As long as the gameplay changes, there is little to be gained in creating a new franchise. The story of most Nintendo games is banal to begin with, they merely

As long as the gameplay changes, there is little to be gained in creating a new franchise. The story of most Nintendo games is banal to begin with, they merely exist as a vessel for gameplay. Nintendo games are pretty much unlike games like Assasins Creed, COD or Fifa, where new games offer minor tech and feature bumps.