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As you will very-well know, Games on Nintendo Consoles have always been branded as rather 'kiddy' and 'immature' in-comparisson with the so-called 'more adult' titles we've seen on PlayStations and X-Boxs of this world. That's the way it's always been, and it seems likely that's how it always will be.
In-order to make the most money, break all Sales Records and end-up ontop overall, you will indeed have to be able to sell your products (in this case, games and consoles) to every-single-person out-there who has even the slightest interest in playing Computer and Video Games. You won't come-out ontop if you sell to around only 40% of the market while one of your rivals grabs another 52% or something, leaving the real loser with just 8% of the market! Those percentages may be totally-rediculous, but it's just to give you the basic idea of how you need to dominate the market in-order to totally over-succeed your rivals.
The PS2 is currently ontop due to the incredibley-high numbers it has sold, and the large number of people it has been able to sell to world-wide.
For one reason or another, in recent years, Nintendo have always fallen-behind.
And the N64 was a prime-examples with this. As we already know, a lack of back-up besides Rare when it came to developers and some well-over-the-top prices per-game sent it to rock bottom as SONY's first lived-on and succeeded. Oh, and let us not forget about the N64 Advertisements - 'lack of it', rather.
Nintendo's 64-bit monster may have popped-up with a few that were loved by everyone (namely Perefct Dark and GoldenEye) but aside from that, the majority of non-Ninties and 'anti's alike saw it's games line-up as rather 'kiddy' and 'immature' once again.
Now by no-means do Nintendo want to see the same thing happen all-over-again, with the GameCube this time! That would be a nightmare for Miyamoto. Shigsy and co. may seem to be out-of-the-runnings again here, but second place is still available, while it's finnishing bottom that the MUST avoid at all-costs!
Thankfullly for us, Nintendo have gone-about all-this in the right kind-of manner. For a start, there are now a number of 'teamS' (not the plural there) developing games for the tiny Cube, even if Rareware have gone. It already has over twice as-many games in its Catalogue than the number the N64 had nearly 5 months into it's UK existence. And the Advertising Campaigns have improved too - i've actually seen some GameCube games advertised now! :O
But this is yet-another Nintendo console plagued (in a sense) but a surely un-healthy dose of so-called 'childish' games. And that's the way other fans will see it as they dismiss the GameCube as nothing more than a 'kiddies toy'.
But with the whole Resident Evil series coming to the GameCube along with Eternal Darkness, Eclipse from the guy who made Metal Gear Solid, and a lot-more than just More Mario and Luigi's Mansion, it looks as if Miyamoto and co. are begining to rid Nintendo's latest box-o'-magic of the 'For Ages 3-5 and Over' label.
But is this neccesarily a good thing??
By-all-means, having the likes of the whole Resi series and an all-new exclusive title in the GameCube's Catalogue can only be a great thing, and i've heard it with my own 2 ears that quite a few SONY Fans may one-day purchase a 'cheap' GameCube for the chance to play this series all-over-again, to experience all those significant changes that have made them even better! But they've also said that's all they'd play. They're far-too-happy with GTA and Gran Turismo to even bother trying a new Mario adventure or Zelda quest as it's not the type of game they like.
It may help Nintendo to sell GameCubes further, but these would be the ONLY games these gamers would buy. And that would be a bad thing as they'd be buying a Nintendo console for all the wrong reasons.
So what are the right reasons?
Well, i've always chosen Nintendo over SONY and co. and then SEGA second for all those innovatice and fun-to-play games and adventures starring Mario, Link and Kirby and co. that you can never tire-of easily within 2 weeks of purchase. But early tirement (as I like to call it) can be experienced quickly in games like GTA and GT, aswell as Tekken and many others - especially Crash Bandicoot.
And I know from experience that there are many others like me out-there who feel the same way.
The one real thing I fear about all these 'mature' addittions is that it could change Mr.Miyamoto's opinions and views regarding what games Nintendo consoles should be all about.
After all, you do need these games and more to come-out ontop.
But they can also attract the wrong-kind of attention from people buying GameCubes NOT for Shigsy hard work in Mario and Zelda like you should. But just for the 'updates'.
It is on this note that I leave you with my opinion on this matter.
