zorg1000 said:
Soundwave said:
zorg1000 said:
There is more than just 13-35 year old males that enjoy games. Kids, females, parents, these are types of gamers Nintendo should heavily invest in.
Of course that doesn't mean Nintendo should completely ignore teenage/adult males but they shouldn't be the main focus, there should be a healthy mix of support for all types of demographics. Nintendo should continue and increase what they have done with games like Bayonetta 2, Fatal Frame V, Devil's Third while expanding on that and get some more western focused titles thrown in the mix.
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The problem with this is none of the games you've listed enter into the type of mass market sweet spot I'm talking about.
You don't want to have a game that will just automatically be ignored by 13-35 year old males either, because the audience base for just a kids game can be limited. Beyond that kids themselves often don't want a game that looks like its tailor made for them. The avergae 11 year old would probably rather play Call of Duty rather than Yoshi's Wooly World or even Splatoon. They don't want the game that looks like it's "mom approved".
Bayonetta 2, Fatal Frame V, etc. are too violent, they don't compliment or work with things like Nintendo's core brands (Mario, Pokemon, Zelda) at all.
The sweet spot today and I've said this before is the Marvel formula. They can appeal to kids, adults, and teenagers all at the same time without getting into a territory that's so violent/dark that it alienates the younger side of the audience, but doesn't get so kid-centric that it turns off adults. Star Wars is another brand license that does this very well.
No wonder Disney paid out the ass to get both of them.
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11/12 year old boys are in that puberty stage where they want to be seen as grown up instead of as kids so yes they will choose Call of Duty over Yoshi but I'm not talking about pre-teens when I say kids, I'm talking more along the lines of 3-9 years old.
U are ignoring the female side of things, Marvel & Star Wars primarily appeal to males. Wii/DS did a great job of appealing to females among various age groups. Style Savvy, Art Academy, Nintendogs, Wii Fit, Animal Crossing all scored big among females. The only new ip that I can think of to release this generation that has a strong female appeal is Tomodachi Life and that game has been a huge success but it's not enough. Nintendo needs to actually push these types of games and create more to reclaim some of that female audience.
So ya i agree that the the whole Marvel/Star Wars idea is probably a more sound strategy than going for M-rated niche titles but don't forget about the female crowd that helped Wii/DS alot.
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