Smart or Stupid? Splatoon isn't a Mario game.

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Areym said:

MDMAlliance said:

#1 it has the elements for an online shooter game
#2 Codename S.T.E.A.M is also a type of shooter

Also, this is about having a variety of game types and putting Nintendo's own take on these genres instead of just copying what everyone else is doing.  

Sounds to me like they are not confident in making a serious, gritty action/shooter or they don't have the team for it. Japanese gaming is much different than western which I can only assume that's the reason why. Hey. im all for variety on the Wii U, props to Nintendo for going for a new IP but this will not motivate shooting fans to go for a Wii U. If anything, it will be ridicule for it but that's just my opinion.

I'm not much of a shooter fan, I'm an RPG kind of guy.

I don't think that's it.  Nintendo has other studios it could rely on to make something like that.  Not all of Nintendo's IPs are bright, colorful and happy games.  

I don't think they expect all those CoD shooter type people to go over, but they probably do think it would attract those who are into that kind of gaming in general.  Nintendo also already gets ridiculed for many things so it wouldn't be anything new for them.