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FayeC on 03 December 2014
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the_dengle said:
FayeC said:
the_dengle said:

So when someone says they "don't like Nintendo games," they aren't saying they dislike the games Nintendo makes or that they dislike the games Nintendo publishes, but that they dislike... the games Nintendo "chooses to highlight?" And when someone says the Wii U is great if you like Nintendo games, they don't mean if you like the games Nintendo makes or that Nintendo publishes, but that the Wii U is great if you like the games Nintendo "chooses to highlight?"

What types of games does Nintendo choose to highlight? As far as I can see, Nintendo highlights all of the games they publish (which are far too broadly varied to narrow down to a specific type or "taste").

Thats exactly it. Its akin to not liking a certain disc jockey being on the radio because you are not a fan of their tastes. It doesn't matter that the DJ didn't create the music, it is their slections you agree or disagree with.

 

So yes, if your taste in games is similar to Nintendo's you'll like their selections. If not, you will not.

You have not sufficiently explained your premise. You agreed with me and then made a statement which directly contradicts my own.

Also, if I (me literally, being as informed as I am) am in the market for a new console, why should I care what games Nintendo chooses to "highlight"? Why should I care what their marketing branch is doing? I'm fully capable of finding games I want to play on my own, I don't have to assume that all of the content available on the Wii U is limited to what Nintendo chooses to show me.

Let me clarify. By highlight, I'm not talking about games that get appropriated more marketing money, im talking about games that reach the market at all.  The games Nintendo determines worthy of release vs those not worthy of release. That is a act of critique all Nintendo games face no matter who developed them. That critsism is something you can be drawn to or something you can shun and disagree with.

A person liking any Nintendo game is going to depend on how compatible they are with Nintendo's own tastes. Bayonetta 2 and DKC:TP might not have much in common, but both were greenlighted by Nintendo.

I'm not sure I do agree with you if you feel its unreasonable for a person to say they dislike Nintendo games as a whole. You should be concered with what Nintendo chooses to highlight because its only from those games that you can choose from, capable as you may be. You'll likely never get a chance to play what they thought wasn't worthy of release.