7 Ways Rockstar And Nintendo Are Exactly The Same
3. They Are Clear About What Their Games Should Be
It’s rare to see anything other than Teen, Mature or Adults Only ratings on Rockstar games in the US. Likewise you’re getting 15 or 18 rated games from them in the UK. They know they’re producing mature content for an adult market and that’s what their focus always has been. Even way back with Smuggler’s Run in 2000 on PlayStation 2 Rockstar were still given T for Teen by the ESRB and 15+ when it was ELSPA in the UK.
Conversely, Nintendo via PEGI are usually hitting 3, 7 or sometimes 12. Super Smash Bros. Wii U is 12. Minecraft is 7. Other titles like Mario Kart 8 and Super Mario 3D World are 3s. In America you’ll get Es everywhere – standing for everyone.
Some games might have an E10+ to recommend a
certain age bracket but otherwise Nintendo still carry that family friendly
image that served them so well in the 8-bit and 16-bit days. Rockstar and Nintendo, then, are definitely
on opposite ends of the ratings spectrum no matter which side of the Atlantic
Ocean you’re on.