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lack of mature games like PS360? ahh I see you mean games for 13-19 year old kids.



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I don't know why mature rated games are even considered mature rated when the majority that play it happen to be kids ranging from 13 and under... (Gta, Metal Gear i highly doubt a kid could even learn how to play it). But still I will never understand the rating system. I have a few Mature rated games (Quake 2, Diablo Examples). As you can see i love my old titles... But i also get games like Mario (Mario Kart Wii, Smash, etc). Mature content? What, nudity? The stuff that kids always want to look at with their young perverted minds?



I think I should clarify that when I meant mature content I am strictly speaking of games with an ESRB rating of M or over.

I am not in anyways instigating a debate in what constitute a 'mature' or 'adult' game.

I am also not arguing that M rate games = better.

I am merely observing the fact that

a) The majority of the game i purchase are in hindsight M or above.
b) The wii seems to have very few M or above rated games.

Then asking the question of if you think this is a issue that could be address in the future or not.







Linkasf said:

I don't know why mature rated games are even considered mature rated when the majority that play it happen to be kids ranging from 13 and under... (Gta, Metal Gear i highly doubt a kid could even learn how to play it). But still I will never understand the rating system. I have a few Mature rated games (Quake 2, Diablo Examples). As you can see i love my old titles... But i also get games like Mario (Mario Kart Wii, Smash, etc). Mature content? What, nudity? The stuff that kids always want to look at with their young perverted minds?

If we go by this logic then nothing is mature in life. Which is the truth actually.

Why do so many people need to argue over what's mature or not in this topic? The OP obviously asked for M rated games and asked why there weren't many M rated games on the Wii. If he said mature, it was obviously in reference to the rating supplied by the ESRB.

 



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@Onyxmeth: People argue because most propably are getting tired on the whole M-rating argument.

I think the OP:s last post, where he clarifies what he is meaning, sums the whole thing up:
1. He points out that most of the most games he's interested in, are M-rated.
2. He's observed that Wii doesn't have many M-rated games.

Since the OP is asking whether people see this an issue or not, implies that the OP himself thinks it an issue, especially when he asks will be fixed. If it's not an issue, it doesn't need to be fixed.



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bdbdbd said:
@Onyxmeth: People argue because most propably are getting tired on the whole M-rating argument.

I think the OP:s last post, where he clarifies what he is meaning, sums the whole thing up:
1. He points out that most of the most games he's interested in, are M-rated.
2. He's observed that Wii doesn't have many M-rated games.

Since the OP is asking whether people see this an issue or not, implies that the OP himself thinks it an issue, especially when he asks will be fixed. If it's not an issue, it doesn't need to be fixed.

1. The OP has the right to be interested in mainly M-rated games.

2. He's correct to make the observation that the Wii is lacking in that category is direct comparison to other home consoles.

The OP sees this as an issue because he is interested in M-rated games and is looking for feedback. I'm pretty sure the feedback he wasn't looking for is being explained that his tastes are incorrect, and mature games are not mature while everyone provides a listing of alternative games to suit their own warped vision of what mature means in gaming. What exactly makes a game mature bdbdbd? I don't mean the rating, I mean the actual word "mature", since that's where a lot of people decided should be where this topic goes.

Why bother arguing semantics over the word when it's obvious what was meant by it? Mature in the ESRB's case is referring to content not suitable for a person under the age of 17. Just because people under that age group do it does not make it any less than what it is. Young people play Tetris, Wii Fit, Wii Sports, Halo 3, Gears of War, etc. etc. until every game in known existence is named. You can't define a mature game by the people that play it, because there are no games that are strictly played within one demographic. Also you can't prove a certain demographic is even mature, unless you go by the most literal definition which basically is an adult. Adults play M-rated games, plus every other type of rating so then all games would be mature. This can go around in circles for days and we'll never get any closer to what a "mature game" is, so let's just accept that the ESRB rating is basically a buzzword to represent innapropriate content for young adults and children and just leave it at that.

 



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@Onyxmeth: I agree with the last centence.
Which leads us back to reasoning, where he doesn't explain why the M-rated games interest him. He does clarify, that he's not arguing does rating equal quality, but, deliberately or not, he's still getting there. Maybe it's just a little bad wording, but it's the picture you can read between the lines. And of course he's entitled to like games by whatever metric he chooses, but i'd still be looking at reasons why he prefers M-rated games, where i'd suggest, that in the type of games he likes, the most quality titles are pushed towards the high age rating.

Making a metric for something mature isn't really easy. But if we look at how mature brain works, the game can't be too "flashy", it can't be a "reflex test", it can't be too fast, it has to be somewhat easy to learn and to play in bursts. It also should be somewhat sophisticated.



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Onyxmeth said:
Linkasf said:

I don't know why mature rated games are even considered mature rated when the majority that play it happen to be kids ranging from 13 and under... (Gta, Metal Gear i highly doubt a kid could even learn how to play it). But still I will never understand the rating system. I have a few Mature rated games (Quake 2, Diablo Examples). As you can see i love my old titles... But i also get games like Mario (Mario Kart Wii, Smash, etc). Mature content? What, nudity? The stuff that kids always want to look at with their young perverted minds?

If we go by this logic then nothing is mature in life. Which is the truth actually.

Why do so many people need to argue over what's mature or not in this topic? The OP obviously asked for M rated games and asked why there weren't many M rated games on the Wii. If he said mature, it was obviously in reference to the rating supplied by the ESRB.

 

Exactly... So I'm going to give an example... What if Mario was rated M? Would these Mature lovers like it because of it's rating? Why ask for M rated products without a good reason? I'm not the one to choose what a person would like but give me a break. I believe the majority of great games aren't even in the mature category... There are few that I like that are even in that category, the rest i call it kids stuff because in reality that is all kids want... Cool stuff... So do elder people though, except they want cool cars and whatever (Yeah generalizing is fun). My point is why do people still believe the ESRB rating system? I could give less crap about the rating system.

 



"Mature"-Content Wii Games? I think adults will enjoy Mario Galaxy and de Blob (the satirical story of de blob and the hilarious quest are of course mature but could be enjoyed by kids too). You mean gory or bloody content. A list of coming games for the fans of violence games:

Probably "m"-rated games for the next month:

  • Cod5
  • Quantum of Solace
  • The Conduit
  • Mad World
  • Cursed Mountain
  • Dead Rising
  • The House of the Dead: Overkill
  • Brothers in Arms: Double Time
  • Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse
  • Rogue Trooper: The Quartz Zone Massacre
  • Disaster: Day of Crisis
  • Tenchu 4
  • Deadly Creatures
  • Red Steel 2
  • Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers

Mature content probably not rated "m":

  • Monster Hunter Tri
  • Fragile
  • Arc Rise Fantasia
  • Kizuna
  • Crash Bandicoot: Mind over mutants
  • Mushroom Men
  • Sam&Max
  • Clone Wars
  • Tomb Raider: Underworld
  • Final Fantasy: The Crystal Bearers
  • Little Kings Story
  • Kore
  • Castlevania Judgement
  • Muramasa: The Demon Blade
  • Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of a new World
  • The Sky Crawlers
  • Overlord: Dark Legend

That's only a selection, there are more games of this kind.

 



mibuokami said:
I think I should clarify that when I meant mature content I am strictly speaking of games with an ESRB rating of M or over.

I am not in anyways instigating a debate in what constitute a 'mature' or 'adult' game.

I am also not arguing that M rate games = better.

I am merely observing the fact that

a) The majority of the game i purchase are in hindsight M or above.
b) The wii seems to have very few M or above rated games.

Then asking the question of if you think this is a issue that could be address in the future or not.




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