First (and last) of all, a Twilight game would suck (pun intended). No one made one probably because they'd have to produce a magic all-in-one product that catered to the rather broad Twilight fan market that seeps between underage kids (whose parents would skin them alive for having a crush on a bloodsucking touchy-feely big-haired lead) to middle-aged guys and gals still in their goth phase who go on those Twilight tours and spend real money pretending vampires exist.

Q: So what kind of game do you get out of this?

A: One that would still sell millions, no matter how bad it is.

Ah well, if it's going to be done, just spend the time and money to cook up a halfway decent RPG rather than a half-assed action game/collect-fest. I won't buy it, but I'll at least look at a screen shot and get a nice chuckle if I see blood drops used as onscreen health meter instead of hearts...

The again, there WAS an Underworld game for the PS2 (The Eternal War), but it was never released in the US, and the two people I know who've actually played it didn't find much to like...

Well, indeed they are.

However, while two multimillion selling "core" franchises in a company with many more potential possibilities is fine, but it also shows more needs to be done. Reggie's admitting the company isn't good at more of what Joe Gamer wants is a step in Nintendo moving forward and perhaps opening the doors to future successes (should more dev teams step up and tackle different projects) in my opinion. A new Nintendo IP or three geared toward "core" gamers would help, provided it wasn't a direct copy of something on another platform...

Sure, Zelda and Metroid games sell, but in terms of non-Mario FIRST party games, what else does Nintendo offer those gamers who crave the sort of high intensity action games found on other consoles? You could call the Fire Emblem series sort of "core" if you like, but it's more of a niche game (as are most RPGs) that won't really appeal to those who want faster-paced action.

Heh, sorry about that - for the record, From does tend to experiment a bit when they make games, so don't be surprised if either feature is an OPTION should there be a sequel.

In any event, thanks to a few factors, you'll never see Move OR 3D gaming take over as mainstream means of playing Sony console titles (at least for the foreseeable future), so don't sweat too much about it. Many Wii titles allow for different non-motion control methods (for a good reason), so neither Sony nor Microsoft will dump the gamepad entirely for total fool waving any time soon.

Damn double posting... eh well (EDIT): I'm wondering if From Soft has plans for a follow-up to DS, given the game's success. I'd gather there's going to be a fight to see who gets the publishing rights as well as whether the game will support the Move controller and have some sort of 3DTV features (ugh...).

We shall see...

History shows that Nintendo has always relied on a blend of first and third-party development from the NES days until now. There's nothing wrong with admitting a "weakness" here - if anything, it may get a good third-party dev interested in working on a first-party game that revives an old character.

Granted, I'm not thinking about Kid Icarus re-imagined as a gory God of War clone (although that would be pretty dam funny), but Retro Studios certainly did Samus right as a FPS/Sci-Fi adventure game, so why not see what else can be done with a few other characters. Perhaps let some clever dev team do something "serious" with Princess Zelda (give her her own game with no Link - something like Gotzendiener on the PC-Engine), Star Fox or some other character in Super Smash Bros. that no one knows which game he or she is from...