C'mon we all love em.  Pikmen, Animal Crossing, Elebits, Viva Pinata, Littlebigplanet and Pokemon may sound like kids games, but admit it you all love em. 

And if you don't love them tell us why.  Outside of the usual it's so cute, it must be shit.  When you think about these games don't think about TV.  Those are abominations in the vast majority.  Think about Shrek, Ice Age, or bugs bunny.  Now a days developers are making the kids games fun for adults too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHVC4Wi_5Og

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCahIku1Vlw 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWRfLHsGBAg 

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I still have to play Pikmin and Animal Crossing, though I'm not planning on getting Pikmin really...sounds dull. Elebits got boring really fast. Viva Pinata is like, one of my favorite games currently. I play it at my friend's house once in a while. Not much really happens, but somehow a few minutes of Viva Pinata always turns into a few hours hehe. Littlebigplanet looks very fun. But like I've said many times, I don't think it's going to sell well. A lot of non-PS3 users like it, but not enough to buy a PS3. And then a bunch of PS3 users like it, but how many will get it? I bet a lot of them don't want a "kiddy" game. Two of those links dont' work btw. But yeah...I don't mind playing these type of games...but they're obviously not kid games...they just have a colorful, "E for Everyone" theme, which is a lot different than some games that are clearly designed for children. Some games are meant just for kids, like movie and tv tie-ins...those are way too simple and not for true gamers. I really like these type of games too cause it brings in the ladies ;)

Damn, how did that happen. I just looked up those links like 20 mins ago when I made the thread... LBP looks like a lot of fun to me, but not enough to spend 600 dollars on it. Like you said. Your logic seems pretty good on that one. Everyone wants in on Nintendo's market. Sony is planning a big marketing gig on this game and another one of there family friendly titles. They want in bad. Ellebits is a game you are probably right on. I should have said Super Paper Mario. Nintendo doesn't have to justify the maturity of a lot of there cartooney games though because they have such a great rep. DS has some better examples like Nintendogs. I don't think they make any mass market games that are specifically for kids anymore. I haven't even seen a game like that since I was 5. Oh and WHY WHY WHY did Rare have to go Microsoft. I guess that record setting purchase of 250 million dollars for the majority share was too big of a temptation for them to pass up on... Viva Pinata looks awesome but my brother has the 360 and he is one of the people who are afraid to play these types of games. Kinda why I posted the thread. To try and vent a little on the subject.... Oh well. Oh and screw the broken links. One was for Elebits and Pokemon. Elebits looked impressive but the game sucked, Pokemon looked unimpressive, and the game... well ... Just look at the charts and tell me what that looks like.

I can't get into them at all.  I like stuff like Resident Evil, Oblivion, etc.

Pikmin is not a "kids" game at all.  No way any child is going to get far with that one.  But it is a fantastic game (as is Pikmin 2).

I don't consider any of these Kids games specifically. I also think you don't give kids enough credit. I was beating epically long RPG's when I was 5 years old. (IE Brain Lord, Breath of Fire 1 and 2, Shining Force 1 and 2, Soul Blazer, Shadowrun) Tell me if you have even heard of any one of those titles. Look them up too, they aint easy games. I really have no idea why I had played all these RPG's and never even heard of FF or Fire Emblem until FF10 and Fire Emblem for Wii.... Is that sad for a hardcore Nintendo Fan.

I guess you don't frequent often at the playstation.com or psmonline forums.

Indeed.  I think it will be quite popular.  Not sure why you think PS3 fans are against any certain game types, BenKenobi88.  PS2 games of all types did well.

Now, I think the PS3 needs some more party games.  Is LittleBigPlanet 4 player without online?  That would be nice... 

I don't think there's any point in denying that ALL games appeal to the kid in us. It's all about objectives and rules and finding clever ways to accomplish them and work within them, and being entertained along the way. Every game from Pong to GTA is really about that, or we wouldn't play them. Even the most "realistic" game edits or replaces reality to a considerable degree, in the name of fun.

DarkD, I believe I beat most of the games you were talking about, and about 10 other games as well for the SNES/Sega years. Viva Pinata is a fantastic game. Although it has kiddie elements in it (colorful pinata with great awesome names).

 But the fact is it's just a colorful Sim Farm (remember Sim farm im 1993?), which is why I loved the game. The abilities might of changed, but the game was just so dang fun.

 Kiddie games would be all those DS crappy games, and PS2 games that were based off movies - I should know. My G/Fs niece has over 50 PS2 games, and 47 of the games are way too childish to even think of playing. Shes 7 by the way, and has an NDS, GBASP, PS2, PS3 and probably 75 games between all of them.