Why do some people regard nintendo as "kiddy"

Originally Posted by Elixir

Mario Soccer and Winning Eleven 10. Which is more "kiddy" and which would be easier to play? The comparison is obvious. Most games that are targetted at kids, whether they're within a concept (here, the concept is sports, shrouded by Mario and crew) or not, they're still getting the message out. Sports games. For kids.

And besides, I would doubt that very many kids prefer Winning Eleven, or any sports game for that matter, over the likes of Mario Kart or Mario Soccer. Unless you have some hardcore soccer fan, they're going to settle with the more colorful, "for kids" title. It's marketing, and it works.

I think the difference here is that of arcade style and simulation style. Most kids do prefer arcade style games as opposed to sim style, I'm not questioning that point. However, that does not mean older gamers are going to be appealed by sims more so than arcade style gaming. It is generally easier to get people to pick up and play arcade games than sims, and this is how Nintendo like to make its games. It's something that can be played by both younger and older audiences. The market between arcade and simulation games is a somewhat different subject.

Jam it back in, in the dark.