Nintendo Should Make an MMORPG

How awesome would it be if Nintendo released an MMORPG? They have so
many well known game franchises to work with, so they could definitely
release something awesome. Just imagine how cool a Pokemon MMORPG
would be or even a casual Mario Party MMO. It seems like there are
hundreds of Korean
MMORPGs and Chinese MMORPGs
on the market but not that many Japanese ones. I know Square Enix has
Final Fantasy 11 and Final Fantasy 14 (In development), but both of
those are pay to play. Final Fantasy 11 does have a free trial though.

Come to think of it, very few mainstream video game publishers have
their own free MMORPG. Electronic Arts, the second biggest game
publisher in North America, only has two free to play MMOs – Battleforge
and Battlefield Heroes.
Sony only has ONE – Free Realms. Activision
Blizzard only has one game, and it’s pay to play. There are 200+ free
to play MMOs available to gamers in North America, but very few of them
are published by traditional game publishers. Outspark – the guys
behind Fiesta Online, Erebus
and Secret of the
Solstice, are starting to get bigger, but they’re nowhere near
mainstream. Nexon has proven with the success of MapleStory and Mabinogi
that free to play ‘works’, so why are western developers and publishers
ignoring this space all together?

Guys seriously. Nintendo should make an MMORPG. I know for a fact Nintendo would
make a killing off of a Pokemon MMORPG. A company called WeMade
released Digimon Battle in the
United States a few months ago, and the game is fairly popular. The
game is like 8+ years old, but people play the game because they like
the Digimon franchise. Pokemon is 1000x bigger than Digimon, so the game
would definitely be instant hit. Heck, the Pokemon MMORPG could even
be a browser
game, and it would still be awesome. Nintendo could even make an MMOFPS
with their Metroid franchise.

What do you guys think? How amazing would it be if Nintendo made
their own MMORPG?