Kirby is no longer a great series. Since Super Star Ultra, I never got into it and since the Collector's for the 20th anniversary, nobody takes Kirby seriously unlike games like Fire Emblem, Smash or Metroid. Actually, Metroid is digging its graves thanks to Other M but because Miyamoto is thinking a lot more about the series than anyone else at Nintendo, there's high hope to see a new game next year.
Mario is still relevant but I don't like how dishonest the reviews are right now: Mario is losing his shine. Zelda... well, it's Zelda! Pok?mon is helping Nintendo and a lot (but the 6th generation is boring). Smash... will help the Wii U. Animal Crossing is like Pok?mon: it helps the portable systems seriously so... I guess Kirby needs to go... F-Zero is probably dead thanks to Mario Kart 8 and Earthbound... I never understood its success... except for some characters. It's no longer mainstream, no wonder why no Earthbound characters are yet to be announced by Nintendo so far...
Mario is still relevant but I don't like how dishonest the reviews are right now: Mario is losing his shine. Zelda... well, it's Zelda! Pok?mon is helping Nintendo and a lot (but the 6th generation is boring). Smash... will help the Wii U. Animal Crossing is like Pok?mon: it helps the portable systems seriously so... I guess Kirby needs to go... F-Zero is probably dead thanks to Mario Kart 8 and Earthbound... I never understood its success... except for some characters. It's no longer mainstream, no wonder why no Earthbound characters are yet to be announced by Nintendo so far...