| Shiken said: I never said they gave up on casuals, I said their focus is clearly more core this time around.
Breath of the Wild (core) Mario Kart (both) Splatoon 2 (both, but more core than casual) Smash (both, I believe more core will play this though) Xenoblade 2 (core) Fire Emblem (core) Metroid Prime 4 (core) Bayo 3 (core) Octopath Traveler (core) Pokemon Lets Go (casual?????? Being a remake of yellow I still do not know where this falls, but lets call casual for go mech) Core Pokemon game next year (core) Labo (casual) Go Vacation (casual)
It seems pretty clear cut to me. There is little doubt that Nintendo is focusing more on core than casual this time around. Convince me otherwise.... |
Many of those games have been on other Nintendo consoles before, even those considered "Casual" like Wii, Wii U, and DS. Splatoon and Smash are much more equal in regards to casual vs. core balance, and I'd even argue that BotW is one of the most casual friendly open world games ever. In the end, it's more about Nintendo learning that you can make a game more accessible to casuals without dumbing it down to the point of insult, something they struggled with in the later Wii and Wii U days.
