While I am happy about the 3rd party support coming Nintendo's way... I think that the Wii- mote coupled with games like this, may for the 1st time in decades get Nintendo in some hot water with parents. This is a big change for Nintendo. I know, I know they have had violent games before but not games where you mimick every "sadistic" moves with your hands. And I say sadistic because you are rewarded for being sadistic not because I have to insert an opinion on this type of game. If some disturbed kid uses Rockstar and Wii as an inspiration for their crime Nintendo could be placed in a spot that they have traditionally been exempt (unlike the PC, the X-Box, and the PS2).
Right now I bet a lot of the casuals that buy Wii products are families with children. I wonder if those casuals were drawn to the N for its Family Fun and Family Friendly image? What will they think if they saw such violence could potentially be in their families hands? Remember this is more than graphic violence this is acting out murder in serial- killer fashion. If some one like Jack Thompson or H. Clinton, gets ahold of this he/ she may create a very negative image of the potential of the Wii-mote. Remember this is election time... it could be a good cause to win some votes.
I wonder how such a shift would effect their bottom line?
I don't know just food for thought.
