From A Skeptic: Where Nintendo Should Take The Wii U

[Mr Khan]

bdbdbd said:
@Mr.Khan: I think the problem with Other M was that it was just a bad game. If it weren't for the family friendly image, I think Sakamoto had put tentacles in it.

It's a chicken-and-egg question. Did it fail to gain mass appeal because it was a bad game, or was its attempts to have broader appeal (more story, simpler controls, more overtly linear gameplay) what made it a "bad" game? (I rather liked the game, tbh)

Metroid is close, however. A game like that would fit the bill; thematically fitting for older teens or young adults, distinctly Nintendo, but something with a gameplay style more in line with what the mainstream-core wants.