The only thing insulting here is your attitude and the ignorance that you display.

Calling people drones and "simple"? That's beyond rude. It's sad to see someone so close minded that he can't get that some people like things about games that he doesn't. 

People have different tastes you know, not everyone likes the same things that you do, including games.

Framerate doesn't matter enough to effect the decision of a consumer to buy a game. Colourful games on consoles aren't hard to accept for anyone. Assassin's Creed II sold over 10 million units, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception sold over 6 million units. They are quite colourful (though not cartoony) but they sold better than many less colourful games.

When I think of colorful games I think of Ni No Kuni, and now im really excited for the sequel!

But yea, it sold okay.

Its not a theory its  part of the studies of psychology and behavior.

Why do so many people like to jump to conclusions....

Help me to understand you please. Or at least your definition of opinion.

Is it just an opinion when I say that:
pink is not a female color and blue not a male one?
or skirts are not female either?
or that a women is not less of a women if she has short hair?
or that a man is not less of a man if he hates football and loves cheerleading?
or that pilot/soldier is not a male job and nurse/secretary not a female one?
or that color is not for kids only?
or that some adults advoid colors because they think its childish?
or that I saw a video about a comedian and his audience?
or that some adults love Disney?
or that some people on earth are not smart?
(please NOTE I am not saying you questioned all of this I am just listing some examples.)


And as far as I know I never said "ALL PEOPLE" or "EVERYONE" but I used stuff like "alot of people" or "people" as in "dogs like bones" (which obviously does not mean ALL)

Man sometimes I really like how people put words in other peoples mouths....

I am going to work now and also have no real interest in this conversation because its needlessly tiring.

Have a nice weekend.

and btw all humans are brainwashed (it starts at day1 of our life and even affects stuff like pronounciation/dialect etc) Its not ill-intended brainwashing as seen on TV tho. Its just normal brainwashing called being influenced.

How exactly can someone like Assassin Creed Unity's 20fps? You might accept it but its not really something you can like. (well you can like it compared to 10fps tho)
Thats the whole point of my comment. You also completely missed the point.



Do you work in a maketing department? You learn that 90% of people are "simple" and are easily influenced. Thats why marketing works. There is still 700million left.
Saying that 90% of humans are simple is as rude as saying someone killed a pig to make Salami. Its no an insult or rude when people are that way on their own. Everyone can educate oneself and then leave that 90% group.

I mean I never talked about a specific person or game at all and as far as I am concerned chances are pretty low that one person like that would find his/her way to this website simply because there is no reason for someone like that to even think about joining a website like that. (I saw an add about game X i will buy it oh wait I can also go and join random internet site to talk about sales.)

And I never saw people that say "This game has no bug. Its not stuttering at all, I am happy to get gamstop specific content" on any website/forum before, So why do people care if i call some random person a drone or not?

Btw thanks for directly calling me ignorant and close minded.

You see what you want to see I see what I want to see lets just agree to disagre. I wont add a reply to this "reply chain" also wont read whatever is written here. Have a nice weekend.

GTA V is pretty colorful since is set in a fictional sunny and colorful southern California and that sold a mega ton.

People just don't like colorful games with life and character I guess. It's a shame that the market is this way now. SO is such a good looking game. I think the issue is with a colorful art style, you have to bring something totally new to the table. Wind Waker for example, not the best selling Zelda but it brought something new. Gritty dark games are taking over because it's what's portrayed as "cool" now. I feel that with games like Mario, they still sell well enough, but it isn't anything you haven't seen before. Pokemon, in your example, is completely invalid as XY have sold 13M copies so far.

Also, it doesn't have to do with the game all the time. Sometimes it is the console it is on. Wii U and Xbone aren't at the same level that PS is. Xbone is geting there but Wii U will have its own specified market. I plan on doing color worlds as I pursue my career in 3D/Character Design/Scenario Writer. It's who I am. But with colorful games now, quite contrary to Miyamoto, they have to be closer to film in the sense of dialogue and voice. There has to be an incentive to play the game just like there has to be an incentive to go and watch Big Hero 6.

Gaming is changing overall, and I don't mind it at all. Worlds are becoming darker and more depressive but it's what people like so I won't shoot them down for that. As a cartoonist, my premise isn't like a realist. I want to take what's real and turn it into an experience that can't be found in the real. I find that aspect of cartoons to be very enjoyable. But realism is nothing to sneeze at either. Being able to create photorealistic worlds and people is quite remarkable but from my standpoint I'm like "I see this everyday". From there I try to take the humor and interactivity from that and it ultimately becomes a colorful cartoon. It saddens me that color is going out of style but I blame lack of creativity for that. There are some really creative realist based gaming projects like Destiny and Mass Effect which I respect because FPS are really starting to do more than they have been able to do gameplay and story wise. I feel very deeply about this because I want to do a colorful game in the future and I fear that there won't be a market for that and I'll have to adapt into 3D film instead.

It is possible that the frequent use of cartoony graphics in phone games cheapens the games in some peoples eyes. But people still buy Zombie games.

Would need more evidence.

Edit: Correct me if I'm wrong but the bulk of shovelware is colourful too.

I will never buy this argument as long as Nintendo is still in business and making money.

Their entire first-party lineup depends on "colorful games" selling well.

I agree with everything in your post.

Colourful games sell a lot, cartoony games don't sell as much. GTA V, Uncharted 2 and AC II are all colourful games which have sold well. Grey games don't sell as much as colourful games, like Killzone (a grey game) vs Halo (a colourful game).