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The existence of these baby mode training wheels (in an era of already very easy games) feel as anathema to my gaming spirit as in-game purchases in a game that isn't F2P. Nothing will move me on that front.

However, I just bought Mario Kart 8 for my niece & nephew as a gift. The selling point? Well, besides it being a damn good game my 9yo niece will enjoy, it had the "Jesus, take the wheel" mode so my 3yp nephew will also be able to participate.

So...I guess my point is I will never like these things existing, but I won't be harassing Nintendo and whoever else for including this stuff. Considering the aisle with Nintendo stuff in Best Buy was 25% baby toys (like super-size mega blox & wooden puzzles with knob handles on the pieces) I've come to terms with the idea that Nintendo is aiming for a very wide audience, and the youngest are an audience they cater to far better than Sony & MS.