Family Org Chastises Nintendo for MadWorld

[super_smash_jesus]

Just because there is a game coming out that is rated M doesn't mean that parents shouldn't have been looking at the ESRB rating before. This just means that if your kid isn't old enough to buy the game himself, he/she shouldn't play the game, easy as that. But it is great that you can classify a system as family friendly, and they should never have mature titles.

 

[Tyrant55]

Wow. Just because there IS a game on that console, doesn't mean you have to BUY it. Either way, I agree with Fineldar when he calls it stick figure battles. It's probably of of the most unrealistic games in the world.

Just because Sonic Unleashed is on the 360 doesn't mean I'm going to buy it. People are idiots.

Yeah, but you see the difference here is that Mad World is a game people actually want to play.

 

[BIGpanda]

Walsh continued by saying that the NIMF "hopes that Nintendo does not lose sight of its initial audience and continues to offer quality, family-friendly games."

Nintendo would never do that!

The hilarious thing? A game comes out that genuinely makes hardcore gamers interested and the media says that Nintendo is screwing the casual gamers.

in all honesty, nintendo has been running through all kinds of audiences and their interest to the point where they might as well be labeled as glossy black pimps with purple coats and deep sunglasses.

/thread.

 

[Arrakiv]

Aren't there a few other games on the Wii that are fairly violent? Maybe not quite MadWorld, but still.

Seriously. A reminder that you need to pay attention to what your kids do? You need a reminder for that?

 

[meatloaf231]

The release of MadWorld for the Wii brings violent videogames to a once family-friendly platform," Dr. David Walsh, president of the NIMF, said in a press release. "MadWorld is another reminder that parents need to make sure they watch what their kids watch and play what their kids play.

As opposed to the current situation, where parents are almost completely negligent of what their children play, and when something goes wrong, they feel entitled to make a big fuss.

If MadWorld gets parents to start reading the ratings on games, woohoo!

 

[Meta Like That]

Violence: Bringing families together since the Dawn of Man.

 

[shaboinkin]

I get the feeling that these people think that Nintendo themselves made this game

 

[Sporky111]

I read this article and the words "I don't like change" popped into my head. Honestly people, you can't expect Nintendo to keep releasing family games forever. They are a business, and are trying to make money. This is a good move on Nintendo's part, people are just too stupid to realize that they don't have to buy a game just because it is out. It's like people who blame "Family Guy" for scarring their kids when the parents were too stupid to just pick up the controller and change the channel.

 

[keyper159]

Honestly why do parents even care about this because if the Wii is family friendly, it is, this game won't affect the systems reputation, its just one game, because parents still have to buy the game. this game doesn't represent the entire system. This is just another case of stupid people overreacting, and using stupid logic.

 

[nova18]

The NIMF thinks that Nintendo, which has heretofore been an absolute angel, is really just letting everyone down by allowing such unabashed garbage exist on the system.

Lol obviously the NIMF havent seen all the shovelware that the Wii has been stockpiling.
They make it sound as if Nintendo is giving this game away with copies of kids games as a way to corrupt the youth.

Nintendo have finally made a mistake, by making their console appealing to the mass market, they also have to cater for them and watch what they are releasing. Hell if people complained about violence on the PS3 and 360, they would have to complain about 99% of games out.

The sad news is, that this controversy will probably convince Nintendo that they should release more shovelware.

 

[Break]

I find it both annoying and scary that these people are trying to tell Nintendo what they can and can't do with their system as it is now "family friendly". Nintendo can do whatever they think will make the Wii a success, and here are these people telling Nintendo "no no, your console is supposed to be family friendly! You shouldn't tarnish that image! LISTEN TO US!" That is very annoying and scary as it shows that Nintendo is somehow restricted to only family "friendly games" and that anything else is "off limits".

It's still early days, but it looks like we've found a strong contender for "Irony of the Year" award. It's certainly the fastest example of a new demographic saying exactly the same thing as the long-standing fans that I can think of.

 

[Lullabye]

Now, correct me if I'm wrong but, I recall several games Nintendo has released that are really quite violent. Turok, for example. or even the beloved supersmashbros. I don't remember the objective of that game being to hug everyone, then give em a kiss. Why do they even try anymore? Those stupid nmf peoples must think they need to chaste every violent virtual endeavor the that nintendo releases.

 

[Avatar Roku]

"MadWorld is another reminder that parents need to make sure they watch what their kids watch and play what their kids play."

What? I thought they were supposed to be doing that anyway. So, apparently, the parents doing what we've been saying they should do is a bad thing.

 

[Skizle]

Nintendo is learning from their mistakes. The Gamecube was more family friendly in my opinion. the only reason the Wii is getting that reputation is because of its "ease" of control. Nintendo realized the failure of the Gamecube due in part for its lack of games for an older audience and i'm sure they are not making the same mistake again.

 

[TsunamiWombat]

"MadWorld is another reminder that parents need to make sure they watch what their kids watch and play what their kids play."

You mean LIKE YOU SHOULD BE DOING ANYWAY?

 

[Cousin_IT]

NIMF...first thing I thought was Nymph XD

 

[TsunamiWombat]

Nintendo is learning from their mistakes. The Gamecube was more family friendly in my opinion. the only reason the Wii is getting that reputation is because of its "ease" of control. Nintendo realized the failure of the Gamecube due in part for its lack of games for an older audience and i'm sure they are not making the same mistake again.

Mad World isn't being produced by Nintendo though. Nintendo's in house made games are all aimed at a "Everyone" demographic. They want to create the heydey of the NES when cute graphics and fun were the rule of the day and more power to them. To my knowledge they aren't stopping any outside developers from making more adult games for the system, why would they?