Paranoid_Android
Smash Lord
I'm making this thread because I'd like to discuss something that's been on my mind: Is it good for us, the "hardcore" gamers, that video games are being made available to a broader audience?
The way I see it, is that it is good for us. If you look at the situation for the short term, you see that Nintendo, among others, are making video games more accessible to more people by making games that appeal less to the veteran gamer, and more to the interests of nongamers. How can this possibly be good for the "hardcore" gamer? Aren't the game developers just trying to get more money by selling games to more people? I believe that in the end, the extra money shot into the industry through casual gamers or non-gamers will circle back to the veterans; meanwhile, the games that appeal to the new audience take considerably less resources to produce, since making compilations of Sudoku and other mini games should be much easier than fleshing out a fantastical world for the scrutinizing veteran.
How do you view this topic?
The way I see it, is that it is good for us. If you look at the situation for the short term, you see that Nintendo, among others, are making video games more accessible to more people by making games that appeal less to the veteran gamer, and more to the interests of nongamers. How can this possibly be good for the "hardcore" gamer? Aren't the game developers just trying to get more money by selling games to more people? I believe that in the end, the extra money shot into the industry through casual gamers or non-gamers will circle back to the veterans; meanwhile, the games that appeal to the new audience take considerably less resources to produce, since making compilations of Sudoku and other mini games should be much easier than fleshing out a fantastical world for the scrutinizing veteran.
How do you view this topic?
