| Wyrdness said:
Kid centric doesn't mean games that can be played by kids per say, W101 for example is a game geared more towards techical action players who love to improve their skill, kids maybe in the age group that can play it but it's not exactly a kid centric game (it could be argued the same goes for the likes of Pikmin while Zelda is just broad in general but is more and more feeling less kid centric each installment) and this is how the library of the Wii U pans out tbh. It's more geared towards teens and above despite the games in the library being aimed at a broad market. |
I means that its intended to be played primerily by kids. Kids played Megaman NES. They played the original LoZ. They can handle W101. W101 is a game that has a high skill ceiling for action fans, but it is far from being a game that isn't geared towards children. I don't think that it goes for Pikmin and Zelda at all. Just because a game demands skill doesn't mean it's less for kids. It means that the game respects the intelligence of children, which they should, because we were kids once and got along fine. They can too. Zelda only briefly targeted an older audience with TP and maybe SS. Zelda U, while no WW, definitely isn't a game aimed premerily at adults, though I'd bite and say it's aimed more at younger to mid teens more so than kids outright like Mario.
It's definitely not more geared towards teens. Kids and younger teens, sure, but the platform is definitely not one who's promary focus is older teens or young adults. There's no problem with that. It's for "everyone," but everyone means focusing on kids first. The great thing about Nintendo games is how they can be enjoyed by all ages, despite targeting kids.
