Nintendo must reinvent Mario for him to survive

[mike_intellivision]

.jayderyu said:

mike_intellivision said:

Mario appeals more to older and younger gamers than other types of games. The relative appeal of Mario is stronger for these groups than it is for adolescents (or those who think like adolescents).

 

Mike from Morgantown

This has a lot of merit, but there is a bigger reason as to why that is.

Mario for the older generation grew up on the original NES. These people are now in the 30+ age group. This is clearly past that adolescent age.

The younger generation that's into Mario is because the older Generation bought a Wii for gaming. blah blah blah about consoles leaving market behind....

The adolescent generation. Isn't into Mario because the PS brand was dominent. There was no Mario. The late PS1 and early PS2 is the current market.

This means that Mario does not need to change. It means that as we move into Wii2, PS4, X720... comes about these Mario players of the young generation become that adolescence. While there will be some overlap the general big mainstream push of the kids will phase out PS era generation from youth and an utter shift of opinion will occur.

All I have to say is just understand Disney. Except for a loudmouth of vocal anti disney teenagers(that also massivly overlap with video gamer) most people grow up with Disney from birth to death these days.

So Nintendo doesn't have to reinvent. It just has to wait and phase out the current teenager. It's been done for thousands of years. It will be done again.

 

anyways great article. It wasn't all that funny. but was an amusing read.

These facts are true. But one thing that I have noticed is that as gamers hit a certain age, even if they grew up playing Nintendo games, they turn on them -- almost as a "right of passage." Then when they reach a certain age, they return.

 

Mike from Morgantown