Why Is Nintendo Considered For Children?

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awesomeabe1998 said:

ICStats said:

The GameCube was a purple lunch box, and if I'm not mistaken Nintendo does target and sell more to kids than the other consoles.

Brands such as Pokemon are for kids are they not?

It's obviously not 100% for kids, just like PS & XB also have kids games, but Nindendo has more and has an image that adult facing games sell poorly on the console.

Adult games dont sell poorly on Nintendo consoles unless they are multiplats. The thing is that I can think of more unchildish Ninty games than childish.

Yeah, sure I mean I play Nintendo games as well.  Zelda, Mario, Pikmin, even party games, etc. appeal to adults too.

That doesn't change that a higher % of those gaming on Nintendo are kids, especially Nintendo handhelds.

Plus you can see it in Nintendo's demographics.  They extended their reach broadly with Wii.  Then they tried to make Wii U appeal to a more mature audience but it didn't work, so they went back to focusing on kids.

Reggie Fils-Aime, December 2013:

"The marketing has tremendously ramped up," Fils-Aime said. "And really where it comes down to is being crystal clear in who's your target. For us, this holiday with the Wii U, the target is parents and their kids. So if you're watching primetime family entertainment, you're seeing our marketing. If you're a parent watching morning or daytime media, you're seeing our content."