1. Yeah... That's about the worst reasoning ever for not releasing a new F-Zero. Miyamoto is notoriously terrible at bullshitting his way through interviews where he's asked a question he isn't prepared for. Remember when he was asked about multiple GamePads and he said something like, "Just use 3DS." No, motherfucker, I will not use a 3DS. Don't expect people to buy an entirely different console when you're supposed to be selling people on the GamePad. How about you make a console that can use more than one of its main controller...
The problem with Miyamoto's reasoning is that they're using F-Zero ideas in Mario Kart and it still looks like the same Mario Kart we've been playing for years. All the things they've introduced in Mario Kart over the years haven't changed the series all that much. That's not necessarily a bad thing. I love Mario Kart and I buy each one, but that's the point. I don't need you to reinvent the wheel; I need you to sell me a new wheel. I'm not even an F-Zero fan, but I find it rather disingenuous to talk to fans like they're idiots. Just say there are more Mario Kart fans so that gets precedence. People will be upset, but they would be upset either way. At least level with people.
2. I love when people call for Iwata or whomever to get fired. Shut up. That's a shitty thing to say about someone.
3. Even worse is when people think Nintendo should just pay off third parties. It's counterproductive. Imagine paying someone to be your friend. Yeah, they'll be friends with you as long as you keep buying them things. When you don't/can't, they'll drop you like a bad habit. And paying for token support is a bad habit and one Nintendo would be flat-out fucking stupid to try.
4. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze looks awesome. All the complaining about the game is a shame. "It's not what I wanted so it sucks. Humph!" Shut up and buy something else then.
5. I hope everyone complaining about these sequels eats their words when the industry crumbles and Nintendo is one of the few large publishers left standing because they didn't take all the insane risks you're proposing. You want them to bankroll millions into a game that might not sell. Nintendo is watching an entire industry do just that and fail miserably at it. Tomb Raider, despite its millions of units sold, didn't meet expectations. Fantastic.
Yet that's what people want from Nintendo. Are you out of your fucking minds? I understand wanting something new from Nintendo. I do. What some of you don't understand is the industry is in a shittier place because companies are spending frivolously. And Nintendo has published some smaller new IPs, notably on the 3DS eshop. "Ugh, that's not the kind of new IP I want." Shut the **** up. All of you.
To bring this full circle, my issue with Nintendo holding off on F-Zero, besides the reasoning being nonsense, is that it's not a terribly huge risk. F-Zero isn't an especially complicated game (e.g. Fast machines race fast), it already has a fan base, and it expands the library of releases. I see F-Zero as a legitimate grievance. Everything else is childish whinging.
/drops mic