First of all, your opinions will never be objective since everyone is unfluenced by something will causes them not to be fully objective(that didn\'t sound right, but you get the point).
I am sorry I don\'t quite get that.
While Nintendo clearly focuses on the younger market and doesn\'t deny it, they\'ve made an obvious attempt to break in to the older market with more adult orientated games than before
On what basis did you conclude that? It would be nice if you lay out some sort of fact for your groundwork of argument. Anyway here is my rebuttal:
Before I continue this argument, I would like to point out that the "sports category" is a hard one to brand. It appeals to both adults and children, and you cannot negate it in anyway. It can neither be label as "mature" or "kiddie". I would like to call it the "dark horse", and ask you to not use it on the basis of this argument. The whole issue can turn into a whole different argument in itself. If you agree to this, then read further. If not, then you can stop now and disregard the rest of the post. Thank you.
Since everybody is arrogating on what they believe is "mature" and what isn\'t, I would like to provide you with a definition straight out of the Marriam Webster dictionary:
Mature = characteristic of or suitable to a mature individual [/i]
The only "mature" games I see on the GC
using that definition are the following:
Die Hard
Rogue Squadron
Mission Impossible 2
Resident Evil O
Metroid Prime
Eternal Darkness
Duke Nukem
Perfect Dark 2000
Raven BladeIt looks like quite a list but upon further examination I would like to point out the following:
All information provided by Videogames.com[/i]
The games that currently have no dates:
Die Hard
Mission Impossible 2
Resident Evil O
Duke Nukem
Perfect Dark Zero
Eternal Darkness
Metroid Prime
The one that does:
Rogue Squadron 2
Raven Blade
- Rogue Squadron 2
is the only launch title and Raven Blade is slated sometime in 2002.
- Metroid Prime is currently
"not a legitimate working title".
- Eternal Darkness and Resident Evil O are straight ports off of the N64 and not first concieved on the GC.
Which is a strong point. The games are just *port overs* from the dying N64 system. Although it has landed on the GC, it was not intended for the system so you cannot lay a literary contention of "Nintendo is aiming for the adult market with the GC" using those two games. The history of those games I do not know of but if I have to guess their first conception came after the success of Perfect Dark and
*not* because "Nintendo is trying to attract the adult buyers with the GC".
- I cannot comment on the games that have no dates. They can be released next year, five years from now, or even be cancelled altogether. We know nothing about them other than a couple of tech demos/screen shots (of Eternal Darkness, PD, & Metroid) and that it is indeed *confirmed* for the GC.
As you can see, it is hard for me to fathom how they are "breaking into the adult" market with such a low profile of softwares that are still obscure. We only have "two" set dates. Rogue Squadron at launch alone will do very little to attract even a small portion of the adult market in contrast to what is available on the Xbox and PS2. Raven Blade is the only other known set date, and the game won\'t be released until 2002. The competition (PS2, Xbox) will have high profile "mature" games such as MGS2, Silent Hill 2, Final Fantasy X, Panzer Dragoon, DOA3, etc. Is it accurate to conclude the system will have a hard time attracting the adult audience considering the competition and the outlook of the system?
(EG- everyone at E3 had fun with Luigi\'s Mansion even though it appears to be a kiddie game)
Again, this goes back to my argument with Saotome (see above). I can just simply say
a handful of my friends think Luigi\'s Mansion is for kids and refute your argument. Since you don\'t have a basis of objectivity to derive off of, I don\'t need one either.
You didn\'t see both sides of this Nintendo not having an impact on Xbox and PS2 argument because they\'re focused only on the younger audience and that\'s why I said you weren\'t being objective.
I would appreciate if you questioned me rather than arraign me of "not knowing" the contrast side of Nintendo not being kiddie. I have been in various debates and I can assure you I am fully aware of the "otherside" of things.
Also, the GameCube is being released three days before the Xbox and costs 100$ less. It WILL have an impact on the Xbox\'s launch, I don\'t think anyone will disagree with me on that one.
I can easily argue with you on that one because it is not a
fact but a mere speculation on your part (unless if you are a proven psychic). I will not delve deeper into this because your statement/opinion/speculation seems to be quite true and I don\'t think I can draw a more accurate assessment. Then again there is the possibility of both just attracting their targetted audience and ignoring one another entirely. IMO of course.