I believe that Nintendo should keep their consoles 'pure' and 'true to their fans' in-order to find succes rather than trying to bring-in the 'outsiders' who can only caused trouble. We heard pre-UK Launch talk of new Mario and Zelda games arriving every 6 months.... that is something we as Nintendo fans would love! Why would we need Resident Evil and MGS?? GTA 3 may be of a different genre and origin, but it still comes nowhere near the quality within Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
Isn't this what we all want to see?
Why can't Nintendo just forget about those 'Pop Games' and work on the ones their REAL fans like??
Adults don't have time for gaming with Work! :P
Us kids only have School. :D
In-order to make the most money, break all Sales Records and end-up ontop overall, you will indeed have to be able to sell your products (in this case, games and consoles) to every-single-person out-there who has even the slightest interest in playing Computer and Video Games. You won't come-out ontop if you sell to around only 40% of the market while one of your rivals grabs another 52% or something, leaving the real loser with just 8% of the market! Those percentages may be totally-rediculous, but it's just to give you the basic idea of how you need to dominate the market in-order to totally over-succeed your rivals.
The PS2 is currently ontop due to the incredibley-high numbers it has sold, and the large number of people it has been able to sell to world-wide.
For one reason or another, in recent years, Nintendo have always fallen-behind.
And the N64 was a prime-examples with this. As we already know, a lack of back-up besides Rare when it came to developers and some well-over-the-top prices per-game sent it to rock bottom as SONY's first lived-on and succeeded. Oh, and let us not forget about the N64 Advertisements - 'lack of it', rather.
Nintendo's 64-bit monster may have popped-up with a few that were loved by everyone (namely Perefct Dark and GoldenEye) but aside from that, the majority of non-Ninties and 'anti's alike saw it's games line-up as rather 'kiddy' and 'immature' once again.
Now by no-means do Nintendo want to see the same thing happen all-over-again, with the GameCube this time! That would be a nightmare for Miyamoto. Shigsy and co. may seem to be out-of-the-runnings again here, but second place is still available, while it's finnishing bottom that the MUST avoid at all-costs!
Thankfullly for us, Nintendo have gone-about all-this in the right kind-of manner. For a start, there are now a number of 'teamS' (not the plural there) developing games for the tiny Cube, even if Rareware have gone. It already has over twice as-many games in its Catalogue than the number the N64 had nearly 5 months into it's UK existence. And the Advertising Campaigns have improved too - i've actually seen some GameCube games advertised now! :O
But this is yet-another Nintendo console plagued (in a sense) but a surely un-healthy dose of so-called 'childish' games. And that's the way other fans will see it as they dismiss the GameCube as nothing more than a 'kiddies toy'.
But with the whole Resident Evil series coming to the GameCube along with Eternal Darkness, Eclipse from the guy who made Metal Gear Solid, and a lot-more than just More Mario and Luigi's Mansion, it looks as if Miyamoto and co. are begining to rid Nintendo's latest box-o'-magic of the 'For Ages 3-5 and Over' label.
But is this neccesarily a good thing??
By-all-means, having the likes of the whole Resi series and an all-new exclusive title in the GameCube's Catalogue can only be a great thing, and i've heard it with my own 2 ears that quite a few SONY Fans may one-day purchase a 'cheap' GameCube for the chance to play this series all-over-again, to experience all those significant changes that have made them even better! But they've also said that's all they'd play. They're far-too-happy with GTA and Gran Turismo to even bother trying a new Mario adventure or Zelda quest as it's not the type of game they like.
It may help Nintendo to sell GameCubes further, but these would be the ONLY games these gamers would buy. And that would be a bad thing as they'd be buying a Nintendo console for all the wrong reasons.
So what are the right reasons?
Well, i've always chosen Nintendo over SONY and co. and then SEGA second for all those innovatice and fun-to-play games and adventures starring Mario, Link and Kirby and co. that you can never tire-of easily within 2 weeks of purchase. But early tirement (as I like to call it) can be experienced quickly in games like GTA and GT, aswell as Tekken and many others - especially Crash Bandicoot.
And I know from experience that there are many others like me out-there who feel the same way.
The one real thing I fear about all these 'mature' addittions is that it could change Mr.Miyamoto's opinions and views regarding what games Nintendo consoles should be all about.
