From A Skeptic: Where Nintendo Should Take The Wii U

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bdbdbd said:

Soundwave said:

S.T.A.G.E. said:
3) Miyamoto already admitted they will never create a hardcore character for older audiences. He said himself that he would never create a character or a game he cannot play while on the couch with his family.

And this is why, quite frankly, Mr. Miyamoto's "semi-retirement" may not be such a bad idea.

He's a great developer and should be allowed to make whatever crazy game idea that pops into his head without any question. He's earned that right.

But holding your entire company hostage to whims of one creator is asinine. It would be like every movie made by Universal Studios having to be cleared by Steve Spielberg or made for Steven Spielberg's family. I mean it's a ridiculous notion.

The most hardcore character in videogames is Super Mario, and he's targeted at older audience (ie, above teenagers). There's a distinct difference between characters targeted for grown-ups, and characters targeted for teenagers.

Well, Miyamoto isn't Nintendo, and if they are making non-family friendly games, they're using 2nd parties or 3rd parties under Nintendo's supervision. Titles like Geist and Eternal Darkness.

And, Miyamoto should not be, under any circumstances, allowed to make a game based on whatever crazy idea he had. The games where he is remembered, are all done on limited resources with a specific task in mind.

Super Mario is not intended to be a "hardcore" character. I've studied color theory and Mario was created to attract children on a mainstream level after the arcade days. His cartoon style is created not for adults but to attract children (just like he attracted me and I am sure you as well), and primary colors are also in his outfit which are very attractive pigments to children. Nintendo knew what they were doing when they had Miyamoto create him. Sure you can be a hardcore fan of Mario, but Mario is not a hardcore character he's a light hearted, fat plumber who saves a princess who wont give him any (shhhh dont tell the kids that).