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MDMAlliance on 06 August 2013
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AnthonyW86 said:
MDMAlliance said:

However, that isn't correct either.  Saying the Playstation itself changed that image or that Sony was the reason that the image changed is incorrect.  Sony didn't make those games, Sony didn't make some "inherently more adult" console.  So no, that's wrong too.

edit: In fact, I believe the "kiddy" image that Nintendo has stems from their squeaky clean family friendly attitude rather than actually being for kids.  For real, Metroid was made before Sony entered the gaming market.  Do you think that game was made with little kids in mind?  It was fucking modeled after the Aliens movies.  It's also a Nintendo game.  It may not have been the most popular game, but that's definitely something that was viewed as more adult.  

There was also Mortal Kombat before PS.  And I do NOT think that the PS suddenly made older people play games.  I still believe it took time before the transition was made.  I don't think Sony was responsible for that change.  I think it became easier to go after adults as hardware improvements were made since games weren't as limited as they used to be.  I also checked your profile and you seem like you do gaming anywhere except Nintendo (though that is only by looking at your profile, can't say if it truly reflects your gaming habits).  

I said the Playstation as a system(and the games that were released for it) changed that image, that doesn't mean that it was Sony's plan to begin with. It did however happen thanks to Sony releasing that system. And the fact that matures games were released on NIntendo's platforms before doesn't change the image. Just check out how gaming consoles were portraited on tv, there was a huge shift in and after geneartion of the first Playstation.


What I think you fail to understand is that HikenNoAce literally means that adults couldn't enjoy gaming until the PS and that he thinks it's because Sony.  There's no happenstance with him.  He downplays Nintendo everywhere he goes, and tries to make Sony seem like a God.  So while I agree that around the PS era, gaming did take some kind of turn (not immediate, for sure) I do not think it had to do with Nintendo or Sony or Microsoft.  These things would have happened without Sony.  It may have been a bit more difficult with Nintendo around not wanting certain content on their systems or limiting 3rd party devs, but #1 it isn't like that anymore with Nintendo #2 SEGA could have taken that spot eventually if Nintendo never did and #3 Technically gaming is still viewed as a "kids toy" anyway.  The only thing that changed is that the appeal broadened.  

edit: Oh, and I did read what you said. I'm just trying to explain how HikenNoAce isn't right.