Ex-Nintendo developer says the company doesn't make new IP often because "there's no real need" when it's more "about creating a new way to play" instead of fussing over "the skin or wrapper"

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Former Nintendo software developer Ken Watanabe, not to be confused with one of the most famous Japanese actors of all time, says his ex-employer doesn't create entirely new franchises all too often simply because it doesn't need to.

From Watanabe's perspective, Nintendo already has plenty of beloved IP to use essentially as templates for creating new and exciting gameplay experiences.