After all, you do need these games and more to come-out ontop.
But they can also attract the wrong-kind of attention from people buying GameCubes NOT for Shigsy hard work in Mario and Zelda like you should. But just for the 'updates'.
It is on this note that I leave you with my opinion on this matter.
I believe that Nintendo should keep their consoles 'pure' and 'true to their fans' in-order to find succes rather than trying to bring-in the 'outsiders' who can only caused trouble. We heard pre-UK Launch talk of new Mario and Zelda games arriving every 6 months.... that is something we as Nintendo fans would love! Why would we need Resident Evil and MGS?? GTA 3 may be of a different genre and origin, but it still comes nowhere near the quality within Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
Isn't this what we all want to see?
Why can't Nintendo just forget about those 'Pop Games' and work on the ones their REAL fans like??
Adults don't have time for gaming with Work! :P
Us kids only have School. :D
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This is how I see it, it's their loss if they don't want to invest in Nintendo's innovative, for all ages titles that anyone can pick up and play.
But hell, they're still buying a GameCube, and that's what counts. Whether or not they want to get a Nintendo game is irrelevant, hardware sales would rise and Nintendo would be constantly be raking the money in, for more original and classic games for us. I'll also bet that anyone who gets a GameCube for Resident Evil will definitely have a look at Super Mario Sunshine and others, and they might just buy it.
So why get rid of Resident Evil, or Eternal Darkness? They're still fun to play, improve hardware sales and give Nintendo an edge over the competition in terms of exclusives. As far as I see, second and third parties should be left to do what they want, as less of their games won't mean more of Nintendo's. Nintendo should make an Eternal Darkness-esque every year or so, to appeal to a wider range of consumers. All the other times though, they should continue to do what we know them best for - original, innovative and fun games that kids, teenagers and adults can play.
But hell, they're still buying a GameCube, and that's what counts. Whether or not they want to get a Nintendo game is irrelevant, hardware sales would rise and Nintendo would be constantly be raking the money in, for more original and classic games for us. I'll also bet that anyone who gets a GameCube for Resident Evil will definitely have a look at Super Mario Sunshine and others, and they might just buy it.
So why get rid of Resident Evil, or Eternal Darkness? They're still fun to play, improve hardware sales and give Nintendo an edge over the competition in terms of exclusives. As far as I see, second and third parties should be left to do what they want, as less of their games won't mean more of Nintendo's. Nintendo should make an Eternal Darkness-esque every year or so, to appeal to a wider range of consumers. All the other times though, they should continue to do what we know them best for - original, innovative and fun games that kids, teenagers and adults can play.
Yup. It's only about 10 days away now!
But it's just one of many games that the Resi Evil-loving GameCube-owners of the future won't be interested in. And it's their loss!
But it's just one of many games that the Resi Evil-loving GameCube-owners of the future won't be interested in. And it's their loss!
Well, I still think Resident Evil is vastly over rated, it's gone one step further than MGS2 and seems to be all about the graphics and atmosphere, whislt it's control system still sucks.
Still Mario Sunshine soon :)
~~Belldandy~~
Still Mario Sunshine soon :)
~~Belldandy~~
Anyone can buy and play a Mario game.
But you have to be a certain age to buy Resident Evil.
Also I would prefer to play Mario anyway!
But you have to be a certain age to buy Resident Evil.
Also I would prefer to play Mario anyway!
As you will very-well know, Games on Nintendo Consoles have always been branded as rather 'kiddy' and 'immature' in-comparisson with the so-called 'more adult' titles we've seen on PlayStations and X-Boxs of this world. That's the way it's always been, and it seems likely that's how it always will be.
In-order to make the most money, break all Sales Records and end-up ontop overall, you will indeed have to be able to sell your products (in this case, games and consoles) to every-single-person out-there who has even the slightest interest in playing Computer and Video Games. You won't come-out ontop if you sell to around only 40% of the market while one of your rivals grabs another 52% or something, leaving the real loser with just 8% of the market! Those percentages may be totally-rediculous, but it's just to give you the basic idea of how you need to dominate the market in-order to totally over-succeed your rivals.
The PS2 is currently ontop due to the incredibley-high numbers it has sold, and the large number of people it has been able to sell to world-wide.
