Nintendo is known for their family-friendly games, but I'd love if they make one or two more mature franchises like Bayonetta to diversify their content.
Nintendo’s MO is basically unlimited creativity. If they happened to come up with an idea for a game that would receive an M rating, then fine whatever, but I don’t think they should be limiting themselves by saying “we need a Mature game, how do we make it?”
MaikFromDaUA on
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Dont_have_a_panda on
They dont make Bayonetta, platinum does Nintendo only bought the distribution rights so the IP didnt die (but still unsure if sega still holds the IP rights for Bayonetta)
But in topic: i dont know, i mean i would say yes only because curiosity and absolutely nothing more (theres few companies Who can make an Adult Games without being edgy and im sure Nintendo could be one of them) but almost sure that wont happen (or at least they wont develop It) a risky move like a M rated Game could potentially hurt the brand that took so many decades to build, im sure Nintendo thinks something like:
>”so let M games into their platform and uncensored? Sure come on in? Developed by us? That wont happen”
Randolf22 on
Yeah I really like their more serious games like Metroid and maybe Fire Emblem, it would be cool to see their take on a more realistic game, but we don’t really need that, im fine with nintendo as is
Pelthail on
No, I’m just fine having kid friendly first party games from Nintendo. I don’t mind them allowing M-rated third party games though.
CRUELALCHEMIST278 on
An M rated game in one of Nintendo’s more darker and mature franchises would go really hard IMO
Legitimate_Alps7347 on
The ESRB rating shouldn’t be what game developers care about; it should reflect the content that was always intended to be in the project.
Zelda remains as an E10+ franchise as it needs nothing more than some fantasy violence. Metroid is largely T-rated territory because it’s a Sci-fi where some blood spills from aliens. Eternal Darkness was an M-rated Nintendo game because the project required some strong, shocking violence in order to ramp up the creepiness. These examples should demonstrate that none of them really cared about the rating as much as the game’s world-building and consistency.
If a Nintendo game in the future needs to implement content that results in an M rating, so be it. If not, they should not aim for it.
WolftheLionheart on
It would be interesting to see. All their M rated games come from outside developers, so having more would be neat. It would have to be done in a way consistent with their design philosophy, which seems a bit harder to come up with.
Atlanos043 on
No thanks. There are enough companies that make M rated games. Nowadays good singleplayer games that aren’t M rated feel almost like a rarity (outside of maybe JRPGs) so I prefer Nintendo staying with an E to T rating.
Ominous_Shreya on
personally i feel like they should. i don’t think they should necessarily go the way of adding sex and gore and unnecessary violence in their games just to make them seem “mature” but i feel a lot of their franchises would be much more interesting if they could touch upon some psychological issues or portray layered characters with inner conflicts and contradictions. A lot of the times i just feel so bored of Nintendo games because you can tell that they don’t consider the story of a game as necessary as its gameplay. But for me to care about a character’s adventures and exploits I personally need to feel like I understand the character, what he/she stands for, what the overarching message of the game is, something i rarely ever feel when playing Nintendo games nowadays.
so yeah, i do wish they included more mature and adult themes, not by the way of sex and gore per se, but moreso by like. having some sort of philosophical message they try and address through the story, or through some interesting character arcs and layered characters, or some inner conflicts and psychological issues.. y’know? I just feel like if they didn’t restrict themselves into this E10+ box they could explore so many themes through their characters and storylines, instead of the stories and characters feeling tropey and stale. sorry for the long ass rambling response 😭
linkling1039 on
I don’t really care, being a mature like game doesn’t equal quality. Not to mention how industry is full of them to the point they all look alike.
DotPeriodRats on
Not really, I like that most Nintendo games are games that everyone can play regardless of age, and that their priorities are more light hearted, fun games no matter the genre. Even Metroid and Fire Emblem for being their more series titles with crazy stuff happening in them are way more tame than some other games currently
That being said, if they came up with a good idea for an M rated game I wouldn’t be against it, but M rated edgy games are kind of a dime a dozen currently
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Nintendo’s MO is basically unlimited creativity. If they happened to come up with an idea for a game that would receive an M rating, then fine whatever, but I don’t think they should be limiting themselves by saying “we need a Mature game, how do we make it?”
conkers bad fur day: the furry sequel
They dont make Bayonetta, platinum does Nintendo only bought the distribution rights so the IP didnt die (but still unsure if sega still holds the IP rights for Bayonetta)
But in topic: i dont know, i mean i would say yes only because curiosity and absolutely nothing more (theres few companies Who can make an Adult Games without being edgy and im sure Nintendo could be one of them) but almost sure that wont happen (or at least they wont develop It) a risky move like a M rated Game could potentially hurt the brand that took so many decades to build, im sure Nintendo thinks something like:
>”so let M games into their platform and uncensored? Sure come on in? Developed by us? That wont happen”
Yeah I really like their more serious games like Metroid and maybe Fire Emblem, it would be cool to see their take on a more realistic game, but we don’t really need that, im fine with nintendo as is
No, I’m just fine having kid friendly first party games from Nintendo. I don’t mind them allowing M-rated third party games though.
An M rated game in one of Nintendo’s more darker and mature franchises would go really hard IMO
The ESRB rating shouldn’t be what game developers care about; it should reflect the content that was always intended to be in the project.
Zelda remains as an E10+ franchise as it needs nothing more than some fantasy violence. Metroid is largely T-rated territory because it’s a Sci-fi where some blood spills from aliens. Eternal Darkness was an M-rated Nintendo game because the project required some strong, shocking violence in order to ramp up the creepiness. These examples should demonstrate that none of them really cared about the rating as much as the game’s world-building and consistency.
If a Nintendo game in the future needs to implement content that results in an M rating, so be it. If not, they should not aim for it.
It would be interesting to see. All their M rated games come from outside developers, so having more would be neat. It would have to be done in a way consistent with their design philosophy, which seems a bit harder to come up with.
No thanks. There are enough companies that make M rated games. Nowadays good singleplayer games that aren’t M rated feel almost like a rarity (outside of maybe JRPGs) so I prefer Nintendo staying with an E to T rating.
personally i feel like they should. i don’t think they should necessarily go the way of adding sex and gore and unnecessary violence in their games just to make them seem “mature” but i feel a lot of their franchises would be much more interesting if they could touch upon some psychological issues or portray layered characters with inner conflicts and contradictions. A lot of the times i just feel so bored of Nintendo games because you can tell that they don’t consider the story of a game as necessary as its gameplay. But for me to care about a character’s adventures and exploits I personally need to feel like I understand the character, what he/she stands for, what the overarching message of the game is, something i rarely ever feel when playing Nintendo games nowadays.
so yeah, i do wish they included more mature and adult themes, not by the way of sex and gore per se, but moreso by like. having some sort of philosophical message they try and address through the story, or through some interesting character arcs and layered characters, or some inner conflicts and psychological issues.. y’know? I just feel like if they didn’t restrict themselves into this E10+ box they could explore so many themes through their characters and storylines, instead of the stories and characters feeling tropey and stale. sorry for the long ass rambling response 😭
I don’t really care, being a mature like game doesn’t equal quality. Not to mention how industry is full of them to the point they all look alike.
Not really, I like that most Nintendo games are games that everyone can play regardless of age, and that their priorities are more light hearted, fun games no matter the genre. Even Metroid and Fire Emblem for being their more series titles with crazy stuff happening in them are way more tame than some other games currently
That being said, if they came up with a good idea for an M rated game I wouldn’t be against it, but M rated edgy games are kind of a dime a dozen currently
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