All of this sounds terrible. Metroid could be M-rated, but I've never felt that it's been held back by a T rating. Also, you used Shadow of the Colossus as an example a few times, but that's rated T as well. Dark Souls II is another example of a T-rated "mature" game.
Anyway, Metroid is already "mature" enough regardless of its ESRB rating. Likewise with Zelda, only in addition to its E10+ rating, Zelda has to fight against its art style as well. But the short answer is that I think Twilight Princess is the most boring-looking Zelda game and I would rather not see another one like that.
Pokemon is a series that could do with some better (not necessarily more "mature") writing. I think Black/White actually hit the nail on the head in terms of creating a cast of interesting characters. The story felt a little more alive in those games, and X/Y was a clear step backwards with its main characters -- however, and I don't think many people know this because they're too busy crying about how there's no postgame content in X/Y, the Looker missions were very well written. They reminded me of the 5th-gen days. That's about as "mature" as I have any desire to see Pokemon get. There's a delightful charm to the various NPCs and their borderline-nonsensical battle challenges and defeat quotes.
| I3LuEI3omI3eR said: To FINALLY get rid of the Stigma Nintendo gets. That they sell "Kiddie" games. A drastic change like this might boast sales in the future. To appeal to the broader audience and not just sell to their cult following. Besides, I was playing Wind Waker yesterday and I thought to myself "What if Nintendo went MATURE instead of EVERYONE with this back in 2002?"... |
Nintendo will never shake its "stigma," which is good because that stigma is their greatest asset. Nintendo is family-friendly, and they have never been more successful than they were when they fully embraced that image. They cannot convince parents that their products are suitable for their young children while slyly whispering in the ears of everyone else (including said children) that they are a mature game company for mature gamers. Nintendo cannot have both cakes and eat them too. That's what they tried to do with the Wii U, and look how that turned out.
Also, Wind Waker is one of the greatest games of all time and you're a monster for even suggesting that there could be an alternate reality in which Nintendo ruined it.
