Topic: Mature Titles doesnt always mean Violent !

[Guitar Smasher]

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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
"I wouldn't want Mario bastardized for the sale rack."

Would he really be bastardized though?  I'm really suggesting they make him more like he used to be on the NES and SNES:  Silent and with more universal appeal.  In my opinion the "whee-hee" Mario that debuted in Super Mario 64 is a bastardized Mario.  The "real" Mario hasn't been seen since Super Mario RPG.

Bob Hoskins is the 'real' Mario.  'Nuff said!

[mouse_clicker]

That's pretty dumb how they won't allow referrals- it would only increase their readership. Still, though, as ghost pointed out, it's a great Calvin and Hobbes website. The strip doesn't really have a name, but you can still see it here.

 

[Termin8Anakin]

Nintendo needs to make their consoles appealing to developers, simple as that (well not really, but anyway ).
They have not done that.
I don't buy sports games cause they don't catch my fancy and I can just play the real thing outside with friends. But I think it's the thing about playing with/as your fave stars that makes them popular to be made EVERY SINGLE BLOODY YEAR.

I think this mature debate can really be narrowed down to a few games, namely GTA3/VC and Manhunt.
People defend those games like us Nintendo-players defend Nintendo's games.

Munhunt is about the sick possibility of how far people will go in creating reality tv. But that is what people merely say just to buy the game - and then they indulge in all manner of sadistic pleasures in killing in more gruesome ways. It DOES have that certain appeal to me, but then that's cause I'm over 18 (well, 18 to be exact ).

The thing about kids is that they've always wanted to be like grown ups. The association with grown ups as a kid is that they have more freedom to do whatever they want. The closest they can get is imitating their fave stars, and doing their own thing. Sure it's part of growing up - to find you self identity - but then nowadays this is happening too early - I've seen 7 year olds going out on dates and it's a bit of a disturbing site.
Anything related to maturity then becomes popular - for boys, namely violent games and for girls, revealing clothes and for all, hip hop stars and gansta rappas.

Sorry if I'm trying to sound like some dumb sociologist.

Manhunt and GTA3 may be actually good games, but kids will only play it for the violent freedom.
I'm not too happy about current censorship dealies, but I can accept the fact that overly-violent games like this can be restricted to adults only. We can't stop parents buying for their kids, or older siblings playing it around younger siblings, but the least we can do is make it harder for kiddies to get their hands on it.