Heard of that guy? He took influences from american comics and cartoons and basically founded manga as we know it. He also refused to limit himself to one category or genre, and could action in one comic and romance in another.
Because of his diversity, a lot of those doing their own manga needed to diversify even further to set themselves apart. The result is that today, manga is read by basically all ages, and is one of the most popular mediums in Japan.
Now Nintendo is trying to do just that, with the difference being for worldwide audiences. And as for core gaming, manga still has action stories. Just because Nintendo doesn't make those does not mean they are against those now. This is not the Nintendo trying to avoid any kind of controversy as in the NES and SNES days. This is Nintendo trying to get every kind of gamer.
Every kind. That means the core gamer. It's just that Nintendo is focusing on expansion right now. Core gamers are already gaming. When Nintendo feels the core are ready to come back to them, Nintendo will court them more. But for now, the point is to make video games universal.
Or would you rather video games go the way of American comics? In case you don't know, they lost redears over time as they appealed more and more to fanboys, and are now actually run by fanboys. Spider Man is probably the most notorious example, but I have several other peeves about my favorite characters.
A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.
Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs
