I get it but, I mean, if you’re expecting Nintendo, of all the platform holders to announce nothing but entirely new IP then you’re barking up the wrong Delfino Oak Tree.
In general a ninty sequel will bring a new experience. Yes the same characters, but imo, the sequels that don’t bring something new to the table are fairly rare. Kirby, Strikers, and Sports all look like they’re going to do exactly that.
I’d love to see a new Mario Kart, but 48 tracks brings more than a game’s worth of new content so IMO it’s not particularly egregious. And there is an argument that Mario Kart, is so recognisably Mario Kart from one iteration to the next that it’s effectively the same game (I do realise this sends a hand grenade into my previous argument). I’m not sure it’s going to be that easy to refresh MK and still be as great as 8 still is. And, annoyingly, people are still buying it in huge numbers.
As for the remakes, as long as they’re remakes and not just slightly less muddy versions, I think Demon’s Souls showed that they’re not inherently bad. The Front Mission one looks really good and I’m happy as it gives me an “in” to a series I’ve been curious about for years. Advance Wars, I just love those games so updating it for the switch makes me smile.
And Portal, yeah I guess, it’s old. But it still stands the test of time and I think it’s easy to forget who they’re targeting. Forgetting the fact that I’m going to get it day one anyway because Portal is one of the GOATs, if Lily was younger and I hadn’t yet completed her nerd training, then I’d be gifting that bundle to her day one, because it would blow her tiny mind and sell her on gaming forever.
I know this because I did it and she is the queen nerd. BUT we’ve been lucky enough to have a PC to do that. This opens up not just Portal, but Valve (who are about to launch their own handheld don’t forget) to a much larger and younger audience and advertise themselves as a mainstream platform making great games, with a console of their own being sold at console prices. It’s an amazing advert.
It’s the fact that Valve are looking outwards again that’s the massive thing here. And coop Portal, with two switches sitting on the sofa. That’s going to be so much fun. 😉