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Gamerace on 03 June 2008
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Shameless said:
Gamerace said:

Maybe I'm just venting but I'm getting sick of every Wii game looking like a cartoon and looking like a kiddiefied version of HD systems games (Skate It, Shawn White, Spyborgs, etc.).

 

Wii has the oldest demographics of the 3 next gen systems. So why is no one developing for the 30-70 yr old market of men & women who own Wii? This is a MAJOR gap in the Wii line-up and someone could get rich with the right offerings.

Nor am I talking about FPS or action games as those games by and large never appealed to this demographic either. I'm talking Brain Age, Chess and other strategy games, RTS, RPG, Myst type of games and others that would appeal to older folks looking for more of a storybased or cerebral game. Or some old school arcade or 2d action or puzzle games.

Of announced titles, only Spore really seems to have a chance of capturing that market - maybe. Fatal Frame maybe but that seems somewhat niche to me. And that's it.

Am I missing something? Or is the industry?


Making games without cartoony/stylised graphics will just show the age of the technology. - I do agree with this actually but at the same time, it feels like more and more Wii game look kiddie and that's not appealing to this market either. On the flip side, mass market games like GH & RB also seem to go for a stylized look so I'm not talking being hyperrealistic necessarily either.

The majority of the older generation that buy Wiis are certainly not looking for hardcore RPG or RTS games either. - True. In fact most don't have the time to invest in RTS. However many grew-up playing the early rpgs and strategy games on PC and I'm sure they'd still like them if they were made more accessible (not requiring a steep learning curve and playable in short bursts)