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Are games only capable of attracting their target audience? I would have said so. But maybe there's more than one group of people targeted! Let's find out!
The WWF. Absolute Heaven -- For people who like hunky men dressed in leotards grabbing each other whilst covered in oil, at least. I remember when I used to love it. Bret 'The Hitman' Hart, was my favourite. I can remember when Yokozuna beat him for the title at Wrestlemania VIII, I cried so much... and even more so when he lost the title at Wrestlemania XII to Shawn Michaels.
Now, years later, I find myself watching The WWF again.. But it's not 'real' anymore, and I wouldn't say I'd cry buckets if HHH lost his title to Hogan at Backlash. So why do I watch it... it's not like I’m oblivious to the fact that it bores down to a couple of men rolling about in a square ring pretending not to like each other. The reason I watch it? IT'S HILARIOUS!
I was watching it the other night, and because storylines come round and round again, I can tell, after years of watching, exactly what they're going to say. I practically read-out 'Takers speech before he spoke it himself... and the only thing I got wrong was a VERY VERY LITTLE BIT of the wording, and what I did say wrong would be taken to the same effect as what 'Taker said! It made me laugh... I was almost directing the show! Wrestling is very dear to me, because it, like videogames, made up so much of my childhood playtime. The memories I have of waking up at 12 Midnight to see Hulk Hogan lose to The Ultimate Warrior at Wrestlemania 6 and then not being able to get to sleep afterwards because of the 'high' I was on after the matches.
Translating this moral, for lack of a better word, to videogames - I think it's this sort of sentimental attraction that brings quite a number of different people towards certain games.
When I got my PS2, the first game I got was GTA3 - and I immediately fell in love with it. The Cars. The Freedom. The Carnage. The Hookers. But I stopped about 2 hours through it and wondered whether my Nintendo days were over (Hence 'Too Old For Nintendo?' GAD #13 Post in December 2001). I thought that maybe because I was 18, and had turned from an immature adolescent prat into a decent person, I'd start playing more mature games because the kiddie games were too basic and samey.
But no. With the arrival of State Of Emergency came the realization that I wasn't 'Too Old For Nintendo'. Why? Because it's not how good you are at games, it all about which games you enjoy! Just because Nintendo's main target market is 7-15 year olds, doesn't me to say that adults aren't suited to the game. PIKMIN, in fact, as with Animal Forest, sold more to Men over the age of 30 than it did to any other group of people!
Mario Sunshine. What a cool game. I haven't played it, but it's Mario... and there are some traditions and traits than you can't void, no matter how hard you try. This game is so blatantly aimed at children that anyone who even suggests otherwise should be shot. Although, Mario has quite a following and the chances are, he's been around longer than most of the target market! So this is where the oldies come in... people who have played Mario games from birth and slightly older people who find Mario Sunshine to be the funny game that makes them laugh, instead of the Super Magical Sunshine 'Everything Is Right With The World' game that kids perceive the it to be.
Nintendo, amid all its trials of being branded 'Kiddie' and 'Babyish', are actually making the smartest move in the industry. You see, you can play Mario, StarFox and Zelda games as a kid and see them as an amazing adventure in which you're completely absorbed. Or you can play them as an adult and see them as a comical source of incomparable fun and one that still challenges and brings much pleasure. Compare this to MGS2 or GTA3: You can play it as a kid, and not have a clue what you're doing and wish so much you had a Mario game instead... or you can play it as an adult, enjoy it while it lasts and be happy that you've purchased such an amazing game.
There are a number of games that have the potential to attract more than one type of people. Mario is just one of the many GameCube titles that ANYONE can play AND enjoy.
Nintendo's "Gaming For Everyone" idea is just as simple as it sounds.
Gaming - For - Everyone.
Game
The WWF. Absolute Heaven -- For people who like hunky men dressed in leotards grabbing each other whilst covered in oil, at least. I remember when I used to love it. Bret 'The Hitman' Hart, was my favourite. I can remember when Yokozuna beat him for the title at Wrestlemania VIII, I cried so much... and even more so when he lost the title at Wrestlemania XII to Shawn Michaels.
Now, years later, I find myself watching The WWF again.. But it's not 'real' anymore, and I wouldn't say I'd cry buckets if HHH lost his title to Hogan at Backlash. So why do I watch it... it's not like I’m oblivious to the fact that it bores down to a couple of men rolling about in a square ring pretending not to like each other. The reason I watch it? IT'S HILARIOUS!
I was watching it the other night, and because storylines come round and round again, I can tell, after years of watching, exactly what they're going to say. I practically read-out 'Takers speech before he spoke it himself... and the only thing I got wrong was a VERY VERY LITTLE BIT of the wording, and what I did say wrong would be taken to the same effect as what 'Taker said! It made me laugh... I was almost directing the show! Wrestling is very dear to me, because it, like videogames, made up so much of my childhood playtime. The memories I have of waking up at 12 Midnight to see Hulk Hogan lose to The Ultimate Warrior at Wrestlemania 6 and then not being able to get to sleep afterwards because of the 'high' I was on after the matches.
