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15 Nintendo franchises that need a Wii U comeback

These games deserve a fresh new start on Nintendo’s new console

Words: on December 7, 2012
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  • scott-pearson - December 11, 2012 2:31 p.m.

    I would love to see Eternal Darkness brought on to the wii u, the game pad is a perfect way to do your spells and keep tabs on whats in your inventory without having to pause the game. I wish they would bring a sequel out but i don't ever see that happening.

  • MrJechgo - December 11, 2012 11:19 a.m.

    Sorry guys, but just about EVERY Nintendo franchise deserve a Wii U comeback... except Mario, since he's already in for the fun.

  • ObliqueZombie - December 10, 2012 7:01 p.m.

    OMFG Custom Robo. :F Also, Metroid Prime, please.

  • Fred1712 - December 10, 2012 11:26 a.m.

    I can imagine it now. Sometime in the future (E3 2013?), Nintendo has a trailer to reveal. It starts with showing the Retro Studios logo. The camera is zoomed in on a flower. The camera slowly starts to rise and pan up, all we see is a small city. Screen goes black. Onett theme starts playing.

  • GameManiac - December 10, 2012 9:42 a.m.

    I've played both Hotel Dusk and Last Window (thankfully the UK copy isn't region locked), and if my memory is right, didn't CING go bankrupt?

  • nintendo365 - December 7, 2012 8:34 p.m.

    "We’d play a full game as a guy named Poo if we have to" GR, NEVER disrespect Poo like that again. He single-handedly got me through that Prehistoric-Underworld-thingy-place. And plus he could use PK Starstorm and give any 10 year old a seizure.

  • fullmetallegend - December 7, 2012 8:32 p.m.

    I liked that all the entries weren't just retro games. I'd love to see a new Golden Sun that doesn't try too hard to feed of nostalgia. (So dissapointed in the DS entry.) Also, Custom Robo!

  • KnowYourPokemon - December 7, 2012 5:46 p.m.

    I remember custom robo a bit... and all i really got from that game was "We're trying to be medabots"

  • KnowYourPokemon - December 7, 2012 5:46 p.m.

    Not really meant to be a bad thing*

  • CrashmanX - December 8, 2012 1:20 p.m.

    Yes and no. Medabots only has 3 changeable parts and were AI controlled. Custom Robo has 5+ parts, controlled by the user, and are REALLY tiny. That's not to say I don't love them both.

  • shawksta - December 7, 2012 3:10 p.m.

    Mario Paint was the biggest thing everybody thought of when they showed the whole drawing sketch back 2011, it MUST HAPPEN Uniracers and Battle clash? Why not!? Custom Robot!? YES! "Dr. Mario into a full-fledged Trauma Center-type game" Nah i dont know, we dont need a re-invention Dr. Mario was for Simple Puzzle that anyone can enjoy and Frankly I want Atlus to make a Sequel to Trauma Team on the Wii U.

  • CountRichtertoffen - December 7, 2012 2:50 p.m.

    I would totally play a Mario Paint reboot, or anything that would make good use of the tablet as a drawing tablet.

  • Imgema - December 7, 2012 2:12 p.m.

    Why isn't there a Starfox game on the list? The last good SF game was SF64.

  • CrashmanX - December 8, 2012 1:20 p.m.

    Didn't play Starfox Assault did ya? That was damn good and I grew up on Starfox (SNES) and 64.

  • J-Fid - December 7, 2012 2:11 p.m.

    When was the last time I read an article involving Uniracers? Years? I would love to see an Ice Climbers game. (I was actually thinking about this earlier this week) Those two deserve a new game, and Co-op fans would never be happier. It should come out Winter 2013.

  • Boonehams - December 7, 2012 1:09 p.m.

    No Starfox? LIST INVALIDATED.

  • LBD_Nytetrayn - December 7, 2012 1:53 p.m.

    I wouldn't go THAT far, but yeah, a very suspect omission. Still, I can agree on everything else but Dr. Mario's Trauma Centre. That's just a little too weird.

  • RonnyLive19881 - December 7, 2012 12:45 p.m.

    Uniracers? Never heard of it... I must track it down Lol

  • JarkayColt - December 7, 2012 11:18 a.m.

    Wow, nice job on the archive-raiding here; Nintendo really does need to bring some of these back. Personally I would really love to see another Custom Robo, I have the DS version and it was fun as hell (if a little flawed, but those flaws were mostly forgivable). I mean, if anything, I'd have just liked it in nice shiny graphics with a more realised overworld, which I'd be confident the Wii U could pull off. Also, big yes on more Earthbound. I thought it'd be cool if maybe Game Freak had a shot at doing a remake of it, because of it's similarities to Pokémon and their legacy of awesome sprite graphics. However I would seriously not recommend the revival of the original Mother because you really aren't missing anything if you played Earthbound. Mother is literally the same game, just more rudimentary. Seriously, Mother 3 is the one you want.

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