Nintendo is losing their kiddy image

Nintendo is losing their kiddy image.

Nintendo has recently announced that The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess will be rated T for Teen on the official US Wii website for animated blood and fantasy violence. Its the first T rated Zelda game, and the first to have blood in it (not counting Ganondorf's blood at the end of OOT). The Metroid series seems to be targeted toward older gamers.

Red Steel is exclusive to Wii and looks like one really awesome game. And its for older gamers. Resident Evil 4 and many new resident evil games that came out are (or at least were) exclusive to the DS or Gamecube.

And now, even an AO rated game, Exciting Witch Trials, is coming out for DS and Wii in Japan.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl includes Snake from the M-rated Metal Gear games, from which rating Nintendo did not really want to include characters from. It also includes details that Nintendo didn't wish to release beforehand *coughzerosuitsamuscough*

And on top of that, here's a list of more maturer games coming out on nintendo systems:

Call of Duty 3, Metal Slug Anthology, Twilight Princess, Witch Trials, Metroid Prime 3, Godfather,  Killing Day,

Madden NFL, Need For Speed, Smash Bros., the new Resident Evil games, Prince of Persia Wii, Prince of Persia: Rival Swords, Fire Emblem games, Sadness, Medal of Honor: Airborne, Time Crisis, Battallion Wars, Disaster: Day of Crisis, No More Heroes,  many more...

Most "kiddy'' games like Happy Feet and Billy & Mandy are not even made by Nintendo or are on different consoles too.

I think you are right.

I really don't think it's the Sony Fanboys who think Nintendo is for kids, let's not be fanboys ourselves now.  If you paid attention the last 10 years the kid friendly image of Nintendo was brought on by themselves.  I feel the biggest step Nintendo can take to get rid of this kiddy image is to have a lot of online games, and complex storylines in their games, in other words have some more AAA titles not based on Mario/Zelda/Donkey Kong/Metroid.   Just one man's opinion.

Nintendo was typically stereo typed by sony fans... as the "kiddy" gaming console, but the fact still remains that PS2 has way more kiddy games then Gamecube.Regginator14520

Besides, Nintendo fans are tipically older than Sony fans, it's mostly insecure 12-15 year olds that call Nintendo kiddy...

I really don't think it's the Sony Fanboys who think Nintendo is for kids, let's not be fanboys ourselves now. If you paid attention the last 10 years the kid friendly image of Nintendo was brought on by themselves. I feel the biggest step Nintendo can take to get rid of this kiddy image is to have a lot of online games, and complex storylines in their games. Just one man's opinion.

Adultgmr77

[QUOTE="Regginator14520"]Nintendo was typically stereo typed by sony fans... as the "kiddy" gaming console, but the fact still remains that PS2 has way more kiddy games then Gamecube.black_cat19

Besides, Nintendo fans are tipically older than Sony fans, it's mostly insecure 12-15 year olds that call Nintendo kiddy...

You know the SNES had several Adult games, Yet that wasn't an adult system...

[QUOTE="Regginator14520"][QUOTE="Adultgmr77"]

I really don't think it's the Sony Fanboys who think Nintendo is for kids, let's not be fanboys ourselves now. If you paid attention the last 10 years the kid friendly image of Nintendo was brought on by themselves. I feel the biggest step Nintendo can take to get rid of this kiddy image is to have a lot of online games, and complex storylines in their games. Just one man's opinion.

Adultgmr77

And if you mentioned Nintendo to ANYBODY, people thought of "kiddy games." And remember there are more kiddy games on the PS2 because their library is huge compared to the Gamecube. Seriously I am not attacking Nintendo, just keep everybody on an even kiel, and stop screaming fanboy this and fanboy that, when we're doing the same damn thing. Oh I don't have a PROBLEM, per say, w/ Mario and company, but I've been playing games since 1982 and Mario has been around since like 1987. Just maybe, you think Morimoto would have gotten some new Fanchises. I'm just expecting a whole lot more from a company w/20 plus years expierance. When I was growing up Mario was kiddie way before Sony was making games. And why did you mention Pokemon, nobody over the age of 14 plays w/ Pokemon....:lol:

And why did you mention Pokemon, nobody over the age of 14 plays w/ Pokemon....:lol:Adultgmr77

I'm 21 and I play them, and I've played with many older than me. It's a divide, there are only a few between 14-18 (peer insecurity, I figure) that play.

Fire Emblem: Goddess of Dawn

TLOZ: Twilight Princess

Smash Bros. Brawl

Battalion Wars II

and...

Super Mario Galaxy

Super Paper Mario

Sonic and the Secret Rings

...that isn't kiddy right? Right!???

also, reggie spent some time over at take-two to discuss wii possibilities, probably to get the GTA series on the wii, one of the most mature gaming series ever.Sinheart

The most mature gaming series ever? because it is stupidly violent and  you can engage in criminal activity.  That isn't my definition of mature, a mature game would not need to resort to cheap shock tactics to sell it.

also, reggie spent some time over at take-two to discuss wii possibilities, probably to get the GTA series on the wii, one of the most mature gaming series ever.Sinheart

You mean one of the most IMMATURE gaming series ever...

