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Nintendo games are aimed at kids, will they make a realistic game to expand their target audience?
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Metroid is close enough.
I don't think they're all aimed at kids either, more like a general audience.
I don't think they're all aimed at kids either, more like a general audience.
No.
They haven't in 30 years of developing games, no reason to believe they'll start now. Metroid Prime is about as "gritty" and "realistic" as you can expect from them.
They haven't in 30 years of developing games, no reason to believe they'll start now. Metroid Prime is about as "gritty" and "realistic" as you can expect from them.
3rd party games are more than enough to fill that role.
Anyway, I think the OP is talking about the artstyle in general. They're all cartoon/anime style, so it's fair if the average joe look at the cover arts in a glance they probably think they're all "kids games", which we all know not true at all. The content are completely aimed for different groups of people.
Anyway, I think the OP is talking about the artstyle in general. They're all cartoon/anime style, so it's fair if the average joe look at the cover arts in a glance they probably think they're all "kids games", which we all know not true at all. The content are completely aimed for different groups of people.
Took the words out of my mouth.
Nintendo's games don't just have a target audience of kids. Their target audience is broad af.
They tried with Disaster: Day of Crisis.
Name was so appropriate it wasn't released stateside.
Debate is like 20+ years old now.
My guess is ... nope. Nintendo is who they are and you either accept that or you don't, because they're not changing.
My guess is ... nope. Nintendo is who they are and you either accept that or you don't, because they're not changing.
I hope not. Nintendo's cartoony "kids games" are way more fun than everyone else's realistic "grown up" to me.
I mean, nobody said those pitches were of the toned-down, realistic variety. Because nothing is known about them (and it's likely to remain that way) people can project a lot of their wishes onto those mystery projects.
The cool thing about aiming for lower age ratings and less "realism" is that everyone can play the games and still enjoy them. Breath of the Wild, Mario kart and Mario Odyssey (as a few examples) can be enjoyed by 7 year olds and their parents all the same.
yeah, I only skimmed the post and "realistic game" and "realistic looking games" are technically different things. In some ways, Breath of the Wild is more realistic than Twilight Princess in terms of mechanics, but visually it's the complete opposite.
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I'm not saying they should stop making games like Animal Crossing etc. but add realistic looking games to their lineup so that it appeals to the crowd not interested in cartoony games
I think they know that there is literally no reason they would, or should.
150 million ps4's and xboxes. 25 million copies of RDR2 sold. Game is a year old.
40 million switches, 20 million bought mario kart 8 deluxe a port. super Mario bro's u deluxe sold six million copies since Jan.
The Switch is more powerful than the 360/PS3 but it can't compare to PS4 or let alone Next Gen for realistic stuff. Not enough raw performance. If realistic games are made for it they're not going to be to their full potential from day one.
Super Smash Bros Brawl went for a more realistic look, and it's not the only reason but a lot of people aren't the most fond of that iteration of smash. the original Xenoblade Chronicles (not the remake) went for a more realistic design approach, but it didn't have the horsepower and it sadly did not age well.
I wouldn't really say that. The Witcher 3 is one of the most challenging running PS4 games, and it's doable on a Switch, it's actually a bit shocking how close they can get especially if the chip wasn't throttled.
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