windbane said:
Allowing people to play more easily will get a lot more people to play online. Nintendo should not be worried about the 1 person that gets upset and decides not to go back online. It is not Nintendo's job to protect everyone. They will never get rid of the kiddie image with crap like this. Real life is much worse than online arguments. The link above (I watched only the first one) are FUNNY. If you are offended just leave the game. How hard is that? Most people are intelligent enough to know that people are different and you'll get a different experience in every game. Most people aren't idiots, even if a lot of them are. I had forgotten that every game requires you to add the same people...wow...terrible. Btw, when is the first 3rd party online Wii game coming? Has Nintendo let 3rd parties see the online code yet? |
It's a liability thing. They don't want that type of behavior associated with their image and I can't say I blame them. AND they are not TRYING to get rid of the"kiddie image". It's a core component of their success to be family-friendly. Parents will ALWAYS buy a Nintendo console for their young kids before another one if they have concerns over appropiate content.
The so-called "kiddie image" is only smart considering that someone must make games for the new generations coming up. The world doesn't revolve around us anymore. We shouldn't expect all of gaming to be "adult" because we were the old kids who grew up over the years. That kiddie image will continue to empower Nintendo's name and loyal customers to the new generations. They grow up playing Nintendo; some leave but that Nintend-stalgia stays within. A big secret to that company's success is making their names and products iconic. Someone showed Super Mario Bros. Z clips on here and you WILL NOT be seeing that kind of tribute with many of the newer hit titles on the market from PS & XBox systems. Mario & all that kind of stuff will live on long after Grand Theft Auto, Halo and games like those lose their endurance legacy-wise.
Nintendo makes you love them like you love Mickey Mouse & Big Bird. You're not just buying a games system you're buying a "friend" that becomes part of your development and childhood memories to reflect on in older age. And sooner or later as life gets hard and begins to suck people will look back on days that were "simpler" when they felt protected and contented. That's how they endure and that's why Mario games still sell the way they do. It's that magic that cannot be copied.
So believe me Nintendo is NEVER gonna drop the "kiddie image" and in fact they cherish it. They don't want JUST the kids but they want the kids. Plant new seeds and tend to the growing plants is the idea.
Like I said I think XBox Live & Nintendo Wi-Fi will balance out depending on the tastes of the user. Those who open-ended access will pay the XBox Live fee & those who want protection will take Wii's free service. I don't know exactly how Playstation Network operates so I'll reserve comment until I get more information on that one.
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