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Nintendo Fans Are Growing Up, But Nintendo Isn't

15 points by chewymouse 11y ago

autoreleasepool 11y ago
Splatoon was a really successful new IP by Nintendo. I know my little cousins rave about it. They also love Pokemon just as much as I did in 1999. Which is hilarious because everyone was certain it was just a weird fad ala beanie babies. But nope, Nintendo knew how to roll with the inertia and the franchise is bigger than ever. I think Nintendo is doing just fine. They're definitely a conservative company but they know what they're doing. They've been in the gaming industry since the 19th Century.
Pxtl 11y ago
As a parent who has the old nintendo gamer nostalgia, let me just say that I'm quite happy that I can buy my son Mario Kart for the 3DS and not have to deal with him asking what a "faggot" is. Yes, Nintendo dragged their feet with online play and hasn't been as adventurous as they could be, but I'm quite happy about how they've kept focus on the fun and made an effort to keep the horrifying sides of gamer culture out of their games.
- dccoolgai 11y ago
  This. I loved Nintendo back in the day but even as a current gamer, I find the fact that Nintendo stays focused on games just being "fun and beautiful" provides an escapism mechanism that is difficult to find on other platforms. I enjoy gaming on other platforms, but I find that doing so on a Nintendo system generally has a better effect on my mood/etc.
carsongross 11y ago
I can't comment on the marketing situation, but as a parent I'm very glad there is a platform that is focused on fun and playability rather than graphics performance. I hope they are around for a very long time.
qwertyuiop924 11y ago
Nintendo's is really the only platform worth buying anymore. Unless you want to play Boodbourne. Other than that, a PC'll do fine.
grandalf 11y ago
I think the smartest thing Nintendo could do would be to release all the old games for IOS and Android... For the majority of people who don't want to invest more than a few minutes in a game before it becomes fun, 2D side-scrollers are a fantastic approach to game design.
- ItsDeathball 11y ago
  They'd have to do something like gate the games behind purchase of a phone-compatible game controller. 2D side-scrollers are great pick-up-and-play short-term experiences, but they are absolutely terrible to play on a touchscreen. Try the Sonic the Hedgehog demo and see if you can stand it.
programminggeek 11y ago
I'm glad Nintendo still exists. It allows me to buy games for my kids. If all we had was Xbox and Playstation, the main source of kid friendly games would be on mobile. Yes I know Skylanders and Disney Infinity are huge, but I don't want to pay more in plastic toys than I do for games and hardware.
- Pxtl 11y ago
  The plastic toys were really just a way to sell DLC in toy stores since children don't have credit-cards.
michaelbuddy 11y ago
the last thing anyone should do, especially nintendo is take advice from a writer of Vice.

15 points by chewymouse 11y ago

Splatoon was a really successful new IP by Nintendo. I know my little cousins rave about it. They also love Pokemon just as much as I did in 1999. Which is hilarious because everyone was certain it was just a weird fad ala beanie babies. But nope, Nintendo knew how to roll with the inertia and the franchise is bigger than ever. I think Nintendo is doing just fine. They're definitely a conservative company but they know what they're doing. They've been in the gaming industry since the 19th Century.

Pxtl 11y ago

As a parent who has the old nintendo gamer nostalgia, let me just say that I'm quite happy that I can buy my son Mario Kart for the 3DS and not have to deal with him asking what a "faggot" is. Yes, Nintendo dragged their feet with online play and hasn't been as adventurous as they could be, but I'm quite happy about how they've kept focus on the fun and made an effort to keep the horrifying sides of gamer culture out of their games.

dccoolgai 11y ago
This. I loved Nintendo back in the day but even as a current gamer, I find the fact that Nintendo stays focused on games just being "fun and beautiful" provides an escapism mechanism that is difficult to find on other platforms. I enjoy gaming on other platforms, but I find that doing so on a Nintendo system generally has a better effect on my mood/etc.

carsongross 11y ago

I can't comment on the marketing situation, but as a parent I'm very glad there is a platform that is focused on fun and playability rather than graphics performance. I hope they are around for a very long time.

qwertyuiop924 11y ago

Nintendo's is really the only platform worth buying anymore. Unless you want to play Boodbourne. Other than that, a PC'll do fine.

grandalf 11y ago

I think the smartest thing Nintendo could do would be to release all the old games for IOS and Android... For the majority of people who don't want to invest more than a few minutes in a game before it becomes fun, 2D side-scrollers are a fantastic approach to game design.

ItsDeathball 11y ago
They'd have to do something like gate the games behind purchase of a phone-compatible game controller. 2D side-scrollers are great pick-up-and-play short-term experiences, but they are absolutely terrible to play on a touchscreen. Try the Sonic the Hedgehog demo and see if you can stand it.

programminggeek 11y ago

I'm glad Nintendo still exists. It allows me to buy games for my kids. If all we had was Xbox and Playstation, the main source of kid friendly games would be on mobile. Yes I know Skylanders and Disney Infinity are huge, but I don't want to pay more in plastic toys than I do for games and hardware.

Pxtl 11y ago
The plastic toys were really just a way to sell DLC in toy stores since children don't have credit-cards.

michaelbuddy 11y ago

the last thing anyone should do, especially nintendo is take advice from a writer of Vice.