HyrulianScrolls on 25 June 2017
| NightlyPoe said: I'm not sure why they fell off the map in the first place. I know why 2D platformers went away, because technology shifted and 2D became previous gen and no one wanted it until nostalgia, art direction, and the shininess of 3D everything wore off. But there's never been a reason why 3D platformers would fall into disuse. I don't think sales were even the problem, developers just seem to have forgotten to make them as they pursued other genres. |
The extreme dominance of shooters for awhile really hurt the genre as it was perceived as "kiddie" by too many. Thankfully we seem to be out of that era of gaming and I think gamers now are more open to appreciating a good game in any genre. Which is also really working to Nintendo's advantage in general right now.
