S.T.A.G.E. said:
F0X said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
F0X said:
RolStoppable said:
Are you seriously falling into the trap that there is a consistent correlation between age ratings and target demographics?
The biggest factor that goes into age ratings is the degree of displayed violence, but it doesn't hold true that the older a person gets, the more violence it is desired in a video game.
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I'm correcting his statement about Fire Emblem games being mostly E-rated. That's the sole reason why I'm bringing up ratings here.
No, I'm more of a happydolphin kind of thinker. I take interest in how art, narrative, and sound design play a role in determining target demographics (and vice versa), and that doesn't not preclude the notion of teenagers being attracted to the more violent video games available. When I say that Fire Emblem is aiming at a teen audience outside of Japan, it's mainly based on what I know about how anime is designed and marketed, how American teenagers (the only reference group I have at my disposal) react to certain kinds of anime (this is more based on personal experience than anything else, so I admit I could be completely wrong on this), and naturally, the content of the game itself. I simply came to the conclusion that the series seems suitied for teenagers and there's also plenty of reason for adults to enjoy it.
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Theres no reason why adults who like fire emblem type games shouldnt enjoy it. Theres plenty of adults whom have stuck around with the Nintendo in the gaming realm.
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Indeed. If a game in a certain genre is good and appealing enough, it makes sense for it to gain an adult following whether or not it's percieved a mature game.
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Never said adults only play mature games, thats a huge fallacy. If this was the case Mario wouldn't have reached the heights it did in the 80's and 90's (outside bundling). My point was Nintendo creates games for families and childrens to teenagers. Anything outside of that wheel is externally created or created by second party deals or a developer who they own.
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If you want to say that's Nintendo's primary audience, I won't argue with that. As for the external developer business, that's really something I want to see much more of, as long as we don't end up with another Rare-like situation.