Translating this moral, for lack of a better word, to videogames - I think it's this sort of sentimental attraction that brings quite a number of different people towards certain games.
When I got my PS2, the first game I got was GTA3 - and I immediately fell in love with it. The Cars. The Freedom. The Carnage. The Hookers. But I stopped about 2 hours through it and wondered whether my Nintendo days were over (Hence 'Too Old For Nintendo?' GAD #13 Post in December 2001). I thought that maybe because I was 18, and had turned from an immature adolescent prat into a decent person, I'd start playing more mature games because the kiddie games were too basic and samey.
But no. With the arrival of State Of Emergency came the realization that I wasn't 'Too Old For Nintendo'. Why? Because it's not how good you are at games, it all about which games you enjoy! Just because Nintendo's main target market is 7-15 year olds, doesn't me to say that adults aren't suited to the game. PIKMIN, in fact, as with Animal Forest, sold more to Men over the age of 30 than it did to any other group of people!
Mario Sunshine. What a cool game. I haven't played it, but it's Mario... and there are some traditions and traits than you can't void, no matter how hard you try. This game is so blatantly aimed at children that anyone who even suggests otherwise should be shot. Although, Mario has quite a following and the chances are, he's been around longer than most of the target market! So this is where the oldies come in... people who have played Mario games from birth and slightly older people who find Mario Sunshine to be the funny game that makes them laugh, instead of the Super Magical Sunshine 'Everything Is Right With The World' game that kids perceive the it to be.
Nintendo, amid all its trials of being branded 'Kiddie' and 'Babyish', are actually making the smartest move in the industry. You see, you can play Mario, StarFox and Zelda games as a kid and see them as an amazing adventure in which you're completely absorbed. Or you can play them as an adult and see them as a comical source of incomparable fun and one that still challenges and brings much pleasure. Compare this to MGS2 or GTA3: You can play it as a kid, and not have a clue what you're doing and wish so much you had a Mario game instead... or you can play it as an adult, enjoy it while it lasts and be happy that you've purchased such an amazing game.
There are a number of games that have the potential to attract more than one type of people. Mario is just one of the many GameCube titles that ANYONE can play AND enjoy.
Nintendo's "Gaming For Everyone" idea is just as simple as it sounds.
Gaming - For - Everyone.
Game
Yes, Wrestling is hilarious.
I remember watching a program one time when the Rock was rehearsing the match, who was going to win, who was going to do what etc etc.
Its a total joke.
I remember watching a program one time when the Rock was rehearsing the match, who was going to win, who was going to do what etc etc.
Its a total joke.
Are games only capable of attracting their target audience? I would have said so. But maybe there's more than one group of people targeted! Let's find out!
The WWF. Absolute Heaven -- For people who like hunky men dressed in leotards grabbing each other whilst covered in oil, at least. I remember when I used to love it. Bret 'The Hitman' Hart, was my favourite. I can remember when Yokozuna beat him for the title at Wrestlemania VIII, I cried so much... and even more so when he lost the title at Wrestlemania XII to Shawn Michaels.
Now, years later, I find myself watching The WWF again.. But it's not 'real' anymore, and I wouldn't say I'd cry buckets if HHH lost his title to Hogan at Backlash. So why do I watch it... it's not like I’m oblivious to the fact that it bores down to a couple of men rolling about in a square ring pretending not to like each other. The reason I watch it? IT'S HILARIOUS!
I was watching it the other night, and because storylines come round and round again, I can tell, after years of watching, exactly what they're going to say. I practically read-out 'Takers speech before he spoke it himself... and the only thing I got wrong was a VERY VERY LITTLE BIT of the wording, and what I did say wrong would be taken to the same effect as what 'Taker said! It made me laugh... I was almost directing the show! Wrestling is very dear to me, because it, like videogames, made up so much of my childhood playtime. The memories I have of waking up at 12 Midnight to see Hulk Hogan lose to The Ultimate Warrior at Wrestlemania 6 and then not being able to get to sleep afterwards because of the 'high' I was on after the matches.
Translating this moral, for lack of a better word, to videogames - I think it's this sort of sentimental attraction that brings quite a number of different people towards certain games.
When I got my PS2, the first game I got was GTA3 - and I immediately fell in love with it. The Cars. The Freedom. The Carnage. The Hookers. But I stopped about 2 hours through it and wondered whether my Nintendo days were over (Hence 'Too Old For Nintendo?' GAD #13 Post in December 2001). I thought that maybe because I was 18, and had turned from an immature adolescent prat into a decent person, I'd start playing more mature games because the kiddie games were too basic and samey.
But no. With the arrival of State Of Emergency came the realization that I wasn't 'Too Old For Nintendo'. Why? Because it's not how good you are at games, it all about which games you enjoy! Just because Nintendo's main target market is 7-15 year olds, doesn't me to say that adults aren't suited to the game. PIKMIN, in fact, as with Animal Forest, sold more to Men over the age of 30 than it did to any other group of people!
