That just makes them casual.

or maybe games like Tearaway arent being played because people dont know it exists, but thats not as grabbing as saying people are too manly for it. please

So you're saying people don't know that LittleBigPlanet, Zelda, Rayman, etc. exist? 

Look, I'm not the only one in this thread saying that CoD players won't want to play this game because it's too "kiddie". Everyone knows this. I'm done trying to justify my response as if it's some insane assumption when this is known and accepted by most people.

There is a lot of stigma in gaming for sure; every sunday I take the kids at work to an internet cafe where we play games together for a few hours. The place is almost always at least half full and there are many kids there, the youngest ones play Call of Duty while the ones from ages 16 and up usually play Counterstrike, Battlefield, League of Legends, Heroes of the Storm or Starcraft, almost all games that require actual thought and tactics, I find this very interesting. The average CoD player is probably in the 12-20 age group, so I agree that many would be opposed to the idea of a "cartoony" game.

Which is a shame for them, many great games are cartoony or goofy in their visual style, Timesplitters series, Team Fortress 2 and Borderlands series, as mentioned, all qualify for this. I think the main problem for a game like Splatoon is that it doesn't have that immediate and obvious hook that games like CoD does; they have grand displays of epic explosions, hardcore music and fast-paced action gameplay and so it is made to be showcased and forever remain shallow.

I'm saying that people are not aware of those games as they are COD. You can tell that by just looking at sales and advertisment for COD versus all those games you just listed. COD has more brand awarness, period

and im not just talking to you but anyone else who used the kiddie argument. Or are people really going to tell me that those games are as well known as COD?

Exactly. This is all that I am saying. Stigmas have plagued the gaming culture, and while I think it's getting better over time, this isn't the way it used to be. Cartoony games used to be the norm and people weren't judged for playing them, but now they've lost their appeal in many ways. Mostly due to the younger generation gravitating towards "hardcore" and "mature" experiences. 

While those games are cartoony in their own right, I wouldn't say they're full cartoon. They're like a mix of realism and cartoony features, sort of like Zelda U's style. And yeah, I agree. Splatoon isn't as obvious as CoD is, so I feel that it's not really something that appeals to casual players, but rather its own niche. 

These Nintendo-fans exist and they are stupid. But generally hating about Splatoon without deeper knowledge just assuming things (wrong) like the strategy component doesn't make you look any better.

No, because sadly Nintendo will never ever make an advertisement campaign for it, or the Wii U ever.

It's prevalent in the gaming sector, because gaming hasn't reached all demographics yet, it is mostly common for children, teenagers and young adults. I'm nearly 40 years old, and have no longer a problem admitting I like Lego-games (although I think there are too much, I don't need to buy every game), while I also like how Bloodborne takes shape.

Not really.