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I know the whole 'Nintendo is for Kids' topic is fairly overworked, but most of the time it is done quickly and flippantly....
If you actually think about it, the GameCube isn't really for any specific age group. Nintendo's new strategy, gaming for everyone, seems to be quite a fitting epitome of its latest console... and while a couple of the currently announced games seem too mushy even for the kiddiest of kids, there is quite an eclectic range of titles for all ages.
Granted, squealing about Eternal Darkeness, Die Hard and Metroid over and over will only get you so far, but seeing as quite a few games are PS2 ports, and when compared to the PS2 game list there aren't half the kiddie titles on GameCube, it's perfectly clear that GameCube is viable for people of all tastes and ages.
It's an age old problem for Nintendo. They release a brightly coloured platformer full of fungi, females and fat fuuuu....fellows, and they can't shake it off over 10 years later! Sure they released more Mario titles, but amid the many 'Save The Princess' campaigns, there were more mature titles such as Metorid and even the gloomy dungeons of Zelda would merit as reason enough to say it was predominantly targetted at a slightly older audience!
But coming back to the future, things do seem to be picking up... ED, Metroid, Die Hard, Turok, PD2 and Soul Calibur 2 will all weigh heavy on peoples opinions of GameCube, and hopefully this weight will be something Nintendo can throw around to change peoples perspective on GameCube.
I think the main reason for the above-average percentage of kiddie games on Nintendo consoles is because of a break-down in communications. Shigeru Miyamoto announced Nintendos strategy for GameCube back in Spaceworld 2000, where he went on to say:
"Konnichiwa"...
But seriously...
He did mention that the GameCube would be a games only machine focusing on superb gameplay, and that it would be a console where graphics took second place. Period. He also mentioned that GameCube was special because of what is was trying to achieve...
When Nintendo contacts developers and asks them to create something for a Nintendo machine, they are of course referring to GameCubes exemplary strategy of 'great games where gameplay comes first'... but the kiddie image, once again, poisons the minds of developers, and they think that 'for Nintendo' means... 'Kiddified Enough To Make Even The Most Avid Teletubbie Fans Vomit!' It's true, just look at THQ, the gits... - X-Box gets New Legends, Playstation gets Red Faction and we get Scooby Flippin' Doo!
But still, we can't complain... the GameCube is a very attractive machine to developers, and amid the handful of ports and cheap cash-ins, there are many, many exclusive titles that will do Nintendo proud. The first party titles will always be good, and with companies like Rare, Retro and Silicon Knights joining the fray once again, the console wars are bound to get interesting... Plus, with GameCube already making it's mark by releasing games covering all its major franchises by the end of 2002, I think that 'kiddie image or no kiddie image', things are looking up for Nintendo!
Thanks..
Game
If you actually think about it, the GameCube isn't really for any specific age group. Nintendo's new strategy, gaming for everyone, seems to be quite a fitting epitome of its latest console... and while a couple of the currently announced games seem too mushy even for the kiddiest of kids, there is quite an eclectic range of titles for all ages.
Granted, squealing about Eternal Darkeness, Die Hard and Metroid over and over will only get you so far, but seeing as quite a few games are PS2 ports, and when compared to the PS2 game list there aren't half the kiddie titles on GameCube, it's perfectly clear that GameCube is viable for people of all tastes and ages.
It's an age old problem for Nintendo. They release a brightly coloured platformer full of fungi, females and fat fuuuu....fellows, and they can't shake it off over 10 years later! Sure they released more Mario titles, but amid the many 'Save The Princess' campaigns, there were more mature titles such as Metorid and even the gloomy dungeons of Zelda would merit as reason enough to say it was predominantly targetted at a slightly older audience!
But coming back to the future, things do seem to be picking up... ED, Metroid, Die Hard, Turok, PD2 and Soul Calibur 2 will all weigh heavy on peoples opinions of GameCube, and hopefully this weight will be something Nintendo can throw around to change peoples perspective on GameCube.
I think the main reason for the above-average percentage of kiddie games on Nintendo consoles is because of a break-down in communications. Shigeru Miyamoto announced Nintendos strategy for GameCube back in Spaceworld 2000, where he went on to say:
"Konnichiwa"...
But seriously...
He did mention that the GameCube would be a games only machine focusing on superb gameplay, and that it would be a console where graphics took second place. Period. He also mentioned that GameCube was special because of what is was trying to achieve...
When Nintendo contacts developers and asks them to create something for a Nintendo machine, they are of course referring to GameCubes exemplary strategy of 'great games where gameplay comes first'... but the kiddie image, once again, poisons the minds of developers, and they think that 'for Nintendo' means... 'Kiddified Enough To Make Even The Most Avid Teletubbie Fans Vomit!' It's true, just look at THQ, the gits... - X-Box gets New Legends, Playstation gets Red Faction and we get Scooby Flippin' Doo!
But still, we can't complain... the GameCube is a very attractive machine to developers, and amid the handful of ports and cheap cash-ins, there are many, many exclusive titles that will do Nintendo proud. The first party titles will always be good, and with companies like Rare, Retro and Silicon Knights joining the fray once again, the console wars are bound to get interesting... Plus, with GameCube already making it's mark by releasing games covering all its major franchises by the end of 2002, I think that 'kiddie image or no kiddie image', things are looking up for Nintendo!
Thanks..
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Most PS2 owners stopped calling the Gamecube kiddie after they played Jak and Daxter! :-D
We told you that cartoony platformers rule!
