So, is Nintendo really 'kiddy'?

All of Nintendo's consoles have been labeled with a kid friendly image.  In fact, the Florida lawyer questioning the content of the upcoming release for Wii, Manhunt 2, was quoted saying that:

"Florida retailers are scheduled to sell a very violent video game called Manhunt 2 which will be available, remarkably, for "play" on the kids-friendly Nintendo Wii gaming platform."

But the question is, is this really a kids platform?  Or is this just something he has labeled Nintendo with.  What do you think?  Is Nintendo more than just the "kiddy" console forum users make it out to be, or is it really supposed to be labeled a kids console, regardless of what Nintendo themselves label it.

This is definitely a hot topic, especially among my friends at school who know that I love Nintendo and who just love to bash Nintendo with their false claims of it being "kiddy."

This isn't to say that it's just as hardcore as its competing systems, however. In fact, by the way that things have been going lately, it seems as if Nintendo is trying to appeal to the newer gamers, and in doing say is isolating its older fans and making them wonder "Do we really matter anymore? Are a few harder, more violent games enough to keep the devoted fans to keep coming back?"

But it hasn't always been like this, it just seems to be like that lately. In the past, sure, they had Mario, and it didn't contain as many games geared towards older audiences, but it is by no means "kiddy." Are people really so shallow that they can't look at a game like Mario or Legend of Zelda and actually admit that yes, these games are fun?! It still has a fair share of T-rated games, and a few M-rated ones as well.

The only thing Nintendo can be accused of is not conforming to what everybody seems to want these days. All the people want right now are FPS and RTS, and really, does every single system have to appeal to these narrow-minded people? Nintendo is trying to expose people to new types of games, genres, and ultimately, ways to play.

No, Nintendo isn't kiddy. They're simply a company trying to make innovative and different games, while at the same time making it fun for everybody.

P.S. That lawyer obviously has never heard of Parental Controls. ;) 

'no more heroes', 'sadness', 'orb', 'Midnight', 'Project HAMMER' (bad example)

These are Wii-exclusive titles to come, which will probably get rated M or at least T, and there are even more of em! Nintendo IS aiming at all audiances, including the older ones. But there is a difference between these games and Manhunt. For everything I know about it, these games seem to be violent in a more artistic way. You know, Killer7. Manhunt seems just gore.

No.

Nintendo provides to both Adult AND children gamers. 

I never thought Nintendo was for children. I don't know how they ended up being labeled as such. Nintendo is all about family, yes, but that doesn't make them kiddy. Nintendo wants to make games for everybody. It's not that most of thier games are kiddy, I just think that the video game community just has the wrong idea of what adult and mature really means. WHen I think adult and mature, I don't think of blowing the heads off of zombies or being able to "cut dudes in the face". That's not what those words mean to me. An adult should be able to find joy in the more simple things, as well. Actually, if I'm not mistaken, Nintendo is rather popular with the adults anyway, with the DS being so huge right now.

But anyway, I really just think we've got the wrong idea about what being an adult really means. Nintendo knows what it's doing. They made the industry what it is today, with its simple pick up and play games, that everybody remembers and loves. Every game isnt supposed to be Metal Gear or God of War, and honestly, I appreciate what Nintendo does. A lot of times, it's a breath of fresh air from all the useless crap that a lot of the other companies are pumping out.

I agree with all 13 of you (youre all saying the same thing). Of course it was obvious what responses you would get bringing up this topic in a Nintendo fan Union.

I agree with all 13 of you (youre all saying the same thing). Of course it was obvious what responses you would get bringing up this topic in a Nintendo fan Union.

IAMSHAWN

The Wii is not a bit kiddy,but all those meathead PS3 or X360 ownerswho criticize games just based on graphical power also seem to think that a console is "kiddy" if more than half of its games aren't gory M-rated shooters.Unfortunately,they seem to make up most of the gaming population right now.............:?