For one reason or another, in recent years, Nintendo have always fallen-behind.
And the N64 was a prime-examples with this. As we already know, a lack of back-up besides Rare when it came to developers and some well-over-the-top prices per-game sent it to rock bottom as SONY's first lived-on and succeeded. Oh, and let us not forget about the N64 Advertisements - 'lack of it', rather.
Nintendo's 64-bit monster may have popped-up with a few that were loved by everyone (namely Perefct Dark and GoldenEye) but aside from that, the majority of non-Ninties and 'anti's alike saw it's games line-up as rather 'kiddy' and 'immature' once again.
Now by no-means do Nintendo want to see the same thing happen all-over-again, with the GameCube this time! That would be a nightmare for Miyamoto. Shigsy and co. may seem to be out-of-the-runnings again here, but second place is still available, while it's finnishing bottom that the MUST avoid at all-costs!
Thankfullly for us, Nintendo have gone-about all-this in the right kind-of manner. For a start, there are now a number of 'teamS' (not the plural there) developing games for the tiny Cube, even if Rareware have gone. It already has over twice as-many games in its Catalogue than the number the N64 had nearly 5 months into it's UK existence. And the Advertising Campaigns have improved too - i've actually seen some GameCube games advertised now! :O
But this is yet-another Nintendo console plagued (in a sense) but a surely un-healthy dose of so-called 'childish' games. And that's the way other fans will see it as they dismiss the GameCube as nothing more than a 'kiddies toy'.
But with the whole Resident Evil series coming to the GameCube along with Eternal Darkness, Eclipse from the guy who made Metal Gear Solid, and a lot-more than just More Mario and Luigi's Mansion, it looks as if Miyamoto and co. are begining to rid Nintendo's latest box-o'-magic of the 'For Ages 3-5 and Over' label.
But is this neccesarily a good thing??
By-all-means, having the likes of the whole Resi series and an all-new exclusive title in the GameCube's Catalogue can only be a great thing, and i've heard it with my own 2 ears that quite a few SONY Fans may one-day purchase a 'cheap' GameCube for the chance to play this series all-over-again, to experience all those significant changes that have made them even better! But they've also said that's all they'd play. They're far-too-happy with GTA and Gran Turismo to even bother trying a new Mario adventure or Zelda quest as it's not the type of game they like.
It may help Nintendo to sell GameCubes further, but these would be the ONLY games these gamers would buy. And that would be a bad thing as they'd be buying a Nintendo console for all the wrong reasons.
So what are the right reasons?
Well, i've always chosen Nintendo over SONY and co. and then SEGA second for all those innovatice and fun-to-play games and adventures starring Mario, Link and Kirby and co. that you can never tire-of easily within 2 weeks of purchase. But early tirement (as I like to call it) can be experienced quickly in games like GTA and GT, aswell as Tekken and many others - especially Crash Bandicoot.
And I know from experience that there are many others like me out-there who feel the same way.
The one real thing I fear about all these 'mature' addittions is that it could change Mr.Miyamoto's opinions and views regarding what games Nintendo consoles should be all about.
After all, you do need these games and more to come-out ontop.
But they can also attract the wrong-kind of attention from people buying GameCubes NOT for Shigsy hard work in Mario and Zelda like you should. But just for the 'updates'.
It is on this note that I leave you with my opinion on this matter.
I believe that Nintendo should keep their consoles 'pure' and 'true to their fans' in-order to find succes rather than trying to bring-in the 'outsiders' who can only caused trouble. We heard pre-UK Launch talk of new Mario and Zelda games arriving every 6 months.... that is something we as Nintendo fans would love! Why would we need Resident Evil and MGS?? GTA 3 may be of a different genre and origin, but it still comes nowhere near the quality within Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
Isn't this what we all want to see?
Why can't Nintendo just forget about those 'Pop Games' and work on the ones their REAL fans like??
Adults don't have time for gaming with Work! :P
Us kids only have School. :D
In-order to make the most money, break all Sales Records and end-up ontop overall, you will indeed have to be able to sell your products (in this case, games and consoles) to every-single-person out-there who has even the slightest interest in playing Computer and Video Games. You won't come-out ontop if you sell to around only 40% of the market while one of your rivals grabs another 52% or something, leaving the real loser with just 8% of the market! Those percentages may be totally-rediculous, but it's just to give you the basic idea of how you need to dominate the market in-order to totally over-succeed your rivals.
