Aielyn said:
And yet, your previous post involved you mocking Nintendo for moving out of their comfort zone and giving older players a little more to chew on... |
They need to be more nuanced in their approach here though that's all I'm saying.
If I'm running a family-friendly TV station, but I want teenager/older viewers, having some that's borderline pornographic all of the sudden is going to be seen as confusing to a lot of people because it doesn't fit the mold of what people expect from my station.
Nintendo needs to understand they need to have some "bridge" titles, games that are darker than the Zelda series, but not so dark/violent that they seem compltely out of place on the platform. Then you can start to cultivate an audience and that will help games like Bayonetta.
As is though unfortunately they likely are going to see a lot of flops.
I think Nintendo needs to decide too ... are they a family company or are they going to move real resources to cultivating an audience for games like Bayo 2 and DT and Xenoblade. Are they willing to spend marketing dollars? Are they willing to be patient and build an audience base? Are they willing to engage with Western 2nd parties again? You can't jut release one "hardcore violent" game every 8-12 months and think there's going to be an audience for that.
