Nintendo started phoning it in about halfway through the Wii's lifespan and never quit. Every game is now a huge sandbox and playing with the physics is the game. I'm on edge with Odyssey. I think there's some fine Marioing to be had in it, but a lot of it feels very empty, surface-level and rushed... like everything they do since, I dunno, BOTW.

• Kirby, Metroid and the titles they let other companies develop for them are an obvious exception... but those are few and far between since the 3DS era ended.