bkev said:
but is nostalgia REALLY the only way Nintendo can get hardcore gamers back?
It's a problem with the video game industry itself.
Relevant article: Why your games are made by childless, 31 year old white men
My career is in Computer Programming, so trust me when I say that creativity is non-existent when the working conditions are as bad as they are now in the video game industry.
Here's what it's like working for EA: http://ea-spouse.livejournal.com/274.html