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What's next for Nintendo's best?

Zelda, Metroid, Star Fox and Pokemon need drastic changes. Here they are

Words: on March 11, 2008
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  • Coolbeans69 - December 9, 2008 2:26 a.m.

    I think Fire Emblem is pretty serious

  • BlueBoboDoo100 - December 2, 2008 2:49 a.m.

    Wow. The first two ideas are total crap. No matter how much good things you can say to back it up, a futuristic Zelda would not go well with the people. Zelda needs to be mideival. That fake vid was completely stupid and easily spotted as made up. A horror metroid? Nah, that would just end up as frustrated and come off as silly. Hunters went towards the right direction, but a co-op needs to be added. The second two ideas own face. I especially loved the StarFox one, being a hardcore StarFox fan who actually thought the 3rd person games were fun. Pokemon MMO: brilliant, but everyone's already thought of it. I'm sure Nintendo has, too, they're just too scared to make any changes like this.

  • Monkeylink - November 30, 2008 10:39 p.m.

    MAKE A NEW MARIO like "mole Mario outside the pipe"or A good racing Sonic like" sonic speedsters" or something and make pokemon serious or something

  • sharker - November 28, 2008 2:09 a.m.

    yeah the star fox idea sounds great, i mean i would play that forever, although it is a on the wii and we isn't very good for shooters, BUT i would still play it.

  • nadrewod999 - November 26, 2008 12:33 p.m.

    I totally agree about the Zelda thing, but the way they should do it is either have Ganondorf discover a power that he can use to transport himself through time (where Link would pass by him if he followed) or have their most recent clash (that would either be shown during the opening cinematic or be part of the tutorial level) become so powerful that a hole is ripped in the space-time continum (and not like Majora's mask). In the fight version, Ganondorf would be knocked closer to the present than Link because, when he is stunned by the space-time continum, you knock him out, at which point he falls into the future. In both versions, when Link finally gets into real time, Ganondorf had already discovered technology that allows someone to know when a ripple has occured (like Timecop, yes), at which point he would send troops with new weapons to take out Link when he couldn't. You then take control of Link just after his master sword breaks (it has to break if we want more powerful enemies and/or a lightsaber), at which point you have to run away from the enemies, and if you get far enough, they surround you just in time for the future rebels to find you and save you, at which point they take you to their HQ and tell you how all this has happened, as well as give you a new sword (lightsaber) as well as a gun (to replace the bow and arrow). Finally, the concept art doesn't know about copyrights since if a ring was featured in the sky, Halo would sue and if that ship was used, Mass Effect would sue, so probably only one world to explore, but a lot less limits on that would be the way to go.

  • TheKitchenSink - November 10, 2008 4:40 a.m.

    Cool ideas. Future Zelda will never happen, and kind of looked stupid. There was something about the hoax trailer that caught my eye, though...the juxtaposition of the future without being stupid "LOL TRON" crap, rather still being the same zelda-ish gameplay and plot, only now it's a different sort of setting I dunno. It looked really cool, if it were done right. Metroid Dread is a big NO. The biggest problem I have in gaming is that I'm a complete wuss, so I can't play games like RE4 or Dead Space. Playing BioShock was a huge stretch for me. I HATE scary. Sure, make your games that focus on scare and nothing else. But when you mix that with a really cool plot/gameplay/etc, then I get annoyed because I want to play but I sort of can't. The last two ideas are pure win. I loved Starfox: Assault, especial its multiplayer. If they brought that online, with lots of people, and RPG-ish elements, I'd have a field day. I mean, I LOVED being able to actually stand on the Arwing. I hadn't really thought of that, I'd only really thought of how good Assault would have been online, eight players sort of thing, no screen-looking and all that. Pokemon MMO however, I think everyone's thought of, and it would be AWESOME. DO WANT. If it were properly implemented, I would buy that in a goddamn second.

  • enuru999 - November 5, 2008 12:36 a.m.

    pussy

  • NelosAngelos - September 23, 2008 4:22 a.m.

    Metriod Dread...HELL YES!! And a Star Fox massive online war game, double HELL YES!! You have the potential for greatness, Nintendo, the people have spoken, so get to making!

  • ilovethe90s15 - September 18, 2008 7:31 p.m.

    the pokemon mmo would be awesome.

  • ilovefireemblem - September 6, 2008 5:24 p.m.

    O.k. I'm going to comment on the fact that you said Twilight Princess was the best Zelda game. I loved Twilight Princess. I thought it was a great game. But to say it bested Wind Waker...no way! Wind Waker had a huge world to explore, and I liked the Cel-shaded Link. And in that game, Link had an instrument. Twilight Princess was great, but not as good as Wind Waker.

  • katwood92 - November 29, 2008 1:06 a.m.

    Most long-runing series need to shake it up. Gamemakers shouldn't just be content to use the same cookiecutter mold for every game in the series. They should take risks, be willing to experiment with different types of gameplay. All of the ideas in this article. Maybe GamesRadar could even do a sequel article. Btw @ TheKitchenSink If you like some aspect of the game, but are too much of a wuss to play it, that's your own fault. Don't diss the idea because you're a coward.

  • FierceDeity - November 26, 2008 12:20 p.m.

    all these ideas are win

  • metroid2099400 - November 26, 2008 1:55 a.m.

    i think that these suggestions are excellent, but i'd have to disagree with the Zelda alteration. i feel that zelda's formula calls for a medievil setting, just as Metroid and Star Fox call for futuristic settings. changing that up would be too drastic a change for my liking.

  • Phyc0kill3r - November 25, 2008 9:23 p.m.

    i can c it now.......world of pokecraft :P

  • Knucklesfan - September 28, 2008 2:06 a.m.

    finally some one else with the idea of having a Pokemon RPG. My friends often wondered why Nintendo never had Gamefreak make a game for the home consoles. To think if they did that, how much money would they earn? We should probably write to them and see if they will take our advice.

  • mars1993 - August 30, 2008 1:01 a.m.

    I like the idea for a new Star Fox title. It has alot of similarities with Warhawk, so a bunch of people could get into it real easy Plus, Warhawk is friggin fun.

  • lukel127 - September 22, 2009 2:39 p.m.

    I think future zelda sounds awsome, but nintendo should put a future section in a regular zelda game and see how fans react. PMMO sounds like a great idea. Same with sar fox. I don't know about metroid though... Re Captcha: sub brisket

  • Destroyer883 - August 4, 2009 10:20 p.m.

    It's not like any of these will ever happen, I mean the last thing Nintendo's done that is radically different is Metriod Prime.

  • noofer7 - July 4, 2009 2:06 p.m.

    Every one of these ideas is awesome. If you do not tell Nintendo about them, I will hire Falco to assassinate you all.

  • viking5 - May 7, 2009 7:55 p.m.

    i agree with ilovefireemblem the wind waker was just soooo gooood i have both zeldas but i think wind waker is just a little bit better.

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