bardicverse said:
You have Sony to thank for that. With the N64 promoting Pokemon games, Sony pointed out that little kids have Nintendo systems, while the mature crowd owns a PS2. Target that idea to every teenager who wishes they were older/more respected, and you have an avalanche. The GameCube was affected by the remnants of this Sony mudslinging, as they tried to make the GC seem more of a hardcore system with the Resident Evil series, Eternal Darkness and those type of games. Problem is, teenagers are stubborn creatures that love to be negative, so once a negative thought is in their head, it sticks for a long time. |
I cannot see how it's legitiamately conclusive that SONY was to blame. As a platformer fan, all three Jak & Daxters, all three Slys, all three Ratchet & Clanks were great games. That's a total of nine quality platformers, SONY exclusives, and all had a "kiddy" look. Aside from those, there were also a slew of "kiddy" games on the PS2 because it had the largest userbase. A lot of the rpg on the PS2 had a "kiddy" look, and we know that the PS2 had plenty of them. Also, I remember that the "kiddy" stigma started to surface back during the SNES and Genesis days when comparing titles such as the multi-platform Mortal Kombat. And by the way, I like "kiddy" games as long as it's a specific game I'm looking for, and it's quality.
But back on topic, I don't think the GC was a failure eventhough it was in third. I might be seen as such by some because it didn't have the support like the PS2 had. There is one thing that stands out from Nintendo systems, and that is its 1st and 2nd party games. Nintendo catered to its fanbase at the very least and very successful at it. Gamecube was cool and regardless of being in third, it served both its fanbase and Nintendo very well.
Hackers are poor nerds who don't wash.
