
  • Then, I could make new Concepts for Next Gen console that would be Switch's Succesor.
  • I would make Eternal and Heavily tied Partnership with Microsoft to port new Rare games on Switch and make Halo franchise that would be added on Switch (Unlikely, but that would be cool)
  • Also, I will Partner up with Sony to let Kratos join Smash.
  • Next thing I could do is Pikmin 4 game with new mechanics and more newer Nintendo-franchise games that Have Post-Apocalyptic theme like Kirby and Forgotten Land.
 
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YoshiandToad

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In the scenario I have any kind of weight in saying what happens.

I'd probably push more Captain Toad Treasure Tracker most likely.
One (new) entry per console generation at least. I'd like to see them get a little crazy with the physics of not being able to jump via puzzles that affect momentum similar to Valve's Portal.

Get Pikmin 4 made. I'm with Miyamoto here, this series needs promoting more. Deluxe last year had some solid ideas with the co-op and releasing a demo.

Commission Koei-Tecmo more Warriors titles with Nintendo franchise flavours. Age of Calamity and the original Hyrule Warriors did really well for warriors titles and I'm one of the few who had a lot of fun with Fire Emblem Warriors. Get a bigger roster on that and we're good.

Maybe try and get Kid Icarus to be a more regular series with a dedicated team. Sakurai juggling Smash and Uprising is a less than ideal scenario for fans of either series.
 

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I would want to be in charge of the 2d Zelda Branch!
My first work will be remaking Oracle of ages and seasons you can either buy them seperate for 40 or buy them together Physically for 60!
New features include: 5 difficulties: Casual, normal, Classic, hero and legend!
New revamped ring systems: For example giving the Transform rings new abilitys
And adding a new multiplayer mode that allows to do the Following things:
Play alone, local or online
Create you own little world by placing you house decorating it
Having a shop run by the (former) Baby
Creating a Chamber dungeon
Placing some fun stuff
These areas are then connected into at most 3x3 grid!

After that i work on Oracle of secrets using the engine of the last 3 games the only new thing is the layout, bosses, story, overworld and dungeons

After that i remake minish cap

All these games come with this area builder!

Now the Big thing i release the zelda maker featuring these artstyles:
Tloz
Alttp
Oracle
Minishcap
And if you bought the remakes you get additional styles

Thats it for now!
 

KneeOfJustice99

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Personally, I would be a lot more cautious than some, not necessarily going like "RIGHT, WE'RE MAKING ONE HUNDRED TRIPLE A GAMES TO BE RELEASED BY NEXT WEEK"

For instance - I'd probably leave most larger series like Mario, Pokemon, Smash, etc to their own devices - though I'd personally be giving suggestions as to how they could be improved, etc. Maybe suggest popular inclusions and the like according to online and such.

My main thing would actually be "smaller" projects, overall.

Point One: The IP Resurrection Campaign
The idea behind this is that smaller, but still high-quality, titles would be made for IPs that aren't really active anymore. This could then be used as a sort of litmus test to see if the IPs are considered "popular" enough to warrant coming back in full force. Notably, we wouldn't pull a SEGA here - my idea is primarily based on general reception, with sales just being a backup for that sort of thing. Whilst there's absolutely tons of series you could actually do this for, the following are just a few of my basic ideas. Some series I didn't mention, but would love to see return in similar fashion, are Custom Robo, 1080, Wave Race, Doshin the Giant, Art Academy, Wario Land, Mach Rider, Excite, Diddy Kong Racing, Chibi-Robo, and many others.

Joy Mech Fight - Second Bout!
Essentially, a sequel to the original Joy Mech Fight, but with SNES-styled graphics and soundtrack - supposed to act as though this were a genuine sequel back in the day. It would bring back all of the fighters there, as well as a couple of new fighters and stages alike, as well as an all-new story. Being a smaller title, I can imagine it featuring in a Nintendo Direct as a downloadable title.

Punch-Out - REMATCH!!
This game is essentially an improved "remake" of the Wii title, though with basically every... feasible character from the Punch-Out series, in that sort of Wii-esque style. I also imagine that the "secret enemies" could, as well as Donkey Kong and Doc Louis, include the protagonist of Super Punch-Out (which we could even give a new name?) and maybe even an enemy from Teleroboxer, for the Virtual Boy.

Pilotwings/Switch Sports Resort
A... weirdly logical choice to me. Think of this as a sort of return to Wuhu Island, but with various intriguing changes. For starters, new sports such as those seen in Wii Sports could be added - as well as more air sports and the like as seen in Pilotwings. Also, I'd like to have Wuhu Island literally be an open world - so, you can just select the menu to be able to go to any sport instantly, but it's also possible to move across the world yourself in various vehicles such as bicycles, boats or even planes, and be able to go to the sports around the world.

Ultimate Game & Watch Collection
Think of this as, essentially, the ultimate collection of Game & Watch titles - similar to those seen back on the Gameboy, but for a new system. The idea is that a vast number of Game & Watch titles could be here (perhaps with Mr. Game and Watch as a sort of mascot?) as well as new games in the same sort of style! Notably, this is a smaller downloadable title.

Ice Climber - Reaching the Summit Together!
More of a game you play with two characters, the idea behind this is that it's similar in basic premise to the original Ice Climber - reach the summit, of course - but you can do it in various different ways with lots of branching paths and the like. It shines most of all in co-op mode - with you being able to either help, or hinder, your partner. Whilst this would likely be a much smaller downloadable title than most, I can see it being a pretty cutesy one in terms of style - think a mix between Popo and Nana in Smash, and the artstyle of Link's Awakening.

