| nintendo_fanboy said: Here in Europe and especially in germany (not so much in switzerland) this killer-games thing has been a big issue during the last years, and this could increase with the wii. as far as i know, red steel can't be sold to people younger than 18 in germany and i think most of the wii-fps will experience the same. If this gets a subject in the media, this could become a problem for nintendo, because casuals don't distinguish between the various consoles, which means that they call the wii "the new playstation" and they don't know about nintendos kiddie-image aswell. but if this is only discussed by gamers, it could even help nintendo, because a big issue for nintendo here during the last two generations was their kiddie-image, which made it uncool to own nintendo-systems. |
Actually the USK (the organisation here at germany, that decides at which age you can buy a game) had a press-statement, that red steel had only a 18+-rating because of the controller. With a classical-controller it would allowed for a younger audience. But with a wiimote you swing your sword more directly. source (in german): http://www.gamezone.de/news_detail.asp?nid=51014&sys=
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