Every single game out there has at least one fan that’s attached to it. However, with these franchises being owned by Nintendo, the large audiences that have played these games are left hanging with nothing new coming for their favorite series.

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Of course, games take a long time to develop and many concepts are shelved in favor of others that are seen to do better financially. It’s very possible that some franchises that were thought to be forgotten by Nintendo are actually getting a new title developed in secret without anyone knowing. However, these things are unknown until confirmed leaks or official announcements are made.

Some franchises like Star Fox technically appear on the console, given that he plays a role in Starlink: Battle for Atlas, but there’s no true representation of the classic game. Metroid is another big one missing from the console, as Metroid Prime 4’s development has been trouble.

Some franchises like Earthbound haven’t gotten any new official games since the Gameboy Advance era with Mother 3 being released in 2006 for Japan only. Other than Smash Bros. appearances, there hasn’t been anything new for the series in years. However in 2015, an official translation of the original Mother for the NES was released for the Wii U under the title Earthbound: Beginnings. This port however is not available on the Switch. While Earthbound is considered more of a cult-classic game series, certain series’s that did extremely financially well still haven’t gotten any followup despite their popularity.

Nintendogs is one of these is the famous franchises. Like with Earthbound, Nintendogs has some representation in Smash Bros, but the last game related to Nintendogs was released for the 3DS back in 2011. While the Switch lacks certain features such as a microphone and camera, the motion controls could definitely influence some kind of gameplay when interacting with the virtual puppies.

Other notable exclusions include

F-Zero Advance Wars WarioWare and Wario platformers Kid Icarus Golden Sun . . . and plenty more

Another unlucky title that could possibly make an even better home on the Switch is Punch-Out. The last game in this franchise was released for the Wii back in 2009 and created by Next Level Games. Considering the detail that went into the Switch’s motion controls, a boxing game other than the fantastical Arms could appeal to a lot of players. One fan that wants a new Punch-Out is a previous headliner of the NES game, Mike Tyson, who wants to headline as a final boss of sorts once more.

A game franchise that definitely has rumors flying about it is the real time strategy series, Pikmin. Rumors have swirled around the possibility of Pikmin 3 getting ported to the Switch as a surprise during one of the Nintendo Directs or players even getting a new game in the franchise.

The last game for the Pikmin franchise that’s currently released is Hey! Pikmin which changes the gameplay to a puzzle platformer, playing more of a spin-off role than an actual continuation of Pikmin’s story. This game was released for the 3DS in 2017.

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