by Wolf Bird » Fri Jan 3, '14, 1:30 pm
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Apparently, they haven't read the multitude of articles that show that statistically, average gamer is in their 20s or 30s, I think, and probably not the parents' basement-dwelling stereotype. Too old? Well, maybe these older gamers are going to have different tastes now than when they first held a Nintendo controller, but that doesn't mean 'too old' for games. Now, I never really got into Resident Evil at all, but my BF is a fan, and the last RE game he truly liked was RE 4. He didn't hate RE 5 or RE 6, but he certainly can point out their weaknesses and flaws, and he's willing to admit that being able to play co-op with his brother masks some of those flaws. But I do know that 'survival-horror' has basically turned into just straight action, possibly due to FPS becoming so popular, and publishers of those games abandoning the niche to go for the bigger audience.
Investing in a mobile gaming studio…*facepalm*
It seems to me like Capcom is trying to appeal to the broadest audience possible and are giving up the more niche things that made them great. It almost looks like they're doing what Nintendo started doing with the Wii (and is now beginning to bite them due to the ubiquity of mobile gaming). And I'm not sure it's going to work out long-term for them.
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Wolf Bird on Fri Jan 3, '14, 1:30 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Last finished Pokémon game: Shield
Other games: Skyrim Special Edition (Switch), Spyro Reignited Trilogy (Switch & PS4), Okami (Switch & PS4)
Other gaming goals: completing a Living Pokedex (minus some event Pokes) and going through at least 1 game per generation