Nintendo is aming for short and kiddie games.

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Which means the moans and groans from Zelda fans concerned at the \'kiddie\' Link have spectacularly missed the point. Kids are exactly who Nintendo are gunning for. Children spend the most time playing the most games, and their ever-pestered parents have a near-unlimited amount of cash to pour into Nintendo\'s coffers. Any moves on Nintendo\'s part to make GC games more attractive, enjoyable and \'family-friendly\' will reap huge rewards.

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I hope this isnt old news..

yeah, nintendo did this with the N64 ,and thats why it never caught the PSX

perhaps nintendo will like its 3rd place in this generation, behind PS2 and xbox

poor nintendo... When will they learn!?

NIntendo, Miss Cleo sees layoffs in yar future.

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The main problem is the age at which kiddie games are not fun anymore.  Children mature a lot faster these days, so the kiddie market is ever-shrinking.  Sorry, Nintendo, sometimes you have to evolve in order to survive.

what a shame

its not like we didnt know this already but the fact that GC is gonna stick to its ill fated N64 ways - really a shame

i was hoping to see a turn of events but it seems thats not gonna happen this generation or at least not this year - maybe in 2002 -2003 they will see where they are going and turn themselves around

exactly Troglodyte, you hit the nail right on the head. I used to like games like mario and donkey kong, but when I take them out and play them now they dont seem as fun as theyr used to be, mainly because of the fact that the graphical style of cute and fluffy isn\'t suited for me anymore

thats why Im pro Xbox, nintedno has their own younger market, while sony and Ms will be batteling for the older gamers

This is just one person\'s opinion, right? You guys are acting like Nintendo stated this as fact.

Also, nice post Troglodyte. You\'re right about the kiddy market shrinking. I had never thought of it that way. However, even if games are aimed at kids with their looks, it doesn\'t mean that they can\'t be fun for older people.

You know its true. Nintendo is going to stick to its ways. Nothing new. The "future" of kiddy gaming. haha. I never really had a problem with 64 tho. Some games were really fun to play.
With the Gamecube its going to be different, by the facts that its 300 bucks and no one I know in a mile radius has it.

The kiddie market may be shrinking but it\'s still incredibly huge. With a constant flow of new kiddies filling the ranks I\'m sure Nintendo would be happpy to have the market all to themselves even if it means never being #1 again.


Speaking of kiddie, reminds me of a line by The Penguin from one of the Batman movies "I was their number one son but they treated me like number two!"

Mind you, a picture of a bassinet was shown floating towards the sewers will he spoke.

The thing is that Nintendo sems to have forgotten that all these kids that play their games do grow up get older and change there tastes.

Sure its smart business to cater to a fat portion of the market, but that fat portion eventually grows up to form the much fatter portion of the market

I think it must have something to do with trying to keep an image of being pure. Don\'t know if it\'s the best decision though either. Maybe it was just a matter of accepting they\'d lost most of their older following already.

GameGamer, you are right. There will be plenty of adults having fun playing GC games, no question.

Originally posted by Sublimesjg
what a shame

its not like we didnt know this already but the fact that GC is gonna stick to its ill fated N64 ways - really a shame

i was hoping to see a turn of events but it seems thats not gonna happen this generation or at least not this year - maybe in 2002 -2003 they will see where they are going and turn themselves around

Yeah it sure is a shame.

Right about this time some nintendo fanboy (Jumpman anyone?)
will come in and introduce to us Nintendo\'s "New Plan" and he\'ll post an article supposedly by nintendo saying: We decided to grow up! We will now make the pokemon screw eachother and misty and ash will from now on walk around naked. Also, during battles new moves will be used such as "Head-cut-off-butt and tackle-blow-to-smithereens". lol

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Originally posted by OHMYGOD
Right about this time some nintendo fanboy (Jumpman anyone?)
will come in and introduce to us Nintendo\'s "New Plan" and he\'ll post an article supposedly by nintendo saying: We decided to grow up! We will now make the pokemon screw eachother and misty and ash will from now on walk around naked. Also, during battles new moves will be used such as "Head-cut-off-butt and tackle-blow-to-smithereens". lol

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Damn man, that\'s a great idea! Too bad it\'s already been done at most anime porno sites.