Did the Switch finally destroy Nintendo's "Kiddie" image?

[Nautilus]

Megiddo said:
What adult or mature content do you think that BOTW has? @Nautilus

What adult or mature content it does not have?

For it to be mature, does a game really need to have realistic graphics?For a game to be adult oriented, does it needs to have blood and gore?Thats the whole problem.More and more the industry has been proving that these concepts are wrong on a fundemantal level.Overwatch, Fortnite and many more are proving that a game that utilizes a cartoony artstyle and "goofy" combat with nothing resembling gore or "hardcore" violence can appeal to a grown-up audience, to adults.

BOTW is a big, complex game with alot of freedom that managed to win everyone over, specially adults.Just a quick glance at the numbers will prove that, specially since this was a launch game, and we have data of how old were the people that bought the Switch at launch.A game appeal, kiddy, adult, or "wide", is mostly determined nowadays by how complex or "easy to approach" it is.And lets face it, BOTW with its huge world and myriad ways to play it isnt exactly kid-friendly.

Plus, isnt this topic a bit useless?First of all, most games that Nintendo released on the 9th gen have wide appeal.Can you really say that Splatoon 2 is really all that kid-oriented?Cant you just say that it is "safe" for everyone?Same question for Mario Oddyssey.Even Labo.Its not every kid that will manage to build those cardboxes.Especially the more complex ones.These games are not aimed at kids, rather they are friendly to everyone.You can even say that these games I just mentioned (barring Mario) are mostly aimed at teenagers, not kids, given their marketing and ads.