r nintendo games getting worse or am i gettin old??

It's you. It's not your age, it's just you.

goblaa

Your grammar and spelling disprove your getting older. So it can't be that. :Ptehsystemwarior

[QUOTE="tehsystemwarior"]Your grammar and spelling disprove your getting older. So it can't be that. :Pbabybinky

Super Mario Galaxy 2

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Super Mario Galaxy 2

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slothboyadvance

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Super Mario Galaxy 2

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Advid-Gamer

[QUOTE="slothboyadvance"]

Super Mario Galaxy 2

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Advid-Gamer

You think they only have one "saving grace"? :lol:

From Nintendo we got: Metroid Prime 3, Metroid Prime Trilogy, Metroid: Other M, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Mario Galaxy 1, Super Smash Bros Brawl, New Super Mario Bros Wii, Kirby Epic Yarn, an upcoming Donkey Kong Country sequel, a new Zelda coming up and Wii Sports Resort to name a few. I'd say that's pretty good considering that's from one developer/publisher.

I simply used Mario Galaxy 2 (their best Wii game, in my opinion) to prove that Nintendo games haven't gone downhill. Nintendo has both quality and quantity and panders to a large audience.

nintendo pretty much lost me on the gamecube... i was around 20 when i bought mine... they seemed to be making games that were increasing childesh with super mario sunshine and windwaker... as i was growing older... the appeal was slipping.

I pretty much just play party games on my wii.

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[QUOTE="slothboyadvance"]

Super Mario Galaxy 2

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slothboyadvance

You think they only have one "saving grace"? :lol:

From Nintendo we got: Metroid Prime 3, Metroid Prime Trilogy, Metroid: Other M, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Mario Galaxy 1, Super Smash Bros Brawl, New Super Mario Bros Wii, Kirby Epic Yarn, an upcoming Donkey Kong Country sequel, a new Zelda coming up and Wii Sports Resort to name a few. I'd say that's pretty good considering that's from one developer/publisher.

I simply used Mario Galaxy 2 (their best Wii game, in my opinion) to prove that Nintendo games haven't gone downhill. Nintendo has both quality and quantity and panders to a large audience.

i grew up playing gameboy, nes, snes, n64... after that era was when sony and microsoft got into gaming and nintendo starting taking a whole new route in gaming imo.

the gamecube and the wii don't seem to feel like future classics. like, i played the new super mario bros and mario galaxy and it doesn't really feel like a mario game to me... im not sure if it's because im 22 years old now and games don't thrill me as much anymore or if the games just suck now a days... i haven't played the new donkey kong country but i know that their is no way in hell it'll be better than donkey kong country 2 for the snes.

anyone else feel the same? is nintendo almost done making consoles? the 3ds will be great, i think they should just focus on it and remake all the classic games like yoshi's island!

babybinky

[QUOTE="funsohng"]I always find it ridiculous whenever people relate lack of their interest in Nintendo games with their age.Advid-Gamer

30, almost 31, and I prefer DS. Wii is great too; been playing it more lately than my other systems. Seems to be underappreciated.

30, almost 31, and I prefer DS. Wii is great too; been playing it more lately than my other systems. Seems to be underappreciated.

LovePotionNo9

A better way to put it: Your tastes are changing/ You're growing tired of them.

[QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"][QUOTE="funsohng"]I always find it ridiculous whenever people relate lack of their interest in Nintendo games with their age.themagicbum9720

Both!

'Tis just you. It's natural for perspectives to change, same with expectations. It's not your age or Nintendo's fault, however, it's that with passing time, no matter if that time is one year or twenty, things can change.

'Tis just you. It's natural for perspectives to change, same with expectations. It's not your age or Nintendo's fault, however, it's that with passing time, no matter if that time is one year or twenty, things can change.

calvinsora

[QUOTE="calvinsora"]

'Tis just you. It's natural for perspectives to change, same with expectations. It's not your age or Nintendo's fault, however, it's that with passing time, no matter if that time is one year or twenty, things can change.

Advid-Gamer

I thought I was pretty clear in my post. When people talk about age factions in gaming, there are always two major groups: child and adult. I'm arguing that it's not the transition from child to adult that makes you lose interest for a certain system. Hypothetically, let's say a 70-year old man loves the Wii. He might, when he's 80, have lost interest in it. This could work in the opposite direction too. The change of a person's evaluation of something is JUST that person. What the TC is arguing is that when most people go into adulthood, they lose interest for Nintendo in general. Hogwash, I say. Many of Nintendo's games may be geared towards kids, but that doesn't mean in any way that only kids will appreciate them. Do you think Tom McShea was just lying about his appreciation of Super Mario Galaxy 2? Because clearly, he really likes Nintendo for that game alone.