StarTropics 3 - Zoda's Disciple
Likely being released alongside the first two StarTropics titles, StarTropics 3 follows an alien of the same species as Zoda, who hails from the distant future and was inspired by the tales of Zoda's determination, seeking to kill Mike Jones by travelling into the past. I can imagine that this would be a weird series to bring back - and remakes of the first two with it in a Link's Awakening-esque style could be beneficial for this - but this could set up something like a Mother/StarTropics crossover game, which I'd absolutely be all for.

Point Two: ROMs and Emulation
I want to solve the ROM problem by doing something unprecedented. Whilst a Virtual Console could be cool, I don't honestly think it should be alone. Here's my proposal - Nintendo starts a section of their site which is dedicated to the purchase of ROMs. The idea is, it takes a form similar to something like an Amazon page, with a vast amount of ROMs listed (and I'm talking, like, ideally we want most of the libraries of the systems present.) You'd be able to sort them by release, alphabetically, etc, with each console in its own sort of subpage.

Then, if you choose to download a ROM (let's say Super Mario Bros,) you'd pay through the site with something like PayPal, and then be sent a .zip file by Nintendo with the ROM itself, high-quality scans of the instruction manual and other cool things like scans of the box art, etc. The idea is that external emulators can be used to run the ROM (which would have copy protection and such so you can't just distribute it freely) but Nintendo can still make profit off of it, which I think would honestly be the best of both worlds in terms of allowing game preservation and the like, plus it's a solution Nintendo's higher-ups might well actually agree to.

Point Three: "Deluxe" NES Titles
Loosely based on the 3D Classics line as well as NES Remix, this idea would essentially have NES games (and maybe SNES games too?) being "remade" in a sense, even if just to generally modernise their appearance. For instance - certain titles might have a more hand-drawn aesthetic (Zelda 1 and The Mysterious Murasame Castle spring to mind as good instances of this) but I'd also say that certain titles such as the Famicom Detective Club duology should be translated and released overseas as well.

Notably, this wouldn't be during the Switch's lifetime - as I can imagine that Nintendo want to milk the hell out of the Online system they have now - so it would likely be during the next console's lifetime, as small, inexpensive downloadable titles with lots of love and care - which could work alongside the Virtual Console releases, if you wanted, by giving the "Deluxe" editions some quality-of-life improvements and added bonuses over VC, which is just that. It could theoretically be extended to the SNES... but I personally wouldn't, at least until the NES is filled out a bit.

Point Four: Club Nintendo Returns!
I'd also like to bring back Club Nintendo - but have the Japanese style of it more common worldwide. Instead of more "general" rewards as seen in the US and UK, I imagine the rewards would be far, far more... Nintendo-esque. I'm talking like, adding stuff like a perfect replica of the Ultra Hand or the Napoleon hanafuda cards in there, as well as some of those really cool Japan-exclusive style rewards. The idea is, Club Nintendo is a club for fans - and I'd really want to lean into that with something like this.

Point Five: All New Developments?...
With smaller games being used as a basic litmus paper to bring back dead franchises, it's only fair that we bring one back in full force - after all, the DLC of Mario Kart 8 was a good instance to show that people were excited...

F-Zero ZX(?)
Set after AX and GX, but before Maximum Velocity, this would essentially bring back the F-Zero formula you know and love to the new generation. All 40 of AX/GX's characters return - as well as all of the Maximum Velocity characters coming in as secret bonuses (despite their dubious canonicity, I know) as well as some all-new racers to join as well, some of whom might (similar to James McCloud) be based on various Nintendo characters, such as Samus and perhaps some more unusual reference characters like Pit.

Notably, this title would bring in a ton of things from across the series as a whole, acting as a celebration of F-Zero in a way. As well as HD remakes of all of the F-Zero AX/GX tracks and most of the X tracks, I also imagine that certain SNES tracks would be brought back as bonuses too. Not only this - but the DD expansion tracks would come back too (including Rainbow Road!) as well as the ability to make your own tracks to play on, or even make your own racer/car as in AX/GX. Of course, there'd be plentiful new content too - so don't panic.

The main draws, as usual, are speed - with this game being just as fast as its predecessors, as well as having great multiplayer appeal - perhaps even being able to run 30 person online multiplayer if Nintendo ever fixes its online.

N64 Mini
Nope, I'm serious. The Mini line of consoles were actually loved by a wide amount of the people that managed to eventually get their hands on them, so I can imagine that this product could genuinely be pretty popular all told. Whilst some particularly popular games such as GoldenEye 007 might not be possible to get onto it, the cartridge-based format, as well as Rare's good relations to Nintendo, means I think we could probably get a wide variety of games - let's say around 24.

Kirby Air Ride HD Deluxe
Think of this as the "definitive edition" of Kirby Air Ride - a game criminally forgotten since its heyday on the GameCube. I'm not sure exactly what to add to this except similar to F-Zero ZX, with generally just more content added overall.

Gameboy Advance "Mini"
Similarly to the Mini titles, this is essentially another collection of GBA ROMs in a GBA-styled console - except this one differs in that it's meticulously designed to both replicate the best aspects of the GBA, as well as improving it with modern technology where it fails such as with its buttons and its screen. I honestly think that as many as 49 games could be a solid pick here, and the idea of the GBA getting the same treatment as the Game and Watch with its own, wonderful little replica, would be pretty cool to me at least.

Final Thoughts
A part of me kinda looks at all of this and... well, I feel a little melancholic. Nintendo is a company well known for making fans of its work - but the thing is, I'd love Nintendo to give a little more love to its fans, in a way. Whilst I wouldn't want to take away from bigger titles as they're being released, it's more that I'd love to see Nintendo really recognise the people that have grown to love it, as opposed to just seeing everyone as a customer in a sense. That's what I'd do, at least.
 
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