Which would you rather have as Nintendo's M franchise, Zelda or Metroid?

Many people would like Nintendo to start making M games. Well, both Zelda and Metroid both seam to be viable canidates for plenty of "Maturity". For violence: Zelda already has blood, swords, arrows, ect. However, it lacks actual human enemies, besides Ganondor. Metroid has blood, guns, aliens, ect. However, it is faced the same problem as Zelda. For love: Zelda has Zelda (Duh!), and Metroid has ZSS. For language: Nintendo isn't doing language, that's usualy where they draw the line. So, which would you rather see with an M rating on it's cover?

None of them

Nintendo's worked too hard to cultivate these franchises for short sighted people to kill them.

Anyone who wants mature titles isn't a fan of Nintendo and perhaps they should pick another console maker

Yeah, neither. I love them both the way they are.

Although I suppose if you pointed a gun to my head and forced me to name a series that should go Mature on Nintendo's systems, I'd probably say Fire Emblem. I love it the way it is, but I can certainly see the potential for it to be vamped up a bit a get an M rating.

I don't see how killing people is supposed to be more mature than killing giant monsters and bloodthirsty demon creatures...

Zelda and Metroid games are great the way they are, I'm sure Nintendo doesn't care one way or another what ratings their games recieve; and I surely don't care what ratings their games receive...

That would be stupid of Nintendo to take their most valued and respected franchises and destroy them by putting some lame blood in it.

Why do people think that graphic, bloody killings are cool? It doesn't get much more immature than that.

"Yeah, these games get amazing reviews and sell incredibly well, but some more realistic murders would make them better."

No, it wouldn't.

It also kills Nintendo's image as "family friendly", which is a huge part of why they sell so well.

Let the 3rd parties have the M rated games, and Nintendo can stick with just making the best reviewed games in the business.

Why does it matter whether or not Nintendo has a M rated game? I understand that Nintendo has a "kiddy" reputation but it doesn't matter because they are, in my opinion, the best developer making games. When deciding a game the ESRB rating shouldn't be a deciding factor. They're meant for parents to decide what their kids play, so unless your a parent it really doesn't matter. If the game is fun, its fun. If Nintendo turns Metroid/Zelda into a M game I'll play it, or if they turn it into E game I'll play it. We should be focusing more on the quality of the game rather than the age group it is meant for.geo888

How does it not matter?

If you make a game that kids can't play then kids don't play it

What's the point of taking Nintendo's most lucrative and popular franchises that have been enjoyed by all ages and make them so only a certain demographic can play them?

[QUOTE="geo888"]Why does it matter whether or not Nintendo has a M rated game? I understand that Nintendo has a "kiddy" reputation but it doesn't matter because they are, in my opinion, the best developer making games. When deciding a game the ESRB rating shouldn't be a deciding factor. They're meant for parents to decide what their kids play, so unless your a parent it really doesn't matter. If the game is fun, its fun. If Nintendo turns Metroid/Zelda into a M game I'll play it, or if they turn it into E game I'll play it. We should be focusing more on the quality of the game rather than the age group it is meant for.Jaysonguy

How does it not matter?

If you make a game that kids can't play then kids don't play it

What's the point of taking Nintendo's most lucrative and popular franchises that have been enjoyed by all ages and make them so only a certain demographic can play them?

I don't think I worded that right so ill try again.

I don't think Nintendo should make their games around the ESRB rating. If lots of blood makes a game fun then put it in, but don't put it in just to give your game a M rating. When I play Zelda/Metroid I don't think to myself "this game would be a lot better if it had blood in it" but maybe it would be. If it does, put it in. If it doesn't, leave it out.

I agree that it would be an unwise move for Nintendo to make their games M rated, but from a gamers perspective I don't really care if they do or not, I just want to play the game.

None of them

Nintendo's worked too hard to cultivate these franchises for short sighted people to kill them.

Anyone who wants mature titles isn't a fanboy of Nintendo and perhaps they should pick another console maker

Jaysonguy

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I dont think they should make Metriod or Zelda rated M, but if I had to pick... maybe Metriod.

Also I think Nintendo should make a sequel to one of their rated M games *cough* Geist *cough*

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

None of them

Nintendo's worked too hard to cultivate these franchises for short sighted people to kill them.

Anyone who wants mature titles isn't a fanboy of Nintendo and perhaps they should pick another console maker

Jakendo

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I dont think they should make Metriod or Zelda rated M, but if I had to pick... maybe Metriod.

Also I think Nintendo should make a sequel to one of their rated M games *cough* Geist *cough*

There's a difference between being a fan of a company, and being a fanboy. Fans enjoy Nintendo products, but are open to playing other systems, genres and games, while a fanboy is blind to the fact that Sony and MS make good games as well.

