Cartoony console games don't sell anymore unless they have Mario and co. (and even those IP are experiencing a down turn in sales), LEGO licensed games, or Skylanders/Disney Infinity type stuff.
Puppeteer, LittleBigPlanet 3, LBP Karting, Tearaway, all kinda flopped. Even's MS' Sunset Overdrive with it's more cartoony look did not do so great.
People are voting with their wallets and saying for home console they want more realistic looking games, unfortunately I think because cartoony games often have more charm. But what can you do.
A cartoony Naughty Dog game would probably only sell 1/3 of what The Last Of Us did.







