8 Nintendo Franchises That Need To Come To The Switch
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Despite the Nintendo Switch reveal attempting to dazzle fans with its many announcements back in January, I couldn't help but feel that they weren't capitalising on their incredible back catalogue.
Household names that have been built during their 40 years of hard work in the industry were absent from the presentation, and this has left many gamers disgruntled.
At launch, we have a fantastic reinvention of Zelda, and... not much more. Breath of the Wild is the only first-party title, and although we have a few more trickling out over the course of the year in the shape of a remastered Mario Kart and a Splatoon sequel, it isn't enough for fans who have been waiting since the Gamecube era for a proper sequel to some of Nintendo's most impressive games.
Whilst it is incredible to see Nintendo return to their roots with a new 3D Mario game in Odyssey, I can't help but feel that these are all very safe bets, and we need a few fan favourites to make sure the new console sells like hot cakes.
Here's a list of franchises that Nintendo should add to the console's lineup, that would both capitalise on the Joy-Cons and invigorate the console's lineup.
8. WarioWare
Each time Nintendo releases a console, it's not soon after that they pump out a WarioWare game that utilises its various unique features. Every game in the series feels like it's been fine-tuned for the console it appeared on, like the microphone and stylus puzzles in WarioWare: Touched! for the Nintendo DS, and the excellent use of the accelerometer motion controls within the Wii remote for Smooth Moves.
With the motion sensors and haptic feedback already bundled into each Joy-Con, it seems like a complete no-brainer for the talented team over at Intelligent Systems.
They could easily come up with a host of ridiculous microgames that would be perfect as a fast-paced party game, whilst also utilising a famous face that we know and love. The series staple of picking a nose with the 'HD Rumble' feature could be both gross and hilarious, and they could even create fast-paced cocktail shaking, intricate laser-pointed labyrinth puzzles and so much more.
The amount of scope they have with the wealth of controller options and docking system lends itself naturally to a WarioWare game, so let's hope we hear an announcement soon.