Why do some people regard nintendo as "kiddy"

I think the issue is how so many gamers tell themselves that a game being child-friendly is somehow bad. Where Nintendo tried to make games the whole family could enjoy, most pro-nintendo gamers dub the games childish instead of wide appealing.

It's true that some Nintendo games can be a bit too sugary sweet for my taste (Kirby titles outside Canvas Curse for instance), but even then that's only a problem if the gameplay is simplified and made specifically for children, which isn't usually the case. Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga and Minish Cap both appear "childish" to an ignorant viewer, but the content itself is most rewarding to a more experienced gamer with knowledge of titles the games are referencing.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by NovaX

I don't get this, how can you just disregard them?

"Nintendo only has kiddy games, except for the games that are aimed at older audiences, but I don't like them so they don't count."

That's kinda how his mind works at times. "The Gamecube has no games worth buying, except these games, but I won't buy them, and these titles here are also out on the PS2."

Since we're talking extremes, if the only mature games are Resident Evil 1, 4, Killer7 and Eternal Darkness, does that mean that Viewtiful Joe, Metroid Prime and Spartan: Total Warrior are kiddie instead? The term kiddie is a crime because most people dish it out based on visuals alone and almost never based on the content. If a title's gameplay is overly simplified and streamlined towards a younger audience, even I'll deem it childish.

But consider something like Warrior Within. Similar (somewhat) gameplay as in Sands of Time, a wonderfully mature title both aesthetically and contentwise, yet the tacky "grit" and focus on violence and fighting made WW feel far more juvenile and childish in that sense. Similarly, Metroid Prime and Viewtiful Joe don't "look" mature in that sense, but the content and gameplay is certainly not something I'd recommend to kids. Not because there's something explicit there or anything like that.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

You know we just need a new Mario RPG.
Preferably The Saga of Mario - Episode XVI Part 3 - The Legendary Myth Magic Warriors of the Shadow of Darkness and Flame's Destined Sacred Aura


lol oldie!

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.