Seriously, let's go and kill innocent pedestrians, steal their stuff, "play" with hoes, shoot at policemen and pretty much cause mayhem to show how very "mature" we are. It may be fun, but it's far from mature...

Fly, its called a Gamecube, something most people, fanboys or not, play with still.FE411

ye i agree and im glad that nintnedo are doing that coz as i get older im gonna start to go off the babyish games like animal crossing, however good they are.andrewkozis

How old are you? I feel sorry for anyone that can make that statement...

[QUOTE="FE411"]Fly, its called a Gamecube, something most people, fanboys or not, play with still.gvntofly1021

Well, I'm also a Nintendo fan, and the thing still looks like a toy, never bothered me though...

to say nintendo havent made any new franchises is  stupid wot about pikmin, thats an exellent game. and batillion wars, e.g advance wars. wot a game that is. wot about under the knife for the ds which  will be on the wii too, and pheonix wright on the ds and animal crossing, if u ask me nintendo make alot of new francises, which are exclusive only to them. tell me how many exclusives ps3 will have, not even metal gear solid will be as snake is in smash brother so there will be a metal gear solid game coming to wii in the end.

Even games that come out for the ps3 and not the wii will come out on xbox360 anyway.

I agree with everyone that nintendo does have a kids appeal but they allso have a massive adult following, ive been a ninty fan since they frsts arrived in the console market with the nes.

They are losing there kiddy image now with the arrival of more mauture game but i dont want nintendo to just make those types of games, i want mario, metroid, zelda, pokemon which i have played and im 28 woohoo. these games make nintendo wot they are.

A great company that makes games for all not just the mature.

GOOD GOING NINTENDO.

There is more higher aged games coming out but I don't think they will ever lose their kiddy image unless they made every single popular game become violent like Mario.tryagainlater

There is more higher aged games coming out but I don't think they will ever lose their kiddy image unless they made every single popular game become violent like Mario.tryagainlater

ye i agree and im glad that nintnedo are doing that coz as i get older im gonna start to go off the babyish games like animal crossing, however good they are.andrewkozis

also, reggie spent some time over at take-two to discuss wii possibilities, probably to get the GTA series on the wii, one of the most mature gaming series ever.Sinheart

1. Their console doesn't look like a toy with a rediculous handle
2. They got more 3rd party which means *gasp* more variety in games
3. The demographic of kids don't buy Nintendo consoles because it is "kiddy" and therefore want the "cool" consoles that have extreme violence.
   

Mario is violent....... an illegal migrant plumber starts jumping on turtles so he can steal coins. senorjoeyo

Yeah... mario endorses turtle extintion!!!
BAN MARIO!!! BAN MARIO!!! LONG LIVE GREENPEACE!!!

I didn't really think they were "kiddy" to begin with.8)

Okay, maybe a little.

Kiddy Image huh, U so called "Mature" gamers which mature person plays with a video game? In general if u mention that u play video game to anyone and i mean anyone. What do u do u think that person will think of u? U guessed right ur a kids and nerds (the grown version of urself). Society looks at people who plays video games are just immature period. The game could be E-AO its still a video game. Am I right or wrong? Don't get me I do play video game but not as much. So U think playing  M games makes u mature? I know 15 year olds that play those M game lol. IceRider_3000

You are right, i play on my xbox360 alot playing farcry online and there are alot of 12 year olds playing it, they are the ones mainly calling nintendo kiddy cos they think they are cool playing a M game. i aslo get people saying to me that playing games is for kids but do i care NO, there is alot more to gaming than just blood and guts.

Fly, its called a Gamecube, something most people, fanboys or not, play with still.FE411

Why does it matter about what rating the game gets. That's like saying a sucky R rated movie like Snakes on a Plane is better than a PG rated movie like Toy Story just on ratings. I have played tons of crappy M rated games. You cannot judge a game by it's rating.Boba_Fett_3710

LOL I'm not here to argue with anyone. I'm just stating the a fact. A game can be M but that don't mean a Mature person plays it. So don't matter how much M game come from Sony it does not matter. The average kid will tell you that GTA is the best gangster **** ass game. U ask the average mature person they'll proly say something like "WTF is GTA"?

nintendo to me was never really kiddy. its up to people and what they think but dont call it kiddy when its ur opinion. i just let people think what they want. nintendo has bigger balls than any other company

street fighter -name says it all just straight beating up ur little brother until ur mom turns it off cuz he was crying ...*sigh* memories *cries*

mortal kombat -blood and gore

conkers bad fur day  -some rated M and at some points almost AO (anyone remember the sunflower:wink:)

plus others i cant remember