Splatoon
Splatoon is one of Nintendo’s hottest properties right now especially in Japan, which plays a big part in the success of handheld gaming. It seems likely that at some point we’ll see Splatoon make its way to mobile, and when it does it should keep the ideas of its console counterpart alive. Honestly, a Splatoon mobile game might work best in a MOBA style. That’s not to say that Splatoon should go straight up MOBA, but do something similar.
The main focus of the game would still be on inking turf, but change the perspective from full 3D to a top-down style or side view. Giving you different abilities that you can put on cooldowns to help ink turf would work well, and you could have different zones protected by turrets that teams have to take down. Of course, part of the key of Splatoon is quick matches, and that would stay the same with the mobile game. It needs to be focused on moving quickly and doing as much as you can during a match. Adapting Splatoon’s gameplay to a MOBA style would work incredibly well, and although it’d be different, it’s certainly a way to bring Splatoon to mobile and keep the heart of the series.
