| blaydcor said: @Infamous23: All of those writers are the exception rather than the rule. 99% of books that deal with what could be considered pulp material are...well, pulp. A great writer makes the difference. What you listed are great writers. Same with games: they can have pulpy stuff if they want and still be quality...if they're handled by a very quality developer. God of War, for example. However, 99% of games that appeal to their audience with sensationalist covers, professed "maturity", excessive violence, sexualized dolls of women and so on....are just that, trash. It's a hell of a tougher sell to get adults to buy games about apes and plumbers. Games, at their heart, are defined as good or bad, pulpy or artistic, by how good of a game they are. And that's what Nintendo does best. Embracing gameplay and foregoing market appeal, "mature" image, and demographic targeting is a hell of a lot more mature than slapping a hyper-muscled dude and a nice pair of tits and ass on your gun-and-exploding alien infested box art. |
Well, that's the difference between Sony's PS2 and Nintendo's Wii. Sony's PS2 strived to have the best games that had violence and sex in them and to have the best games aimed at a more general audience.
Whereas with Wii, Nintendo never really tries to have the best of both worlds but are mainly content to go only with what they expect will sell and keep their old fans happy.
