Who needs IP when you have 1-UPs, amarite? It seems nintendo used up all it's creativity quota way back when, now it's just using Mario and link and all them as cash cows.
Yep milking them dry to the bone. Sad really but it sells so as long as they see profit they will milk.
Only game which I really want from Nintendo now is Bayonetta 2, which I have already pre-ordered now just waiting for release, end of March should be on it's way now.