Topic: GameCube's Appeal to the Teen Audience

[Bishman]

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Thanks for your comments about our publicly efforts.  The satisfaction of our
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licensing serious games for the serious gamer.

As our Nintendo GameCube library of games continues to grow, we will have a
large concentration of Nintendo and License games designed for players in their
teens, and older!  Some of the games recently released on the Nintendo GameCube
for our teen and older players are Metroid Prime, Resident Evil, Resident Evil
Zero, Blood Omen 2, BMX XXX, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4, Die Hard:  Vendetta,
Eternal Darkness:  Sanity's Requiem, Hunter:  The Reckoning, Lord of the Rings:
The Two Towers, Medal of Honor:  Frontline, Mortal Kombat:  Deadly Alliance,
Star Fox Adventures, BloodRayne, Star Wars Jedi Knight II:  Jedi Outcast, Star
Wars:  Bounty Hunter, Phantasy Star Online:  Episodes I and II, Dead To Rights,
Smuggler's Run:  Warzones, TimeSplitters 2, Turok:  Evolution, and James Bond
007 Nightfire.

Upcoming games include Duke Nukem Forever, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Lost
Kingdoms II, StarCraft:  Ghost, Enclave, Mace Griffin:  Bounty Hunter, Tom
Clancy's Ghost Recon, Driver 3, The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Def Jam
Vendetta, Hitman 2:  Silent Assassin, Enter the Matrix, Lord of the Rings:
Fellowship of the Ring,  True Crime: Streets of L.A., Summoner:  A Goddess
Reborn, and several other games.  There are also many games that appeal to
players of all ages:  Animal Crossing, Super Monkey Ball 2, and Super Mario
Sunshine are great examples of games that players of all ages enjoy, and sports
games like NCAA Football 2003 allow fans to control every in-depth aspect of the
game.

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major sport available, from NASCAR to Pro and Collegiate Basketball, Golf to
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Aggressive Inline and Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2.

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[Bishman]

When I was talking to a Nintendo rep. He told me that they won't advertise or feature 'M' rated games on Nintendo power because they want to have a family image and mag for everyone.

[KrazyJ1098]

i work for circuit city and i sell a heluvalot of gaming systems. i know what the problem is, it is advertising. you wouldn't believe how many people come in not wanting a cube because they think it's the worst system out there.  so it leaves the power of unbiased persuasion to at least let them know that the gamecube has more in it than just a few stupid kids games. but, no matter what, people will always have a mindset that gamecube sucks. even my co workers are like this. of course, in the past few months, many have turned their opinions around and decided to buy the cube or are waiting till monday forthe free game that comes with it. so i think things will be looking up for the gamecube soon enough. in fact, tonight, i sold one console, and that was a gamecube to a "GASP" teenager!! whoa.

jason

[Boffo]

Speaking of advertising, it looks like Nintendo is finally turning around.  I love the new commercial with the store clerk.  Those are the kinds of commercials they need, along with showing game footage during it.

[penfold]

No M games featured on Nintendo Power? I can name a few games that have been featured on Nintendo Power that have been M rated. Those include the Resident Evil series and even Mortal Kombat.  

[Mingesium]

I think that when Conker came out, Nintendo Power didn't feature the game.  

[Icons by Size]

I think the capcom 5 will help the image a little.  Capcom has really cool character design, and I think that contributes a lot to casual gamers buying games because the "judge books by their covers" so to speak.  You look at Devil May Cry 2 and you see a bad ass evil looking guy with two pistols.  You look at Splinter Cell and you see an elite military unit.  You look at Mario Sunshine and you see some fat guy with a big nose and a lame looking gadget on his back.  Which one would you buy if you knew nothing about games?

[Kuchakor]

Know nothing about games or not, almost EVERYONE recognizes mario.
My grandparents, who probably don't even know that games are in 3d, knows who mario is.
I was born in 88, so maybe I'm wrong, but I read somewhere that in a poll in 1991 or 92, that Mario was more recognized than Bugs Bunny or even Mickey Mouse.

[Ian Sane]

"but I read somewhere that in a poll in 1991 or 92, that Mario was more recognized than Bugs Bunny or even Mickey Mouse."

"1991 or 92" is the key part of that.  That's over ten years ago.  That's before Sony or Microsoft even entered the console business.  That's before the concept of a "casual gamer" existed.  Things have changed too much since then.  Therefore you can't use a poll from ten years ago to determine how popular Mario is.

[Stimutacs Addict]

I agree with all those that agree with me.

There is very little about video games that makes them mature... think about it: you are sitting on your arse anywhere from 1 - 9.8 feet away from a TV screen (more if you use a Wavebird) while controlling some polygonal figure (sprites if you are down with the old systems). No goal is accomplished in this process, except in the case that you are playing a strategy game in which you are using your wit or if you are expanding your vocabulary by learning the definitions of the words in the games (i used to do this as a young child; now my little brother does the same). If you are playing online or a multiplayer game, you may meet new friends, but the same could be done outside (save for the online games, those are quite different)

anyways, next time someone pulls the "Nintendo's games are kiddy" on me i am whipping out the above rebuttal. anyone who wants to add more to support me i do appreciate their help.. this is practically mentally planned out in my head right now.. i am just waiting for my next encounter with a "Mature" gamer.

[Mr. McBlack]

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Originally posted by: Stimutacs Addict
I agree with all those that agree with me.

There is very little about video games that makes them mature... think about it: you are sitting on your arse anywhere from 1 - 9.8 feet away from a TV screen (more if you use a Wavebird) while controlling some polygonal figure (sprites if you are down with the old systems). No goal is accomplished in this process, except in the case that you are playing a strategy game in which you are using your wit or if you are expanding your vocabulary by learning the definitions of the words in the games (i used to do this as a young child; now my little brother does the same). If you are playing online or a multiplayer game, you may meet new friends, but the same could be done outside (save for the online games, those are quite different)

anyways, next time someone pulls the "Nintendo's games are kiddy" on me i am whipping out the above rebuttal. anyone who wants to add more to support me i do appreciate their help.. this is practically mentally planned out in my head right now.. i am just waiting for my next encounter with a "Mature" gamer.

This is great. I just copy-pasted it for posterity.