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Pokémon, Legend of Zelda, and Smash Bros all sell consoles and their innovation is child-targeted so they innovate in weird ways cuz kids don’t care really abou
by wyre 5y ago
Pokémon, Legend of Zelda, and Smash Bros all sell consoles and their innovation is child-targeted so they innovate in weird ways cuz kids don’t care really about processor speed or graphics cores.
- xyzzy_plugh 5y agoI think you wildly underestimate who purchases these consoles. There is certainly an element of catering to a younger audience, but young adults are the real money maker. In my experience, at Pokemon release events in Japan and in the United States, the majority of attendees lining up are adults, most under 30.
- lukas099 5y agoThose 30 year olds likely fell in love with those franchises when they were kids. i suspect Nintendo know this and see catering to kids as an investment.
- cgriswald 5y agoWhat you’re describing is Nintendo reaping the rewards of having previously targeted kids. If you play a modern Pokémon game with a non-nostalgic eye (as it is easy for me to do, since I am too old to have grown up with them) you can see that however fun these games can be for an adult, they are definitely made to appeal to children.
- ajmurmann 5y agoThis is definitely true. I had a SNES, but skipped the N64 and also for some reason never played Pokemon as a kid. It's still reflected in what Nintendo games I like. Zelda a Link to the Past was my favorite game. So I loved A Link Between Worlds. However, I really struggled getting into any of the 3D Zeldas because of lack of Ocarina of Time nostalgia. Same with 3D Mario games. I bought Pokemon for 3DS during a lot g layover on my first trip to Japan. I thought this would be the perfect drosetup to get into the series but without nostalgia it's too easy, to repetitive and I honestly saw no reason to get more than a handful of Pokemon. Planting the seed early and reaping rewards for the entire life is definitely what works for them.
- bambataa 5y agoI loved Pokémon as a kid, but that was because I had the time to do the levelling up grind. Couldn’t imagine doing it now.
- dorchadas 5y agoSword and Shield at least have the Wild Zone where you can get 'xp candies' that make the grind a lot more bearable.
- ajmurmann 5y agoFunny enough, I like the Shin Megami Tensei series which in essence is a dark and challenging Pokemon. I find the mindless grinding while listening to a podcast quite relaxing.
- boomboomsubban 5y agoAren't release events usually a midnight thing? I think they may skew far heavier to the adult market than the actual game audience.