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[QUOTE="calvinsora"]

'Tis just you. It's natural for perspectives to change, same with expectations. It's not your age or Nintendo's fault, however, it's that with passing time, no matter if that time is one year or twenty, things can change.

calvinsora

I thought I was pretty clear in my post. When people talk about age factions in gaming, there are always two major groups: child and adult. I'm arguing that it's not the transition from child to adult that makes you lose interest for a certain system. Hypothetically, let's say a 70-year old man loves the Wii. He might, when he's 80, have lost interest in it. This could work in the opposite direction too. The change of a person's evaluation of something is JUST that person. What the TC is arguing is that when most people go into adulthood, they lose interest for Nintendo in general. Hogwash, I say. Many of Nintendo's games may be geared towards kids, but that doesn't mean in any way that only kids will appreciate them. Do you think Tom McShea was just lying about his appreciation of Super Mario Galaxy 2? Because clearly, he really likes Nintendo for that game alone.

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[QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"] You say "Tis just you" But you entire post pretty much say,s yes you can out grow nintendo, but in different wording. Your expectations change because you getting older and more mature and it is nintendos fault because they are not worried about the older gamer, the cash cow is with kids. I dont blame them but it is there fault that there games are geared towards kids. They throw a bone towards the older gamer every now and then but its not enough for me.

Advid-Gamer

I thought I was pretty clear in my post. When people talk about age factions in gaming, there are always two major groups: child and adult. I'm arguing that it's not the transition from child to adult that makes you lose interest for a certain system. Hypothetically, let's say a 70-year old man loves the Wii. He might, when he's 80, have lost interest in it. This could work in the opposite direction too. The change of a person's evaluation of something is JUST that person. What the TC is arguing is that when most people go into adulthood, they lose interest for Nintendo in general. Hogwash, I say. Many of Nintendo's games may be geared towards kids, but that doesn't mean in any way that only kids will appreciate them. Do you think Tom McShea was just lying about his appreciation of Super Mario Galaxy 2? Because clearly, he really likes Nintendo for that game alone.

:? Longwinded answers that talk in circles? Fine, a bullet-point list:

-Time passing changes perspectives in general, not just towards Nintendo

-Nintendo games may appeal to the younger generation, but that doesn't mean only the younger generation can appreciate and love them

-You realize that the critics that give some Nintendo games high scores are all adults, yes?

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[QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"] You say "Tis just you" But you entire post pretty much say,s yes you can out grow nintendo, but in different wording. Your expectations change because you getting older and more mature and it is nintendos fault because they are not worried about the older gamer, the cash cow is with kids. I dont blame them but it is there fault that there games are geared towards kids. They throw a bone towards the older gamer every now and then but its not enough for me.

Advid-Gamer

I thought I was pretty clear in my post. When people talk about age factions in gaming, there are always two major groups: child and adult. I'm arguing that it's not the transition from child to adult that makes you lose interest for a certain system. Hypothetically, let's say a 70-year old man loves the Wii. He might, when he's 80, have lost interest in it. This could work in the opposite direction too. The change of a person's evaluation of something is JUST that person. What the TC is arguing is that when most people go into adulthood, they lose interest for Nintendo in general. Hogwash, I say. Many of Nintendo's games may be geared towards kids, but that doesn't mean in any way that only kids will appreciate them. Do you think Tom McShea was just lying about his appreciation of Super Mario Galaxy 2? Because clearly, he really likes Nintendo for that game alone.

No, its just your mindset. Clouded by nostalgia and false maturity.

you're used to the classic games and miss the old days, just like everyone else :)

They aren't getting worse it is just Nostalgia that is making you think that.

It is the same as how somebody says games are easier now when some games are the same difficulty that have always been (Zelda and Mario) it is sort've the same difficulty it is just back then it was sort've harder because of limitations with the systems and control input. But those getting fixed it seems easier then you also have to think when you played those games back then you were younger and worse at videogames then you are now.

Also your tastes in games is changing.

[QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"][QUOTE="calvinsora"]

I thought I was pretty clear in my post. When people talk about age factions in gaming, there are always two major groups: child and adult. I'm arguing that it's not the transition from child to adult that makes you lose interest for a certain system. Hypothetically, let's say a 70-year old man loves the Wii. He might, when he's 80, have lost interest in it. This could work in the opposite direction too. The change of a person's evaluation of something is JUST that person. What the TC is arguing is that when most people go into adulthood, they lose interest for Nintendo in general. Hogwash, I say. Many of Nintendo's games may be geared towards kids, but that doesn't mean in any way that only kids will appreciate them. Do you think Tom McShea was just lying about his appreciation of Super Mario Galaxy 2? Because clearly, he really likes Nintendo for that game alone.

calvinsora

:? Longwinded answers that talk in circles? Fine, a bullet-point list:

-Time passing changes perspectives in general, not just towards Nintendo

-Nintendo games may appeal to the younger generation, but that doesn't mean only the younger generation can appreciate and love them

-You realize that the critics that give some Nintendo games high scores are all adults, yes?

Oooh....another I'm too old for Nintendo games thread :roll:

Perhaps you're looking for a false sense of maturity, perhaps not. But it has nothing to do with getting "old"

Nintendo games don't feel stale at all. That's probably because I vary the games I play. I play many games on the PC. When it looks like I'm getting my fill from that platform, I switch to the Wii (and sometimes the NGC) for something totally different. It's worked for me all the way back from the NES days.

