Kresnik said:
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.
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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. |
The difference is that ND has never publicly said that they couldn't make hardcore games. Unlike Nintendo who has said so on multiple occasions. I don't think they would say such a thing if they didn't believe. I could understand if they were confident that they could pull off hardcore gameplay, but they don't. Why use resources on something you don't even have confidence in when you could use those resources for what has proven to work? And besides, they have their brand to uphold. So that's two reasons: Brand and lack of confidence.