Mario Sunshine. What a cool game. I haven't played it, but it's Mario... and there are some traditions and traits than you can't void, no matter how hard you try. This game is so blatantly aimed at children that anyone who even suggests otherwise should be shot. Although, Mario has quite a following and the chances are, he's been around longer than most of the target market! So this is where the oldies come in... people who have played Mario games from birth and slightly older people who find Mario Sunshine to be the funny game that makes them laugh, instead of the Super Magical Sunshine 'Everything Is Right With The World' game that kids perceive the it to be.
Nintendo, amid all its trials of being branded 'Kiddie' and 'Babyish', are actually making the smartest move in the industry. You see, you can play Mario, StarFox and Zelda games as a kid and see them as an amazing adventure in which you're completely absorbed. Or you can play them as an adult and see them as a comical source of incomparable fun and one that still challenges and brings much pleasure. Compare this to MGS2 or GTA3: You can play it as a kid, and not have a clue what you're doing and wish so much you had a Mario game instead... or you can play it as an adult, enjoy it while it lasts and be happy that you've purchased such an amazing game.
There are a number of games that have the potential to attract more than one type of people. Mario is just one of the many GameCube titles that ANYONE can play AND enjoy.
Nintendo's "Gaming For Everyone" idea is just as simple as it sounds.
Gaming - For - Everyone.
Game
The WWF. Absolute Heaven -- For people who like hunky men dressed in leotards grabbing each other whilst covered in oil, at least. I remember when I used to love it. Bret 'The Hitman' Hart, was my favourite. I can remember when Yokozuna beat him for the title at Wrestlemania VIII, I cried so much... and even more so when he lost the title at Wrestlemania XII to Shawn Michaels.
Now, years later, I find myself watching The WWF again.. But it's not 'real' anymore, and I wouldn't say I'd cry buckets if HHH lost his title to Hogan at Backlash. So why do I watch it... it's not like I’m oblivious to the fact that it bores down to a couple of men rolling about in a square ring pretending not to like each other. The reason I watch it? IT'S HILARIOUS!
I was watching it the other night, and because storylines come round and round again, I can tell, after years of watching, exactly what they're going to say. I practically read-out 'Takers speech before he spoke it himself... and the only thing I got wrong was a VERY VERY LITTLE BIT of the wording, and what I did say wrong would be taken to the same effect as what 'Taker said! It made me laugh... I was almost directing the show! Wrestling is very dear to me, because it, like videogames, made up so much of my childhood playtime. The memories I have of waking up at 12 Midnight to see Hulk Hogan lose to The Ultimate Warrior at Wrestlemania 6 and then not being able to get to sleep afterwards because of the 'high' I was on after the matches.
Translating this moral, for lack of a better word, to videogames - I think it's this sort of sentimental attraction that brings quite a number of different people towards certain games.
When I got my PS2, the first game I got was GTA3 - and I immediately fell in love with it. The Cars. The Freedom. The Carnage. The Hookers. But I stopped about 2 hours through it and wondered whether my Nintendo days were over (Hence 'Too Old For Nintendo?' GAD #13 Post in December 2001). I thought that maybe because I was 18, and had turned from an immature adolescent prat into a decent person, I'd start playing more mature games because the kiddie games were too basic and samey.
But no. With the arrival of State Of Emergency came the realization that I wasn't 'Too Old For Nintendo'. Why? Because it's not how good you are at games, it all about which games you enjoy! Just because Nintendo's main target market is 7-15 year olds, doesn't me to say that adults aren't suited to the game. PIKMIN, in fact, as with Animal Forest, sold more to Men over the age of 30 than it did to any other group of people!
Mario Sunshine. What a cool game. I haven't played it, but it's Mario... and there are some traditions and traits than you can't void, no matter how hard you try. This game is so blatantly aimed at children that anyone who even suggests otherwise should be shot. Although, Mario has quite a following and the chances are, he's been around longer than most of the target market! So this is where the oldies come in... people who have played Mario games from birth and slightly older people who find Mario Sunshine to be the funny game that makes them laugh, instead of the Super Magical Sunshine 'Everything Is Right With The World' game that kids perceive the it to be.
Nintendo, amid all its trials of being branded 'Kiddie' and 'Babyish', are actually making the smartest move in the industry. You see, you can play Mario, StarFox and Zelda games as a kid and see them as an amazing adventure in which you're completely absorbed. Or you can play them as an adult and see them as a comical source of incomparable fun and one that still challenges and brings much pleasure. Compare this to MGS2 or GTA3: You can play it as a kid, and not have a clue what you're doing and wish so much you had a Mario game instead... or you can play it as an adult, enjoy it while it lasts and be happy that you've purchased such an amazing game.
There are a number of games that have the potential to attract more than one type of people. Mario is just one of the many GameCube titles that ANYONE can play AND enjoy.
Nintendo's "Gaming For Everyone" idea is just as simple as it sounds.
Gaming - For - Everyone.
Game