RSS Nintendo's "Gameplay over Story": The Pros and Cons of the Controversial Approach

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Nintendo has always taken a "Gameplay over Story" approach. On the bright side, this means the gameplay is always fun. It's always enjoyable. On the downside, this causes some poor storytelling.

Let's start with the Pros and look at some games that benefit from this approach.
  • Super Mario Odyssey. As far as the story goes, this one is minimal: Bowser wants to marry Peach to control the world, and Mario needs to stop him. Along the way, he travels the world and stops Bowser from...

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