Honestly, most video games don't need a new game, just new features. Minecraft has been great because they just add features and mobs and updates and debugs. Games like BOTW could have literally just gotten the sky island and depths update and saved everyone a lot of money and time by reusing the same map and the same is true for ACNH.

This article overlooks the fact that most toddlers can tell you their name and they probably did tell their adoptive parent their name and carried it until they decided to be The Doctor.