Tootylicious said:
Well, Bioshock is a more mature title. Kill Bill certainly is more mature than The Little Mermaid as well.
The vast majority of Nintendo characters have a cartoonish look and the tone is light-hearted. The games are made for children just like the Disney movies. This does not mean that adults can't enjoy them, often there are still mature themes hidden in it or the gameplay is just to well-polished. But you won't see blood splattering all over the screen. Instead they concentrate on creating their own world with (mostly) cuddly characters you just have to like.I think the way children lose some of their imagination when they grow up, games or movies directed to this older audience also loses that magic.
Nintendo and (since you brought them up) also Disney manage to make games/movies that still keep this "magic" for the older audience to enjoy.
And I disagree that this is something exclusive to Nintendo. It's just that no other company might have done it as consistently over the years due to business decisions. And most likely not all of Nintendo's titles will have this magic either.
"You can play a Nintendo game, not knowing it's a Nintendo game, and know for sure after 10 minutes that it's a Nintendo game. You can feel that. "
You might know that because you recognise a pattern, certain game mechanics or something that reminds you on other games, but that's about it. Someone not that familiar with Nintendo would only be able to guess it by luck, because Nintendo might be the most likely answer for the kind of game.
So your Smash Bros. example basically explains Nintendo "magic" as fun. Is that it? Plenty of games not made by Nintendo are fun. And I am sure that you can't convert every person to a Nintendo-fan, no matter how long you let him play. If that'd work this easily Nintendo would sell more consoles and games nowadays.
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It has nothing to do with maturity. Metroid has Nintendo's magic even without being a children's game. It has absolutely nothing to do with age catagories. It absolutely is exclusive to Nintendo. That doesn't mean that other games don't have special qualities, which is why I brought up Bioshock, but those qualities are not comparable to Nintendo's magic. Sonic 1, 2, and 3 are another example. Three great, kid friendly games that clearly feel special. There's obviously something to them, but they don't have Nintendo's magic. That doesn't mean that they are worse games. It just means that they don't have the touch that many Nintendo games have.
Of course I recognise Nintendo games because I'm familiar with them. I also recognise Disney movies because I'm familiar with them. Obviously someone not used to playing Nintendo games would not be as able to recognise that feel, but you'd still feel it.
No, it doesn't explain Nintendo's magic as "fun."
