Topic: Nintendo Remaking games? Is it helping or ruining game legacy's?

I can't say anything broad about remakes in general that hasn't already been said, except that it's nice when an old favorite from a console that you've long since discarded or packed into the closet becomes available on a modern day console. If it has updated graphics; bonus! It's especially nice when they come in collections, like the God of War Saga, the Jak and Daxter Collection, or the soon to be released Final Fantasy X + X-2 and Kingdom Hearts 1.5 Remix. Nintendo seems to have a different approach though, and knows that there's still value in a remake of a single game at full price because people tend to like their old games more than those of third parties.

Still, I'd love to see a Super Mario HD collection with 64, Sunshine, Galaxy 1+2. and New Super Mario Bros Wii. The only one that'd take any work is 64. I get the impression that if they were to remake 64 or Sunshine though, they'd want to overhaul them and release them sepearately, and the Galaxy games and NSMBWii are too recent. A legend of Zelda collection would be awesome too, with Ocarina, Majora's Mask, Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, and Skyward Sword all on the same disk. Once again though, Majora's Mask would take an overhaul and they're already overhauling Wind Waker as a stand-alone release. Other than those two franchises, the only games I can see coming out in HD remakes are Fire Emblem and Pokemon, both of which would require an overhaul for every single entry. Probably not going to happen this generation. Perhaps in 2018 we can expect that all of the best N64 games will have gotten overhauls and every Nintendo game ever made will be available on a single console.

Who works on remakes then? I'd like to know the magical unseen force behind the NPC series.

_{Edited to avoid turning this into a thread about the movie industry..}

@The_Joker Although companies will use outside developers to remake games, I'm sure they still have to jump a lot of hurdles to find the one that will do it justice and have enough time on their hands to do it. Also I think Aonuma is helping develop Wind Waker, while he could be doing the next Zelda instead.

@CM30 So far from what I've noticed, most of those 3D re-releases haven't gone so well. Who wants to pay £10 a person to watch the same exact film but with a 3D overlay?

I LOVE Zelda remakes - my first experience with a 3D Zelda was Ocarina of Time for the 3DS and it was a magical experience. Many new gamers don't have N64s to play those great games. I'm playing Majora's Mask on my N64 now because of that great time I had on my 3DS.

It also keeps those old games alive and well on current hardware, which is another win. I've never played Wind Waker and am excited to play that for the first time on my Wii U. I own a GameCube, but will wait it out for the glorious HD rendition of the game.

In the case of Wind Waker HD it helped the developers get a grasp of what HD development was like - so I also see it as a nice way to have developers learn the new toolset, while producing something most will get a lot of entertainment out of.

I also never played Donkey Kong Country Returns - the 3D release was so much fun. So I am all for these remakes as long as they are done right and don't distract the studios from producing new and original games.

Because developing games becomes very different at different resolutions?

In the case of going from SD to HD - yes - Microsoft and Sony learned that lesson years ago - Nintendo is just now learning how different it is!

Last I checked, Nintendo doesn't actually do remakes. (not sure about Wind Waker yet, though...)

To me, it's not a bad thing at all, there are a lot of awesome games I missed out and in no way can I have access to them but now I can with remakes. And besides, usually they get a smaller team to work on those remakes, so in no way do they hinder development or creativity of other new games.

What would those people be doing if not making remakes?

They constantly roboot their IPs and Wind Waker is HD redo with a few extra features. They do remakes by both ends not defintiron in gaming.

You care what Grezzo and Monster Games do when not making these?
Wind Waker HD, on the other hand, seems to be done by an internal studio, so if there's going to be any argument, it's there.

Jurassic Park 3D and Star Wars: Episode I both made like 40 million. Thats pretty good considering it's not even a new movie.

Depends on how it's done. Games like Super Mario 64 DS and Metroid Zero Mission added a lot of new stuff from the original. SM64DS obviously had 30 more stars, better graphics, 3 extra playable characters, minigames and multiplayer. MZM was a complete makeover from the NES classic, had more items seen in Super Metroid and Fusion, more bosses and an extension to the adventure after beating Mother Brain. I wasn't really blown away by games like OoT 3D or Star Fox 64 3D because they didn't really add a whole lot from the original games

A remake could actually be decent... If, its done right! Now that Wind Waker is out I honestly am thinking twice about it. I mean its a remake done right! The only complaint I have is that to me. Wink waker didn't even need a remake I think the graphics looked gorgeous without HD.

I've always been kind of on the fence about this topic.
One one side, there are me games that deserve to be remade - true gems that really deserve another chance to shine on more powerful hardware with reimagined aesthetics, and in most cases, they come out beautifully.

But on the other hand I feel like its just being lazy; clinging onto the security of past victories instead being creative and taking chances. I'm not saying every other game has to be a new IP - sequels are a thing.

Basically, I don't think remakes should be ruled out completely, just shoveled out less frequently.
Nostalgia is a powerful thing - perhaps too powerful. And companies are taking advantage of that.

one remake every 2-3 years is fine I only would find bad if it was too frequent.

Nostalgia IS a powerful tool; About as good as sex or violence. WindWaker HD was a good example of a well done remake (people who didn't play it on GCN, get to play an updated version). The Super Mario Advance Series actually ruined those games. I didn't really like SM64DS, and I wasn't really fond of Yoshi's island DS (Although proclaimed a sequel, it just seemed like a retread; Yoshi's Story was also a sequel... and apparently Yoshi's New Island is a sequel, as well... how many sequels can Yoshi's Island have?).
Um... anyway... Yeah, remakes can be fine, but it's not a good idea to remake a game done in the last generation (even just to make it portable). And, as mentioned, It's not just Nintendo doing this..... picking on them is a bit biased...

P.S. I'm just doing a remake of the last few posts.

IT continues legacies. IF someone hasnt played it yet, then they see it and realize its a good game. It provides a larger population of players.

Waht he said. And considering Link between worlds got a perfect 10/10 on Gameinformer.. ANd i love the game myself. I think nintendos doing a good job
GG Nintendo.

Right on! Im new to nintendo and im glad i have been able to play Ocarina of time and Wind Waker on my systems i want MM nowwww