Eiji Aonuma says "Nintendo won't alienate core gamers"

Posted Jun 28, 2007 at 10:55AM by QJ Staff Listed in: Wii Tags: Eiji Aonuma
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Eiji Aonuma says There's silent war going on between those labeled as "casual gamers" and "hardcore gamers". It doesn't help that the Wii has gained a huge chunk of the casual gamer market prompting the latter to worry some more.

One of the reasons why hardcore gamers are so upset over this trend is their fear of gaming going mainstream. Will Nintendo be driving out hardcore gamers in favor of the bigger and possibly more lucrative casual gaming bunch?

Apparently, this wave of interest into gaming has caught the attention of the director of Zelda: Twilight Princess Eiji Aonuma and he has taken a few minutes of his time to assuage our fears regarding the matter.

It's because of gamers that games have come as far as they have… it's not Nintendo's intent to alienate those people… We think we can involve everyone — people who played games in the past because the approach is so new, and people who were never gamers.


So will we be seeing a world where hard core and casual gamers can peacefully co-exist without prejudice from one faction or another? Well, as Martin Luther King said "I have a dream..."

Via Infendo

 
 
 

Comments

by - 2007-06-28 12:28:04
Iwnat to beleave you,but

well wii shall see if nintendo is full of it at e3 07, if they dont announce metroid prime 3 to have online multiplayer then it will be obvious that they dont care about the origonal hardcore gamers.A external wii hdd ,now thats hardcore.
by - 2007-06-28 15:47:49
They already have alienated us

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by - 2007-06-29 01:56:48
It won't be decided this gen...

Next gen, we will really see where Nintendo is going. Undoubtedly, PS3 and Xbox will be using motion sensing controls next gen... What will be Nintendo's trump card?
by Gryff33 - 2007-06-29 22:11:41
I'm not alienated

I'm definitely a hardcore gamer (gaming is my #1 hobby by far) and I don't feel alienated by Nintendo at all.

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