IkePoR said:
First point: who are they going to sell to? Many - probably 40% - of the same people who buy Mario Kart 8 buy Frozen stuff. The audiencne is mostly made up of the same people: parents and preteens(who still behave like children and aren't obsessed with violence). I think you're on to something with your second point but in respose you kinda mentioned it yourself. Nintendo is the Disney of games and Disney is the Disney. The money Mario makes comes from the same purse as Toy Story's money. |
More IP's to build off of is never a bad thing and to be clear, Nintendo has so many IP's that can appeal to many different varieties of people so just because the target demo is the same is kinda irrelevant since games like Legend of Zelda and Metroid are primarily enjoyed by teenagers to adults and Pokemon is an everyone kind of franchise. We can't assume that Mario is the only thing Disney could capitalize off of if they bought Nintendo.
As for the second point, I think you kinda missed what I was trying to say. Yes, they can appeal to the same demographic, but having Nintendo's ip's puts Disney into the gaming industry which they really have failed to do successfully. I really wouldn't call Disney Infinity the blockbuster Disney had hoped.
