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Originally Posted by Echodork
I never thought I would have to explain Nintendo's marketing strategy to somebody who refused to believe it before.
Dragon Ball and Yu-Gi-Oh! both have more games for the GBA than for all the other systems combined. There are twice as many Sonic games available exclusively for the Gamecube than there are for the other platforms. Donkey Kong currently has two GBA titles, a Gamecube game on the market (Donkey Konga), and 2-3 more in development (bongo titles).
The Pokemon craze was invented by a Nintendo designer and licensed by Nintendo. The entire product line, cartoon series, trading card game, and marketing design originated with the production of the Game Boy games (red and blue). Now most people don't know this, so you're probably going to get your flaming hat on and insist the cartoon series came first in Japan or something, but that's the way it was. Nintendo invented Pokemon, and the cartoon series was literally devised as a way to sell more Game Boy games.
And "family friendly" titles do not sell as well as M-rated games on any system but the Gamecube and GBA. Why? Because the Gamecube is marketed to kids, and more kids own Gamecubes than other systems. Nintendo is a niche company, operating to fill the 6-14 demographic that the other systems often ignore. You can argue about it all you want, but you're just wrong, and I'm sorry that you don't have a clear picture. Instead of getting your asshole all clenched up about it, how about you go do a little research?
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If you want to get technical, the GBA has 9 DBZ titles, the PS2 has seven. Wow, huge difference. And I'm quite sure there's a lot more Sonic titles on Sega consoles.
As for the rest of your post, glad to see you agreed with me. I said Pokemon was a cash cow. The spawning of spinoffs is akin to the popularity Crash Bandicoot enjoys. Donkey Kong himself doesn't have an exclusive game, I'm well aware of Jungle Beat and the Donkey Kong Country ports. I also fail to see how you thought I meant family titles overall, especially seeing as I posted in a Nintendo thread, talking about Nintendo specifically, and mentioning Nintendo consoles. Perhaps next time I'll do more to state the obvious.
You seem to be hating Nintendo for the actions of third party titles. Yo-Gi-Oh and Sonic appear because (listen closely)
their independant developers made a concious decision to port/make their games for Nintendo consoles. All you need to make a game for the GBA is proof that you're serious in the endeavor and three previously completed games. My point was that the platform that Yu-Gi-Oh enjoys also sports Grand Theft Auto. If you'd care to look at ages of console owners you'd realise that eveywhere outside of Japan the average age is quite about above the 6-14 demographic. And seeing as neither of us live in Japan, what happens over there isn't really of any consequence.
The fact that most Gamecube owners care more about gameplay than pointless violence or over-the-top 'mature' features does not mean they're in their early teens.