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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Wii U
« on: May 22, 2012, 09:33:10 PM »
My main complaint with Nintendo and we the fans is our definition of core or hardcore games. Yes, Mario, Zelda and Metroid are the traditional core games for Nintendo, but they are not seen as hardcore by teenage gamers which is a very large market. My son who is 14 won't hardly look at the Wii, even though he played it for years when he was younger. For the past 3 years its been all about the 360. He will dabble in Smash Bros. or Rayman, but it doesn't really hold his attention. Along with my son's opinion I also have my student's opinions, and none of them talk about Mario, Metroid or Zelda (actually a few talk about Ocarina, but that is it). It is all FPS, zombies, Mass Effect etc. Most of them are unaware of Wii U.
So my concern is that Nintendo is not really going to focus on the next generation of core gamers. There is nothing currently in their catalog that seems to appeal to teens or twenty somethings. Some of you maybe listen to RFN and are aware that I asked the question about Metroid and a multiplayer mode. I did not ask the question because I was unaware of previous multiplayer Metroids or because Metroid is too easy (as Jonny took it), but because the perception of Metroid with the teens I am around is it is either too hard, not fun or lacks multiplayer. This feeling is pervasive across much of Nintendo properties.
What I am saying is Nintendo has nothing to appeal to the "Bro" gamers which is the epitome of this generation of gamers. They either need to revamp one of their big hitters, like really pushing a great multiplayer FPS like Metroid, or come up with a new IP for the Wii U to be success and steal gamers back from 360 and PS3.
Just my opinion.
So my concern is that Nintendo is not really going to focus on the next generation of core gamers. There is nothing currently in their catalog that seems to appeal to teens or twenty somethings. Some of you maybe listen to RFN and are aware that I asked the question about Metroid and a multiplayer mode. I did not ask the question because I was unaware of previous multiplayer Metroids or because Metroid is too easy (as Jonny took it), but because the perception of Metroid with the teens I am around is it is either too hard, not fun or lacks multiplayer. This feeling is pervasive across much of Nintendo properties.
What I am saying is Nintendo has nothing to appeal to the "Bro" gamers which is the epitome of this generation of gamers. They either need to revamp one of their big hitters, like really pushing a great multiplayer FPS like Metroid, or come up with a new IP for the Wii U to be success and steal gamers back from 360 and PS3.
Just my opinion.