Talking of which, the screenshots of Mario Sunshine are looking pretty neat.
We told you that cartoony platformers rule!
Talking of which, the screenshots of Mario Sunshine are looking pretty neat.
I know the whole 'Nintendo is for Kids' topic is fairly overworked, but most of the time it is done quickly and flippantly....
If you actually think about it, the GameCube isn't really for any specific age group. Nintendo's new strategy, gaming for everyone, seems to be quite a fitting epitome of its latest console... and while a couple of the currently announced games seem too mushy even for the kiddiest of kids, there is quite an eclectic range of titles for all ages.
Granted, squealing about Eternal Darkeness, Die Hard and Metroid over and over will only get you so far, but seeing as quite a few games are PS2 ports, and when compared to the PS2 game list there aren't half the kiddie titles on GameCube, it's perfectly clear that GameCube is viable for people of all tastes and ages.
It's an age old problem for Nintendo. They release a brightly coloured platformer full of fungi, females and fat fuuuu....fellows, and they can't shake it off over 10 years later! Sure they released more Mario titles, but amid the many 'Save The Princess' campaigns, there were more mature titles such as Metorid and even the gloomy dungeons of Zelda would merit as reason enough to say it was predominantly targetted at a slightly older audience!
But coming back to the future, things do seem to be picking up... ED, Metroid, Die Hard, Turok, PD2 and Soul Calibur 2 will all weigh heavy on peoples opinions of GameCube, and hopefully this weight will be something Nintendo can throw around to change peoples perspective on GameCube.
I think the main reason for the above-average percentage of kiddie games on Nintendo consoles is because of a break-down in communications. Shigeru Miyamoto announced Nintendos strategy for GameCube back in Spaceworld 2000, where he went on to say:
"Konnichiwa"...
But seriously...
He did mention that the GameCube would be a games only machine focusing on superb gameplay, and that it would be a console where graphics took second place. Period. He also mentioned that GameCube was special because of what is was trying to achieve...
When Nintendo contacts developers and asks them to create something for a Nintendo machine, they are of course referring to GameCubes exemplary strategy of 'great games where gameplay comes first'... but the kiddie image, once again, poisons the minds of developers, and they think that 'for Nintendo' means... 'Kiddified Enough To Make Even The Most Avid Teletubbie Fans Vomit!' It's true, just look at THQ, the gits... - X-Box gets New Legends, Playstation gets Red Faction and we get Scooby Flippin' Doo!
But still, we can't complain... the GameCube is a very attractive machine to developers, and amid the handful of ports and cheap cash-ins, there are many, many exclusive titles that will do Nintendo proud. The first party titles will always be good, and with companies like Rare, Retro and Silicon Knights joining the fray once again, the console wars are bound to get interesting... Plus, with GameCube already making it's mark by releasing games covering all its major franchises by the end of 2002, I think that 'kiddie image or no kiddie image', things are looking up for Nintendo!
Thanks..
Game
If you actually think about it, the GameCube isn't really for any specific age group. Nintendo's new strategy, gaming for everyone, seems to be quite a fitting epitome of its latest console... and while a couple of the currently announced games seem too mushy even for the kiddiest of kids, there is quite an eclectic range of titles for all ages.
Granted, squealing about Eternal Darkeness, Die Hard and Metroid over and over will only get you so far, but seeing as quite a few games are PS2 ports, and when compared to the PS2 game list there aren't half the kiddie titles on GameCube, it's perfectly clear that GameCube is viable for people of all tastes and ages.
It's an age old problem for Nintendo. They release a brightly coloured platformer full of fungi, females and fat fuuuu....fellows, and they can't shake it off over 10 years later! Sure they released more Mario titles, but amid the many 'Save The Princess' campaigns, there were more mature titles such as Metorid and even the gloomy dungeons of Zelda would merit as reason enough to say it was predominantly targetted at a slightly older audience!
But coming back to the future, things do seem to be picking up... ED, Metroid, Die Hard, Turok, PD2 and Soul Calibur 2 will all weigh heavy on peoples opinions of GameCube, and hopefully this weight will be something Nintendo can throw around to change peoples perspective on GameCube.
I think the main reason for the above-average percentage of kiddie games on Nintendo consoles is because of a break-down in communications. Shigeru Miyamoto announced Nintendos strategy for GameCube back in Spaceworld 2000, where he went on to say:
"Konnichiwa"...
But seriously...
He did mention that the GameCube would be a games only machine focusing on superb gameplay, and that it would be a console where graphics took second place. Period. He also mentioned that GameCube was special because of what is was trying to achieve...
When Nintendo contacts developers and asks them to create something for a Nintendo machine, they are of course referring to GameCubes exemplary strategy of 'great games where gameplay comes first'... but the kiddie image, once again, poisons the minds of developers, and they think that 'for Nintendo' means... 'Kiddified Enough To Make Even The Most Avid Teletubbie Fans Vomit!' It's true, just look at THQ, the gits... - X-Box gets New Legends, Playstation gets Red Faction and we get Scooby Flippin' Doo!
But still, we can't complain... the GameCube is a very attractive machine to developers, and amid the handful of ports and cheap cash-ins, there are many, many exclusive titles that will do Nintendo proud. The first party titles will always be good, and with companies like Rare, Retro and Silicon Knights joining the fray once again, the console wars are bound to get interesting... Plus, with GameCube already making it's mark by releasing games covering all its major franchises by the end of 2002, I think that 'kiddie image or no kiddie image', things are looking up for Nintendo!
Thanks..
Game
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