Definitely. As someone who primarily follows this genre, im always baffled when people act like its a dying breed. Like there was that thread a while back about Nintendo putting out 4 platformers on the wii u in a years time and the OP said "What other major console does this??" like it was some crazy thing but in the same exact timespan, Sony put out the same amount. Theres been a very healthy amount the past few years, and a good chunk of them are generally considered modern classics.
the number of 'platformer' type games being released on the market is not the question.
the question is how many of them actually have good visibility.
in addition, while the platforming genre can be perceiving as 'back' in numbers, it is most definitely not back in sales. the only ones that perform quite well are generally those made by nintendo or its close partners. unfortunately.
to top it off, most of the platfomers people mention not developed by nintendo or ubisoft are relegated to 'download only'.
and i use the term 'RELEGATED' deliberately because i feel that's exactly what's happened to the genre.
the platforming genre is NOT back. the majority of its offerings are download only; as if it's a 'second class' genre now, that only has a place where the average joe can't see it (i.e. not a retail release).
so when people say/show how impressed they are with nintendo and what they're doing with the genre, it's quite obvious why: they seem to be the only publisher left that has enough balls to release this 'second class genre' as a major, headlining retail release for their systems. not only that but they released FOUR of them at retail within good timespan as big reasons why the average joe should buy their hardware (would be great if they made as much effort for some other genres too, but i digress).
YES, sony has released multiple games in the genre on their hardware. however none of them in recent years (you could argue for knack, although other games were promoted far more heavily) were promoted as the headlining titles as to why their system should be bought.
which is a shame because i love sony/naughtydog/insomniac platformers. i think they're fantastic. but naughty dog & insomniac seem to have moved on to 'greener pastures' with their latest games.
and we've seen how microsoft has faired in this genre before. though i'm always up for pleasant surprises.