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Veknoid_Outcast on 23 September 2012
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S.T.A.G.E. said:
phenom08 said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
 



They are. I am going to school for illustration and I know what characters are commercially created to attract children, adults, everyone, etc.

So Sony is for kids.


No...technically Sony is for everyone. Theres mature games, sports, casual, platform and all under one brand. No other brand has been that comprehensive since Sega. Like it or not Mario is a casual platformer, Zelda and Metroid are the true standout titles when taking a step up, which is why they dont sell as much as Mario (outside of bundles). Nintendo is commercially more of a family friendly brand. Sony console are generally purchased by teen males to age 40 which means people upgraded to Sony. All Sony needs to do is get a commercial hit of a title and theres always next gen.

I don't think anyone would argue that the N64, GCN, and Wii had a deeper and wider assortment of games than their Sony counterparts. Clearly the three generations of Playstation systems have the bigger library.

I also agree with your points in terms of branding. Nintendo is a family-friendly brand. Sony is more of an adult-oriented brand.

But I disagree with the premise that Mario is a "casual" game, and that Metroid and Zelda are the only Nintendo IPs that stray into "hardcore" territory.

In fact, I disagree with your entire conceptualization of "casual" and "hardcore." For me, there are no casual and hardcore games. It's a complete misnomer. A video game fan could buy a so-called hardcore title like Halo or Call of Duty and play multiplayer once a week with a few friends, and completely ignore the single-player campaign. Or a fan could play a so-called casual title like Mario for hours in a single sitting trying to find every hidden coin and secret world.

There are only casual and hardcore gamers, not games. And even those terms are counter-productive and divisive. The point is this: if you are a real "hardcore gamer" you'll play any and every game you can get your hands on, regardless of sex, blood, gore, and other adult content.