Im Phelpsing It said:
I think Nintendo will always (primarily) be focused on children's games. What they made 'back in the day' had that impact on us because we were kids. Nowadays, I can't force myself through a 120-star run of SM64, but I can get through the most monotonous shooters.
Our generation is growing up, and Nintendo has moved on to the kiddies of today.
Why is it I can never resist these threads? First of all, everybody read this quote, memorise it and accept it. Nintendo has always been a toy company with a market aim of children. They are the "Lego" of the gaming scene. Their products have always been aimed at kids with adults as the perifery demographic. The reason everyone in this thread is annoyed at Nintendo is because instead of accepting this, they think Nintendo should serve them and only them. Personally I put it down to Gamers being unable to accept their hobby could be considered kiddy, but thats an argument for another thread.
With regards to other comments people have made:
HD Graphics - I've been playing games in HD on my PC for decades. Its really not that great. A shiny piece of turd is still a turd and I'm glad Nintendo prefer to focus more on gameplay.
Rehashing the same characters - Yes they do for 2 reasons. The first is that each time Nintendo release one of their heavy hitters, its with the assumption their target audience (8-12yr olds) were too young when the last one was released to have played it. The second is that in Japan the focus is more on refining an idea rather then continually striving for something new. This is why in a lot of Japanese series, while some details change, the core idea stays the same.
Operation Rainfall - Hardcore gamers abandoned Nintendo in droves because they felt Nintendo was betraying them by going for another market after many had already abandoned them for being "Kiddie" in the Gamecube era. Now those same gamers are annoyed that Nintendo isn't trying to win them back. Personally, while I sincerely doubt it, I wouldn't be surprised if NOA were not releasing these games purely out of spite going "You ditched us so you ain't getting our shiny things"