Why can't people on here just answer a simple hypothetical question? It's not like it's gonna happen; hell, it's not even a rumour. Just someone who was wondering something.

I would probably prefer Metroid to be rated M. I like the Zelda franshise as it is and would feel that there's no point in making it rated M because in essence, it's virtually the definitive fantasy action-adventure game. A Rated M Metroid game would be interesting. Def. more blood and gore but it would start to feel like Halo or something.

Why can't people on here just answer a simple hypothetical question? It's not like it's gonna happen; hell, it's not even a rumour. Just someone who was wondering something.

I would probably prefer Metroid to be rated M. I like the Zelda franshise as it is and would feel that there's no point in making it rated M because in essence, it's virtually the definitive fantasy action-adventure game. A Rated M Metroid game would be interesting. Def. more blood and gore but it would start to feel like Halo or something.

Lyphe2k

Because, our answer is that we don't want either Zelda or Metroid to be rated M. It's a dumb idea.

For love: Zelda has Zelda (Duh!), and Metroid has ZSS.
Head_of_games

Samus is in love with herself?

[QUOTE="Jakendo"][QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

None of them

Nintendo's worked too hard to cultivate these franchises for short sighted people to kill them.

Anyone who wants mature titles isn't a fanboy of Nintendo and perhaps they should pick another console maker

bob_newman

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I dont think they should make Metriod or Zelda rated M, but if I had to pick... maybe Metriod.

Also I think Nintendo should make a sequel to one of their rated M games *cough* Geist *cough*

There's a difference between being a fan of a company, and being a fanboy. Fans enjoy Nintendo products, but are open to playing other systems, genres and games, while a fanboy is blind to the fact that Sony and MS make good games as well.

But to be a fan of Nintendo I have to not want mature games? Doesnt sound right to me.

Neither of them

I prefer to them to improve both series in gameplay over putting more blood or more gore.

The beauty of both of these franchises is that they don't need to be M rated to be successful. Games like Halo, GTA and other M rated titles are great in their own right because they're so realistic and violent, but that works for them. The reason Zelda and Metroid are flagship titles for Nintendo is because they obviously appeal to a wide array of gamers. Retro took a huge chance making Metroid a FPS, but in keeping the explorer elements that makes Metroid great, it took the franchise to a whole new level. As for Zelda, the ability to go from cell-shaded graphics to a more realistic feel is something gamers have come to love about the franchise.

Thus, you won't draw in more gamers with an M rating, it would just bring more ridicule and most likely destroy these titles all together.

pft your questions already answered nintendo made geist ,, and metrod and zelda tp which is mature enough,,

you dont like games like that then get a 3-6-0 ,, or ps3 we all know what that systems name stands for , i wont say it and i wont tell u about the quality of the 360 becasue telling you would be already the worst thing i can say about the 360

,,, theres fps games on wii , theres re4 reuc ghost squad , destruction day of crisis , tom clancy series driver , god father manhunt 2 scarface , soon re0 , timesplitters 4 and second sight 2 so why are wee complaining again? or making another thread that askes for mature games on wii again ,, go look stop b eing lazy

heres a big list of m rated software

red steel

farcry

man hunt 2

re4 wii edition

re uc

medal of honor(rated t but still) vanguard and heroes 2

call of duty 3 soon call of duty 5

timesplitters 4

driver paralel lines

re0 soon

secondsight 2

jamesbond 2008 title

bully se

zelda tp -rated t

metroid prime 3-rated t

and more to be added/announced at a later time

there now go

hope this helped,

i am reallly sick of these threads wheres the usefull ones

and which games did sell more a t or m rated software

in the past its proven ,

goldeneye sold 8,9 million copies on the top as far as fps go up til halo 3 the first ever to sell 9 million for a m rated fps

gta sold more because theres more of it

but the biggest seller is super mario series why because it is rated e therefore every one is able to go in to a store and buy the game as apposed to gta,, you need an id to buy it now,, thus it doesnt atract more of any audience then a mario zelda metroid james bond anything rated e-t is likey to sell more then those rated m

its obvious why nintndo is and has been success ful they do titles in all ratings giest-m zelda e or t etc

you want more violent games get a console whoms is falling behind reason why ps3 caught 360 this month is because it has like nintendo mroe first party titles available to every one,

in fact go grab your self the latest issue and read this , microsoft gaming studios has left microsoft thats right and ironically they are gonna call their new company , free at last , so all thats left for first party is rare hm wouldnt trust them any more