Soundwave said:
The notion that a userbase raised largely on Nintendo's syrupy sweet franchise IP would suddenly turn around and buy a hyper violent action game starring a half naked woman who looks like a stripper is kind of silly to be honest.
Don't get me wrong I applaud them for taking a risk here, but releasing like a ton of Mario/Kirby/Pokemon games and then throwing in a random Bayonetta or Devil's Third once a year is just a strategy doomed to fail. If Nintendo is going to make these games then they need to commit to building an audience for them first.
Nintendo's core IP are so tame in their content that even Disney movies would make Mario/Link blush ... the idea of Zelda making out with Link is a no-no in Zelda games, but it's common in even kids animated films.
Nintendo needs to figure out what Disney did a long time ago ... first off they allowed edgier humor/content into their main animated films.
Secondly Disney realized the power of having movie franchises that appeal strongly to the male teenager/adult which still is family friendly enough to work with kids too ... the Pirates franchise, Marvel/Avengers/Iron Man, and Star Wars/Indiana Jones are today's "family films" not Mickey Mouse. Theses are properties that legitimately appeal to every member of the family from age 8-50+.
Nintendo needs something like that, something that's more neutral, the jump from Kirby/Mario/Pikachu to Bayonetta is just too steep of a demographic shift, Nintendo needs something more in the middle ... James Bond filled that role perfectly on the N64. That's something an adult could take seriously, while it's not so extremely violent that a kid couldn't play it either.
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Hyrule Warriors isnt doing to shabbily, its very edgy for a Zelda game so maybe Nintendo might do more of this type of stuff?
