[IxDA Discuss] can we make it to easy?

[Jason Zietz]

Jared M. Spool wrote:
> By the way, a lot of this comes from people who do a surface analysis 
> on what makes games popular. In gaming, you can't have it be too easy. 
> There is a requirement, for a successful game, for select users to 
> have mastery that most users don't. In my experience, managers who 
> promote the if-we-make-it-too-easy-we'll-erode-our-market philosophy 
> often cite the success of video games as a rationale.
>

I have to strongly disagree with this sentiment.  Look to the Nintendo 
Wii and the recent popularity of casual gaming for examples where this 
notion does not hold.  I have been playing video games for an 
embarrassingly long time and yet my Mom can still give me a run for my 
money when playing Wii Tennis.  That doesn't make it any less fun nor 
does has it made the game unsuccessful.

jason