Mai Valentine
Moderator
Man, I had this great post all typed up and then the forum went down for maintenance. 
Well I think I will try to repeat the gist anyway.
No offense s_t but to me this just looks like you are joining those legions of mainstream gamers who mistakenly believe that a game is only good if it's "cool," and that it's only "cool" if it has guns and/or blood. Or if it's rated M. Or just generally made by any company other than the "kiddy" Nintendo.
To which I can only reply:
It's not the games that need to be more mature, it's the gamers. Some gamers need to realize that maturity is not based on playing M-rated titles. You can be just as childish and immature as a person whether you play Pokemon or Silent Hill.
The M-rating is based on possibly objectionable content in a game and not the state of mind of those who play it. (If you notice, there's just as many little kids who want to be cool playing M-rated games as there are adults playing M-rated games). If some gamers would realize this, problem solved.
There's nothing wrong with Nintendo making games that feature an E-rating, which simply means the content within them is suitable for everyone and that is all it means. It's kind of like a PG-13 movie like Shrek 2, where it's supposedly aimed at kids and yet a lot of adults enjoy it as well (and honestly, what kid watching Shrek 2 is old enough to get the OJ Simpson reference they make?).
Nintendo should continue making the great games that put them on the map and not bend to support the closed-minded who only buy games according to the rating and what their buds think about it.
Well I think I will try to repeat the gist anyway.
No offense s_t but to me this just looks like you are joining those legions of mainstream gamers who mistakenly believe that a game is only good if it's "cool," and that it's only "cool" if it has guns and/or blood. Or if it's rated M. Or just generally made by any company other than the "kiddy" Nintendo.
To which I can only reply:
It's not the games that need to be more mature, it's the gamers. Some gamers need to realize that maturity is not based on playing M-rated titles. You can be just as childish and immature as a person whether you play Pokemon or Silent Hill.
The M-rating is based on possibly objectionable content in a game and not the state of mind of those who play it. (If you notice, there's just as many little kids who want to be cool playing M-rated games as there are adults playing M-rated games). If some gamers would realize this, problem solved.
There's nothing wrong with Nintendo making games that feature an E-rating, which simply means the content within them is suitable for everyone and that is all it means. It's kind of like a PG-13 movie like Shrek 2, where it's supposedly aimed at kids and yet a lot of adults enjoy it as well (and honestly, what kid watching Shrek 2 is old enough to get the OJ Simpson reference they make?).
Nintendo should continue making the great games that put them on the map and not bend to support the closed-minded who only buy games according to the rating and what their buds think about it.
