>>58934424No, they're not and never have been. Since Nintendo envisioned the Famicom, all their titles were conceptualised to be engaging for adults and children (as it was important to sell Daddy, the moneymaker, on such an expense, so offering titles he could pick up and play and not feel talked down to was absolutely necessary). In fact, without parental buy-in, there would be no child exposure to home vidya, as in the 80's, aside from the unit being expensive, tellies were still wildly expensive, to the point few households owned several, let alone several to put in 2 or more bedrooms. By the time the Game Boy appeared, the market widened and the GB being cheap enough meant it was a popular child gift/want (I got mine in '91, when I was 7) so Tajiri could fully concentrate on children as key demo (to the point he told Mario club to fuck off asking for the game to be made more difficult for adult players). And that's continued to this day, every new Nintendo IP is a game safe and engaging enough for children to play, but also with enough meat on it so adults can also get invested (I hate multiplayer games, I love splatoon and it's the most unthreatening shooter out there), terakleak revealed the main paired games are forevermore going to remain child-focused, with a side order of casualfag pandering, because that's their market.
