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happydolphin on 21 May 2013
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@underline. I'm referring to final fantasy especially.

Zod95 said:

I read your entire post and there was no reference to Zelda or Metroid. If you were talking about them you should have mentioned them, otherwise I couldn't guess, could I? But even Zelda or Metroid are not more expensive than most (or even all) of AAA violent games. If you are talking about cheap games and non-Nintendo games, please remove the "non" because I know no other company producing games with such low cost for such high revenue as Nintendo. They are champions of profitability and experts on the not-expensive segments (cartoons, arcade, fitness, etc.). I wonder why people like you suggest the opposite. I'm really trying to understand that...

Regarding the 2nd paragraph of my previous post, I was just trying to show you that while you claim it's a "lot of the games seen on non-Nintendo consoles follow the violent trend", in fact it's just a small part of it...and the reason they exist is because people like it. Like they like racing games, sports games or platform games. I could say there are a lot of sports games and wonder why it is so. Well, despite I'm not lying at all, I'm suggesting there are too many and that there's something wrong with them...and that's simply not true. Sports games are just a small part of a console's game catalogue and they exist because people like them.

@bold. I'm talking cheap in terms of creativity, not money-wise. Sex, violence sells, there's no doubt about that if that's what you're saying then I agree with you. But it's sad and reflects the money-hungry attitude of the industry, while historically some of the best games that were ever made have foundations on much deeper emotions (Zelda, Final Fantasy).

@2nd para. I mean they have too strong a presence and are the highest sellers, most strongly marketted titles.

Top 30's violent games selection:

PS3

PosGamePlatformYearGenrePublisherNorth AmericaEuropeJapanRest of WorldGlobal
1 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 PS3 2011 Shooter Activision 5.48 4.73 0.48 2.03 12.71
2 Call of Duty: Black Ops PS3 2010 Shooter Activision 5.69 3.98 0.47 1.80 11.94
4 Call of Duty: Black Ops II PS3 2012 Shooter Activision 4.29 3.81 0.46 1.63 10.19
5 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 PS3 2009 Shooter Activision 4.86 3.38 0.38 1.54 10.15
6 Grand Theft Auto IV PS3 2008 Action Take-Two Interactive 4.41 3.40 0.39 1.51 9.71
8 Battlefield 3 PS3 2011 Shooter Electronic Arts 2.55 2.49 0.31 1.04 6.38
10 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare PS3 2007 Shooter Activision 2.93 2.13 0.28 0.97 6.31
13 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots PS3 2008 Action Konami Digital Entertainment 2.55 1.60 0.83 0.79 5.77
14 Red Dead Redemption PS3 2010 Action Take-Two Interactive 2.38 2.04 0.17 0.84 5.43
15 Assassin's Creed II PS3 2009 Action Ubisoft 2.32 2.00 0.21 0.87 5.40
17 Call of Duty: World at War PS3 2008 Shooter Activision 2.52 1.71 0.00 0.77 5.00
20 Resident Evil 5 PS3 2009 Action Capcom 1.84 1.32 1.08 0.62 4.86
21 Assassin's Creed III PS3 2012 Action Ubisoft 2.17 1.77 0.14 0.77 4.85
24 God of War III PS3 2010 Action Sony Computer Entertainment 2.67 1.18 0.12 0.59 4.56
25 Assassin's Creed PS3 2007 Adventure Ubisoft 1.80 1.87 0.09 0.78 4.54
26 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood PS3 2010 Action Ubisoft 1.68 1.85 0.11 0.76 4.40
27 Batman: Arkham City PS3 2011 Action Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment 2.03 1.48 0.10 0.66 4.27
28 Resistance: Fall of Man PS3 2006 Shooter Sony Computer Entertainment 1.61 1.67 0.14 0.72 4.15
30 Assassin's Creed: Revelations PS3 2011 Action Ubisoft 1.28 1.80 0.08 0.71 3.87

xbox:

PosGamePlatformYearGenrePublisherNorth AmericaEuropeJapanRest of WorldGlobal
2 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 X360 2011 Shooter Activision 9.26 4.11 0.12 1.43 14.93
3 Call of Duty: Black Ops X360 2010 Shooter Activision 9.10 3.43 0.10 1.31 13.94
4 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 X360 2009 Shooter Activision 8.28 3.40 0.08 1.26 13.02
5 Call of Duty: Black Ops II X360 2012 Shooter Activision 7.45 3.53 0.04 1.19 12.20
6 Halo 3 X360 2007 Shooter Microsoft Game Studios 7.73 2.72 0.13 1.18 11.77
7 Grand Theft Auto IV X360 2008 Action Take-Two Interactive 6.24 2.88 0.13 1.00 10.25
8 Halo: Reach X360 2010 Shooter Microsoft Game Studios 6.71 1.80 0.08 0.85 9.43
9 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare X360 2007 Shooter Activision 5.63 2.27 0.13 0.87 8.89
10 Halo 4 X360 2012 Shooter Microsoft Game Studios 5.63 1.81 0.04 0.76 8.24
11 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim X360 2011 Role-Playing Bethesda Softworks 3.98 2.41 0.09 0.72 7.20
12 Call of Duty: World at War X360 2008 Shooter Activision 4.50 1.78 0.00 0.66 6.93
13 Battlefield 3 X360 2011 Shooter Electronic Arts 4.10 1.99 0.05 0.66 6.81
14 Gears of War 2 X360 2008 Shooter Microsoft Game Studios 4.05 1.87 0.06 0.64 6.62
15 Halo 3: ODST X360 2009 Shooter Microsoft Game Studios 4.20 1.29 0.06 0.60 6.15
16 Gears of War X360 2006 Shooter Microsoft Game Studios 3.49 1.85 0.07 0.60 6.00
17 Gears of War 3 X360 2011 Shooter Microsoft Game Studios 3.78 1.48 0.07 0.55 5.88
19 Red Dead Redemption X360 2010 Action Take-Two Interactive 3.22 1.68 0.09 0.54 5.53
21 Assassin's Creed X360 2007 Adventure Ubisoft 3.11 1.57 0.07 0.54 5.29
22 Assassin's Creed II X360 2009 Action Ubisoft 2.88 1.61 0.08 0.52 5.10
25 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood X360 2010 Action Ubisoft 2.57 1.47 0.03 0.45 4.52
27 Assassin's Creed III X360 2012 Action Ubisoft 2.50 1.34 0.02 0.42 4.29
30 Fallout 3 X360 2008 Role-Playing Bethesda Softworks 2.71 0.87 0.09 0.38 4.05