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curl-6 on 28 December 2015
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midrange said:
curl-6 said:

Actually, I would contend that Splatoon is not designed specifically for kids; it is accessible to kids, but pitched at a broad audience, including both kids and adults. Being a new IP doesn't mean it lacks appeal to Nintendo fans; it's competitive side for instance ropes in some of the Smash crowd. Contrary to stereotypes, Nintendo fans do not buy based solely on nostalgia, and colourful light-hearted games can appeal to adults.

If one were to survey Splatoon's player base, I'm fairly certain preteens would be a minority.

I would argue that splatoon is definitely made with kids in mind, but at that point we'd be in an endless argument since neither truly knows.

As for the Wii u base buying colorful lighthearted games, I would have agreed if games like Rayman legends and wonderful 101 had done better (we both know they deserved better)

I wasn't a fan of Wonderful 101, but Rayman definitely deserved better, on all platforms, though I suspect some Wii U owners bore it some resentment over the whole delay and loss of exclusivity thing. All I was saying was, one doesn't have to be a kid to enjoy these games. I think a lot of people in their 20s and 30s enjoy games like Mario Kart 8, Smash Bros, Splatoon, etc.