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As much as I love Nintendo, I will admit that as of lately, 3 series have sorta faltered from their care and become games that Nintendo rarely, if ever seems to give a damn about. It's become quite frustrating, as Nintendo seems to be scrapping it's serious games while putting emphasis on their kids games. Which, just feels like a dumb move. Look, I love Mario, Zelda, Fire Emblem and Pokemon as much as the next fan; but I have no interest in Animal Crossing or Splatoon, yet Nintendo is pushing them like they've ALWAYS been around nowadays.

Metroid is the one I am the most saddened to see go. Not only was the series made at the exact same time as Mario and Zelda; but the plot and backstory for this game is probably the darkest Nintendo has ever made. Yet, since Metroid Prime; it seems like Nintendo would prefer the series died out. Fusion was a great game and the Prime series are great, but once Other M hit the scene and Nintendo got critical backlash from it; it seems they've decided that Metroid isn't worth putting effort into anymore. Galactic Federation was a cool concept, but unsurprisingly the fanbase did not approve and well.... the series is now in a state where if a new Metroid does come; it needs to be a home run or the series is probably done for. Especially after forcefully pulling a cease and desist on the Fan made "Another Metroid 2 Remake" which showcases that fans ARE interested in the series; just not the way Nintendo runs it right now.
NOTE: This was made before Metroid Prime 4, and Samus Returns were announced. The hype is big, so it's time to see if Nintendo can deliver that home run I mentioned. I'm praying that they are both awesome.

Star Fox many of you may defend by saying Star Fox: Zero recently came out. But here is the thing. Star Fox in my opinion is dead because Nintendo has decided all they can do is remake Star Fox 64 over and over due to fan backlash about Adventures and Assault. And while Adventures I can completely understand since it wasn't originally a Star Fox game AT ALL (it was actually Rare's Dinosaur Planet), but Assault I still find to be the best in the series; the concept of switching between ground and air combat on the fly was just so much fun; and I actually like the varied weapons much more then using the blaster/arwing all game. The other damning factor of Star Fox is that every game in the series feels the need to be a console gimmick game. Star Fox SNES pushed the FX-Chip, 64 the Rumble Pack, Assault the Gamecubes 3D rendering, Command the Touch Screen controls and Zero the Wii U's motion controller. Some of these worked great while others are best left forgotten. But seeing as that Zero was pretty much a pound for pound remake of Star Fox 64 which they already did with Star Fox 64 3DS, I really do doubt they will ever experiment with this series beyond that scope ever again.

Finally, F-Zero... this one is a tragic loss for me because while F-Zero wasn't Nintendo's biggest franchise, it will always hold a place in my heart. The experience of racing around at 800 KM per minute was something you could only get in F-Zero, same for the anti-gravity driving and ruthless murder you could commit on the track. However, since F-Zero Climax for the GBA this series has gone completely silent. It's a shame too, as I was honestly hoping for Nintendo to actually make a Bounty Hunter/detective style F-Zero game where you play as Captain Falcon and pursue Black Shadow. I mean; Captain Falcon is supposed to be an interstellar bounty hunter like Samus; how come he only ever got racing games? The Anime showcased what type of game this could have been. But I digress, with the newest Mario Kart getting the Anti-Gravity gimmicks and a new 200CC, it seems that F-Zeros gimmicks have been harvested for Nintendo's kart racer instead of their more serious racer.
Note: I have just discovered that Mute City, and Big Blue are in Mario Kart 8, and so is the Blue Falcon racer. So it seems my statement about F-Zero being harvested for Mario Kart is more then true. Come on Nintendo, you throw in the Squidlings and Link as racers, but not Captain Douglas J. Falcon? HE JUST WANTS TO SHOW US HIS MOVES!

Mega Man and Rash are there too, as Rareware and Capcom are also on hard times. They will likely never make games that captured our childhood like Mega Man or Donkey Kong Country ever again; and with both Mighty No. 9 and Yooka-Laylee failing to impress; it paints a sad picture for our longing for oldschool platformers.

EDIT: Microsoft and Rare confirmed a brand new Battletoads game; I'm honestly at a loss for words, but it looks like Rash may still have a chance to pull himself out of the gutter. Even getting hit with the Blue Falcon won't keep him down.

EDIT 2: Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair graced us; and revived 2D DKC style platformers. Again, the game industry surprises me.

Samus, Captain Falcon, Fox Mcloud, ROB (c) Nintendo
Rash (c) Rareware
Mega Man (c) Capcom
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