Nintendo won’t be making Call of Duty-like games

[Kresnik]

Jay520 said:

Andrespetmonkey said:

Jay520 said:

Andrespetmonkey said:
If that means not making military first person shooters and arming Link with an AK-47 then I think that's great, if that means not exploring mature themes then that's not so great.

 Why? If Nintendo's plan works, then 3rd parties will bring the mature themes. Nintendo is structured around games accessible to children.

Because Nintendo have some of the best development teams in the world and I'd love to see them experiment with new themes and franchises, including mature ones. I'm speaking solely as a consumer of course. If I was the CEO of Nintendo then of course I'd continue the current strategy.

What makes you think their skill would transition well to mature gameplay? Nintendo themselves aaid they won't try hardcore gameplay because they aren't skilled at it.

Naughty Dog didn't start out as a team that were 'skilled' at hardcore/mature gameplay, but they just built on it over time to become the company they are today.  You can physically see the progression through the Jak franchise into Uncharted, from a studio that started making mascot platformers.

Nintendo would be more than capable of doing it if they gave it a chance, it just sounds like they're too happy with the rut they're stuck in.  Like APM says, it's certainly the right decision from a business perspective, but as a consumer I wish they'd just give it a try.