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Khuutra on 18 August 2012

Did somebody talk shit about Kirby's Epic Yarn's aesthetics up in this piece?

I will strangle a person



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theRepublic on 18 August 2012
Khuutra said:
Did somebody talk shit about Kirby's Epic Yarn's aesthetics up in this piece?

I will strangle a person

I would help you, but I am having too much fun playing Kirby's Epic Yarn.



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ninetailschris on 18 August 2012
AndrewWK said:
NintendoPie said:
AndrewWK said:

How would I know? The sales reflect the interests of the customers. And if a Kirby or Pikmin game sell several million copies and Pandoar´s Tower not 200k then you can imagine what Nintendo players want.

Exactly, how would you know? 

If you don't know, then why are you trying to argue about this topic?

Btw, Pikmin is not kiddy. I doubt you've ever played it if you think that.


This is not childish? Seriously how would call it then? Just listen to the soundeffects.

Yup a game where you see your friends soul pop up and get eatten by other animals. GearofWars looks like a Gi Joe game in real life it's based on personal opinion and your showing it.



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NintendoPie on 18 August 2012
AndrewWK said:


This is not childish? Seriously how would call it then? Just listen to the soundeffects.

Oh my God...

I'm done. I'm done!



NintendoPie on 18 August 2012

Woh, woh, woh. I just read your OP, HappyD, and when in the world was Mario not colorful? Or didn't have no real storyline?
You've played more several times, obviously, so why do you think these things have and should change? It's Mario, I don't think you've got the right game if you want less color and a storyline.



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DRAE_nmhar on 18 August 2012

Beside the "kiddy" story and themes, the bright colors in Mario games do look "kiddy" especially in New Super Mario Bros, games, and it sells. When kids see something colorful like a Mario game, they will make sure mom will buy it for Christmas. Super Mario Bros. 2 for the 3DS has a very bright yellow colored box and that will really attract kids even more. Even i got pulled by that yelow gold box. Colors do sell.



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JWeinCom on 18 August 2012

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Primary colors are for babies. Real men play brown games.



AndrewWK on 18 August 2012
JWeinCom said:
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Primary colors are for babies. Real men play brown games.


Not for babies just for kids



happydolphin on 18 August 2012
lilbroex said:

Apparently, if you aren't spewing profanity and severing peoples heads in HD then the game is kiddy.

How did gaming ideals become so polarized? Being family friendly and being kiddy are two different things

Dora the Explorer is Kiddy. Mario is not.

Wait, did I not give Tarzan and other Disney classics such as Aladdin and such as examples? Did I not clarify I wasn't talking about that kind of adult?

How did you get to that logic?



happydolphin on 18 August 2012
sales2099 said:
The kiddy appeal is what hooks the kids into Nintendo systems. I was one such example when I was one.

By the time we grow up, Nintendo gets more kids to take our place with the same approach.

Human beings reproduce at a fast rate.....Nintendo depends on that fact of life to stay in business lol

I couldn't agree more.

But the question I ask in OP is, can't they make something that appeals to kids and children alike. So, the example of that was a movie like "the Lion King", which both children and adult alike can enjoy, and doesn't employ kiddy or cheesy themes as bait for the purchase.

The question I ask is, would such an approach reduce the appeal of the game?

If not, would in, on the contrary, increase the value of Mario as the icon for one of the biggest businesses in the industry?