5 Incredible Dormant Nintendo Series that Need a Triumphant Return on the Switch 2

This RPG series is known as Mother in Japan and Earthbound in the US, but whatever you call it, it’s a quirky, highly original series that brought new life to the RPG genre. A return to the wacky world is long overdue, especially since the trilogy is still incomplete in the US. We want an English translation of Mother 3 on Nintendo Switch Online, or even better, we could have a Switch 2 collection that includes remakes of all three games in the spirit of the Super Mario RPG remake on the Switch 1. Make it happen!

3. Kid Icarus

This series has actually gone dormant twice. It seemed to die after the angel boy’s Game Boy outing, but then Kid Icarus: Uprising seemed to be revitalizing the series. However, Uprising was back in 2011, and there hasn’t been a new Kid Icarus game since. Why? The mythology-inspired world has plenty of potential to be expanded even further in a follow-up to Uprising, and the Switch 2 would be the perfect place to do so. On the more advanced hardware, we could get a wide-open mythological world to explore and fly around. Who wouldn’t enjoy a flying open-world game?

4. Punch-Out!

Like Kid Icarus, this boxing series went dormant for a while after Super Punch-Out! on the SNES, but then it got revived on the Wii. Also, like Kid Icarus, it went dormant again after its revival. Since the Switch 2 supports traditional controls, motion controls, and even mouse controls, you could choose your preferred method of play and box to your heart’s content. We need a return of Little Mac and the quirky characters he boxes. It a wonder that Nintendo has slept on Punch-Out! for so long, given how the NES game is considered such a classic.

5. StarTropics

You likely don’t know about this series unless you’ve played the NES StarTropics on Nintendo Switch Online or the NES Classic Edition. It’s a fun, lighthearted action-adventure game that shares a lot in common with The Legend of Zelda. It got a sequel, Zorba’s Revenge, also on the NES, but then the series vanished and hasn’t been seen since, which is a real shame. A modern remake or follow-up on the Switch 2 could be amazing. It could capture the flavor of exploring a tropical island and fighting off monsters with a yo-yo.

Conclusion

The Switch 2 is the fastest-selling console of all time, meaning that there are plenty of potential customers for these revivals. The Switch 2 might be the perfect place to go back to some of Nintendo’s long-dormant franchises and give them new life. Whether that happens or not remains to be seen, but as F-Zero fans will tell you, you should never lose hope.