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Aeolus451 on 28 December 2014
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atomicblue said:
Aeolus451 said:
atomicblue said:

I can't believe people are still doing the "Nintendo = kiddie" argument in 2014.

There's a big difference between Teletubbies, which clearly doesn't aim for a level of intelligence above what you'd expect for five-year-olds, and Nintendo's first-party content, which requires a much greater skill level than kids can generally manage.

One of my friends picked up a Wii U recently to play with his son. His son loves things like Super Mario 3D World but, being about six, he's not able to finish the game (pretty sure my friend told me he's made it to world 3 or thereabouts). That doesn't mean he can't enjoy it. It can also be enjoyed by people like his dad or myself, who are in our 30s and love the challenge of the later levels. Neither of us would have any interest in Teletubbies.


lol. I used teletubbies as an example. Didn't mean that as a insult to anyone. I could of used My little pony as another example. haha My point is that the majority of nintendo's games are designed for kids. I don't know why some people find that offensive to hear that. I never said anything about an adult not being able to enjoy those games. Like I mentioned several times, it's fine if you like that type of game. To each their own or whatever floats your boat.


I'm not insulted or offended, I just think it's a silly thing to say.

I think you're confusing "designed for kids" with "not designed to exclude kids". I'm sure Nintendo are well aware of the fact that children like to play their games, but so do adults. Something like Teletubbies is designed specifically to be enjoyed by children and not adults (can't comment on My Little Pony as I've never watched even a minute of it so I don't know what it's like). Something like a Mario game is designed to be enjoyed by everyone. Not sure why you can't see the distinction.

When you say of Nintendo games that "they're for kids", that implies that they're designed primarily for children; adults are just an afterthought. Again, given how difficult a lot of those games are, that's clearly not true. If Nintendo made games specifically for kids, they'd be a lot easier.

Based on what I've seen, ironically, there are just as many kids who are into things like GTA and Halo as there are kids who are into Mario or Donkey Kong, if not more.

EDIT: Saw the post above me, was almost going to post the C.S. Lewis quote myself. Also agree that the average Wii U owner is quite possibly older than an XO or PS4 owner. I work at a gaming convention here in Australia and the kids weren't interested in entering the Super Mario 3D World tournament, they all seemed to gravitate towards Halo 3 (also Pokémon, to be fair).

Nintendo has always thought of itself as a toy company. That's their roots.  From their earliest console, it's apparant that their 1st party games were mainly for kids. Nothing has changed except those "kids" aged and they still like to play those type of games. Nothing wrong with it. Anyone can enjoy it. Do a search with "which console is best for kids" and see what pops up. It's for "everyone" is a marketing ploy to get parents to buy it. There's for kids, for teens and for adults but adults are the ones who can play all 3 and enjoy them.