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WRONG! their focus has always been... EVERYONE 8)

LegatoSkyheart

Although there's some truth in your statement, Jaysonguy is telling more of the truth than you are. Nintendo sold the The Nintendo Entertainment System as a Toy first, therefore marketing it to children.

Although today, Nintendo's Focus is to make a Game that ANYONE can play. That's why in most of their commercails you may see a Teenager play with someone past their prime with a game like Wii Sports or Wii Music.

Anyone can play those games.

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[QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"] What ever, I disagree. You have long winded answers, that seem to talk in circles, when really it is not that complicated. Advid-Gamer

:? Longwinded answers that talk in circles? Fine, a bullet-point list:

-Time passing changes perspectives in general, not just towards Nintendo

-Nintendo games may appeal to the younger generation, but that doesn't mean only the younger generation can appreciate and love them

-You realize that the critics that give some Nintendo games high scores are all adults, yes?

Thanks for putting more matter of factly, I agree with you points, they are all true. None of those change the fact that as you get older nintendo games have less appeal because they are made for younger gamers. Advid-Gamer

I'd have to disagree with you. Nintendo games are family games, designed to appeal to everyone in the family. Since '88 my whole family(parents, aunts, uncles, cousins) have been Nintendo fans, and we all enjoy playing Nintendo games together. Back in the day it was SMB, Duck Hunt, and TracknField. Now it's Wii Sports, Wii Fit, and SMG/NSMB.

Nintendo is about family appeal.

I probably would have started this thread myself if you hadn't TC. I rented Metroid Other M this week...ugh.

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[QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"] What ever, I disagree. You have long winded answers, that seem to talk in circles, when really it is not that complicated. Advid-Gamer

:? Longwinded answers that talk in circles? Fine, a bullet-point list:

-Time passing changes perspectives in general, not just towards Nintendo

-Nintendo games may appeal to the younger generation, but that doesn't mean only the younger generation can appreciate and love them

-You realize that the critics that give some Nintendo games high scores are all adults, yes?

That's not fact, that's opinion.

i grew up playing gameboy, nes, snes, n64... after that era was when sony and microsoft got into gaming and nintendo starting taking a whole new route in gaming imo.

the gamecube and the wii don't seem to feel like future classics. like, i played the new super mario bros and mario galaxy and it doesn't really feel like a mario game to me... im not sure if it's because im 22 years old now and games don't thrill me as much anymore or if the games just suck now a days... i haven't played the new donkey kong country but i know that their is no way in hell it'll be better than donkey kong country 2 for the snes.

anyone else feel the same? is nintendo almost done making consoles? the 3ds will be great, i think they should just focus on it and remake all the classic games like yoshi's island!

babybinky

[QUOTE="LegatoSkyheart"]

[QUOTE="theuncharted34"]

WRONG! their focus has always been... EVERYONE 8)

nintendo-4life

Although there's some truth in your statement, Jaysonguy is telling more of the truth than you are. Nintendo sold the The Nintendo Entertainment System as a Toy first, therefore marketing it to children.

Although today, Nintendo's Focus is to make a Game that ANYONE can play. That's why in most of their commercails you may see a Teenager play with someone past their prime with a game like Wii Sports or Wii Music.

Anyone can play those games.

Here is a picture of the AVS.

You could find more information in this article because yesterday was the 25th Anniversary of the NES.

This could go back and forth all day, this is SW and I am arguing with nintendo fans. So I will just say, I have been gaming since the nes, so have my friends. in my real life experiance, people I know have out grown nintendo. There is no way to say who is right here, everyone is different but as a whole nintendo appeals to younger gamers, a few of you older gamers here prefer nintendo fine, but I think you are a minority.

[QUOTE="LegatoSkyheart"]

[QUOTE="theuncharted34"]

WRONG! their focus has always been... EVERYONE 8)

nintendo-4life

Although there's some truth in your statement, Jaysonguy is telling more of the truth than you are. Nintendo sold the The Nintendo Entertainment System as a Toy first, therefore marketing it to children.

Although today, Nintendo's Focus is to make a Game that ANYONE can play. That's why in most of their commercails you may see a Teenager play with someone past their prime with a game like Wii Sports or Wii Music.

Anyone can play those games.

Completely and thoroughly false

Nintendo saw the crash in the game industry and knew that it needed more then that to survive, they also knew that if they failed at launch they were done for and all this work would go down the drain.

That's why they made sure they'd into toy stores with R.O.B. and why they made the clear distinction that this was a console aimed at children (unlike the Intellivision that said adults needed to be present when it was used)

What you're saying never happened.

it has nothing to do with your age.

people change with age.

of course if you grow older and no longer like something that you used to like...your natural reaction isnt to say "wow i lost my ability to enjoy these games" "wow i wish i was like those other gamers that enjoy them"

of course not.. its natural for one to instead say "wow i changed. i am not a kid anymore my views are more mature now and i see these crap for what it really is."

Its just you. I used to like first person shooters back when I was younger than 14, but now, meh. I must be getting old :P