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Forums - Gaming - Do you think Splatoon can pull in CoD players/shooter fanatics?(to try the game)

 

What do you think?

Yes 51 21.52%
 
No 186 78.48%
 
Total:237
vivster on 11 March 2015

10 year olds don't like kiddie stuff.



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small44 on 11 March 2015

Their is body explosion in Splatoon too.
Comparing cod to splatoon it's just like comparing simulation vs arcade racing games



PS4 - over 100 millions let's say 120m
Xbox One - 70m
Wii U - 25m

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Mummelmann on 11 March 2015
Skullwaker said:
o_O.Q said:
let me ask you though

what about nintendo fans that claim that sony and microsoft generally only produce brown and grey shooters?

do they have a problem with their masculinity too or is it only an issue in the other direction?

I wouldn't say that's an issue with masculinity, but rather an issue of ignorance.


Then call me ignorant because I don't think Splatoon looks interesting at all (I really, really can't be arsed with CoD either, not since Modern Warfare). The gameplay looks slow and uninteresting and the whole concept just doesn't speak to me. If they were to release something like Timesplitters on the Wii U; I'd eat that up in an instant but I don't think will appeal to the vast majority of shooter fans and it has more to do with mechanics and concept and less to do with its cartoony style and people being mentally uncapable of appreciating different things (Borderlands is also cartoony, same for Team Fortress 2 and aforementioned Timesplitters).

(Oh, and someone mentioned "CoD" and "tactics" in the same sentence; I just have to add that this is ridiculous thinking, CoD is 100% twitching and frag chasing, there are literally zero tactics involved, which is among the main reasons it doesn't interest me in the slightest. )

This whole "if you don't play what Nintendo is offering on their platforms; there's something wrong with you" schtick is getting a bit tired from where I'm sitting, I'm sure people could be saying the same about other franchises on other platforms. This, paired with the "PS4 is winning only because it's the "it" thing and nothing else" takes me back to the "Wii is a fad for soccer moms and children" days, it really does.

PS: I think everyone should just let CoD players do their thing, stop them poluting the voice chat in other games...



fluky-nintendy on 11 March 2015

It's too colorful and kid-oriented, so no.



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Frogger on 11 March 2015

No.



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Frogger on 11 March 2015
small44 said:
Their is body explosion in Splatoon too.
Comparing cod to splatoon it's just like comparing simulation vs arcade racing games


No, it's like comparing arcade racing to kart racing games.



Skullwaker on 11 March 2015
Mummelmann said:
Then call me ignorant because I don't think Splatoon looks interesting at all (I really, really can't be arsed with CoD either, not since Modern Warfare). The gameplay looks slow and uninteresting and the whole concept just doesn't speak to me. If they were to release something like Timesplitters on the Wii U; I'd eat that up in an instant but I don't think will appeal to the vast majority of shooter fans and it has more to do with mechanics and concept and less to do with its cartoony style and people being mentally uncapable of appreciating different things (Borderlands is also cartoony, same for Team Fortress 2 and aforementioned Timesplitters).

(Oh, and someone mentioned "CoD" and "tactics" in the same sentence; I just have to add that this is ridiculous thinking, CoD is 100% twitching and frag chasing, there are literally zero tactics involved, which is among the main reasons it doesn't interest me in the slightest. )

This whole "if you don't play what Nintendo is offering on their platforms; there's something wrong with you" schtick is getting a bit tired from where I'm sitting, I'm sure people could be saying the same about other franchises on other platforms. This, paired with the "PS4 is winning only because it's the "it" thing and nothing else" takes me back to the "Wii is a fad for soccer moms and children" days, it really does.

PS: I think everyone should just let CoD players do their thing, stop them poluting the voice chat in other games...

I wasn't saying people who don't like Splatoon are ignorant.

Anyways, like I told someone earlier, I'm not claiming to know absolutes. Obvoously the situation differs from person to person. And I also wasn't just talking about Nintendo games. People can like what they like, but I'm just saying that it's the case for many people out there that they feel like playing CoD makes them more "manly" than if they were to play something like Tearaway. It's just how the world is, since it expects us to just mold into these antiquated archetypes rather than doing/liking what we want.



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oniyide on 11 March 2015
Sunstrider said:
oniyide said:

im just asking questions. You kind of are comparing the two though by asking if COD players will go to splatoon how can one proper answer that question without doing some kind of basic comparison? Im not understanding your meaning on your 2nd point, if we accept that the game wont evne get recognized then havent we answered the question? Unless you mean if COD players do find out about it will they then go play Splatoon? Cause i still think it will be no


Well if you read the OP, "but do you think the satisfaction of killing/shooting someone and see those inklings explode pull in some if not all CoD players or people who love shooters in general?" I did gave a little example.

But whatever man, I don't want this to drag for far too long anymore.

fair enough, but my answer is still no, it won't be enough.



mornelithe on 11 March 2015
Skullwaker said:
thedawghousev2 said:
i'm tired of this "anyone who doesn't play nintendo games is insecure about their masculinity" conspiracy. it's old now.

OT: no, there is zero chance of this happening.

Nice. 

But really, it's not just Nintendo games. You won't see a casual CoD player going around trying out LittleBigPlanet or Ori & The Blind Forest, and there's a reason for that. Many gamers are very insecure about what they play and how people perceive them, and they think that they will be accepted as long as they play generic kill sprees. 

Seriously?  And you don't see many casual farmville types buying into the hardcore gaming sphere...what does that make them?  Not able to commit to a challenge?  Weak willed?



oniyide on 11 March 2015
thatguymarco said:
Skullwaker said:

But really, it's not just Nintendo games. You won't see a casual CoD player going around trying out LittleBigPlanet or Ori & The Blind Forest, and there's a reason for that. Many gamers are very insecure about what they play and how people perceive them, and they think that they will be accepted as long as they play generic kill sprees. 


I just wished that this statement was just as mainstream as the genre itself. The day that happens it's the day the industry will truly mature as medium.

you could say the same about any medium. COD is just the video game equivalent of your summer blockbusters in movies