Nintendo : "Targeting Children Is NOT Enough" - Iwata mistranslated AGAIN !

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S.T.A.G.E. said:

osed125 said:

There's a reason why kids find enjoyment in violence and porn, and they find talking about politics, death or religion boring. An age doesn't determine whether you are mature or not.

Theres no point in arguing it. I think you're skewing it to suit your beliefs. We all understand that age doesn't equate to maturity, but in a general sense it determines. Kids will always want what they cannot have, that is human nature in general. It doesn't mean they should be playing it. Their parents either don't care or don't know. 

And I don't disagree with that statement. My original point was that a game doesn't need to be M rated to be mature, nor does it have to be violent or have nudity. The way Zelda: Majora's Mask handles death and the way the characters react to the fact that they are going to die is much more mature and meaningful that a lot of M rated games out there; just because an enemy disappears when you kill it instead of spreading blood on the ground doesn't change the fact that the game has mature and complex topics.

If kids are interested enough, they can learn how big the fear of death can be by playing Majora's Mask without ever having to see a drop of blood, and that's something very few games, movies or books can achieve.