| LinkVPit said: Why do people always bring up Nintendo being childish and for kids? Mario & Zelda games are far more mature gameplay wise than COD, Uncharted & Gears etc just because it lacks guns and has gameplay doesn't make it childish. And also what difference does it make if its rated M or not? |
Yeah, sure. Zelda and Metroid are Nintendo's more cerebral titles which prepared me for the types of games I am playing today. Metroid prepared me for Contra and the like. Zelda prepared me for sky view games like Secret of Mana or Final Fantasy Adventure on the Gameboy. Super Mario prepared me for Earth Worm Jim, and helped me get into more action packed platform action/ adventures like Donkey Kong, Aladdin, Ninja Gaiden, Shinobi, Castlevania, etc. Nintendo set the bar for me as a start up gamer. Zelda, Metroid and Donkey Kong challenged me, but Donkey Kongs era died with SNES only to be reborn, but I never got to play the remake. Zeldas and Metroids have been pretty solid since the N64 all the way up to now. The games aren't "childish" but they are made to welcome children more than most else.
Nintendo uses bold and bright colors, very little blending and cartoon-like characters. This is like blood in the water for children because they respond to it easily, much like Disney or Nickelodeon. Adults can like it but thats optional, the primary person to impress is the child. Women are an added bonus and so are fathers if they are still interested. You get the children you've expanded the market and can control it on a generational level. Take it as you will....most kids grow up loving disney and then graduate to MGM or Universal some stick around with disney and accept the world for the truth of variety in color (literal and a metaphor).
