Reggie: Nintendo Devs Don't Enjoy Making Mature Games

Speaking with Reggie Fils-Aimé, the president of Nintendo of America, I was wondering just how much of a priority it is to have mature games on the Wii and DS. Apparently it's very important, but Nintendo's gonna leave the responsibility of mature games to third party devs, since, according to Reggie, "Our developers don't particularly enjoy making that content."

Here's his full quote:

"It's a priority for us bringing a range of entertainment. It's a priority for us to have a range of third party licensees see success on the platform. It's a priority for us to make sure that every consumer has content that they're going to enjoy.

"Now, the challenge for us is that we, ourselves, Nintendo, don't create that type of content. We're not experts at it. Our developers don't particularly enjoy making that content. They probably could make stellar content, if they chose to. We choose to do something else. So it really is up to the third party developer to create that great content and bring it to life on the platform."

At the end of the clip, Reggie mentions his disappointment regarding certain mature releases, like "Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars" and "The Conduit," being ignored by consumers, and that he'd like to encourage more consumers to support those sorts of titles if, indeed, that's what they want to see on a Nintendo platform.

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