The PS2 is currently ontop due to the incredibley-high numbers it has sold, and the large number of people it has been able to sell to world-wide.
For one reason or another, in recent years, Nintendo have always fallen-behind.
And the N64 was a prime-examples with this. As we already know, a lack of back-up besides Rare when it came to developers and some well-over-the-top prices per-game sent it to rock bottom as SONY's first lived-on and succeeded. Oh, and let us not forget about the N64 Advertisements - 'lack of it', rather.
Nintendo's 64-bit monster may have popped-up with a few that were loved by everyone (namely Perefct Dark and GoldenEye) but aside from that, the majority of non-Ninties and 'anti's alike saw it's games line-up as rather 'kiddy' and 'immature' once again.
Now by no-means do Nintendo want to see the same thing happen all-over-again, with the GameCube this time! That would be a nightmare for Miyamoto. Shigsy and co. may seem to be out-of-the-runnings again here, but second place is still available, while it's finnishing bottom that the MUST avoid at all-costs!
Thankfullly for us, Nintendo have gone-about all-this in the right kind-of manner. For a start, there are now a number of 'teamS' (not the plural there) developing games for the tiny Cube, even if Rareware have gone. It already has over twice as-many games in its Catalogue than the number the N64 had nearly 5 months into it's UK existence. And the Advertising Campaigns have improved too - i've actually seen some GameCube games advertised now! :O
But this is yet-another Nintendo console plagued (in a sense) but a surely un-healthy dose of so-called 'childish' games. And that's the way other fans will see it as they dismiss the GameCube as nothing more than a 'kiddies toy'.
But with the whole Resident Evil series coming to the GameCube along with Eternal Darkness, Eclipse from the guy who made Metal Gear Solid, and a lot-more than just More Mario and Luigi's Mansion, it looks as if Miyamoto and co. are begining to rid Nintendo's latest box-o'-magic of the 'For Ages 3-5 and Over' label.
But is this neccesarily a good thing??
By-all-means, having the likes of the whole Resi series and an all-new exclusive title in the GameCube's Catalogue can only be a great thing, and i've heard it with my own 2 ears that quite a few SONY Fans may one-day purchase a 'cheap' GameCube for the chance to play this series all-over-again, to experience all those significant changes that have made them even better! But they've also said that's all they'd play. They're far-too-happy with GTA and Gran Turismo to even bother trying a new Mario adventure or Zelda quest as it's not the type of game they like.
It may help Nintendo to sell GameCubes further, but these would be the ONLY games these gamers would buy. And that would be a bad thing as they'd be buying a Nintendo console for all the wrong reasons.
So what are the right reasons?
Well, i've always chosen Nintendo over SONY and co. and then SEGA second for all those innovatice and fun-to-play games and adventures starring Mario, Link and Kirby and co. that you can never tire-of easily within 2 weeks of purchase. But early tirement (as I like to call it) can be experienced quickly in games like GTA and GT, aswell as Tekken and many others - especially Crash Bandicoot.
And I know from experience that there are many others like me out-there who feel the same way.
The one real thing I fear about all these 'mature' addittions is that it could change Mr.Miyamoto's opinions and views regarding what games Nintendo consoles should be all about.
After all, you do need these games and more to come-out ontop.
But they can also attract the wrong-kind of attention from people buying GameCubes NOT for Shigsy hard work in Mario and Zelda like you should. But just for the 'updates'.
It is on this note that I leave you with my opinion on this matter.
I believe that Nintendo should keep their consoles 'pure' and 'true to their fans' in-order to find succes rather than trying to bring-in the 'outsiders' who can only caused trouble. We heard pre-UK Launch talk of new Mario and Zelda games arriving every 6 months.... that is something we as Nintendo fans would love! Why would we need Resident Evil and MGS?? GTA 3 may be of a different genre and origin, but it still comes nowhere near the quality within Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
Isn't this what we all want to see?
Why can't Nintendo just forget about those 'Pop Games' and work on the ones their REAL fans like??
Adults don't have time for gaming with Work! :P
Us kids only have School. :D
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