5 video game franchises that need a break (and 5 dormant ones that need to return)
Video game franchises are long-running series of games that get a lot of attention from fans who have followed the franchise since its inception. While some have become popular enough to span decades, others have a more sporadic release, with only a handful of games to speak of.
Some video game franchises tend to release several games, sometimes nearly every year, which leads to something known as video game fatigue, when a single name keeps cropping up every year or so. These franchises should practice some humility and need to take a break to give other games some breathing room.
Other franchises sometimes go dormant, leading to their fan base hoping for something new to be released every time there is a game event. This list includes examples of both sides of the coin, with five video game franchises that need a break and five dormant ones that are due for a return.
Mario needs to chill. This franchise has thrived since its inception in the first Donkey Kong video game. Then featuring Pauline, the mayor of New Donk City, and Mario in a controversial carpenter guise, this game first came out in 1981, developed and published by Nintendo and created by game designer Shigeru Miyamoto.
Since then, this franchise has pumped out one or more games every year until 2022, which is already set to debut two games, Mario Striker: Battle League & Mario + Rabids Sparks of Hope. Surely that is way too many games featuring an Italian plumber than anyone needs.
It would be a great change of pace then to see Nintendo take a break from this video game franchise and leave it alone for a few years. Instead, they may focus on some new IP. Or possibly a new mascot to add to its collection of legacy mascots? One can only hope.
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