Today SCEA’s Director of Hardware Marketing John Kroller sent a statement to Engadget that is likely to enrage more than a few sensitive Nintendo fanboys.

“"If Nintendo is really committed to reaching a broader, more diverse audience of gamers beyond the ’kids’ market that they’ve always engaged, there isn’t much new with the DSi to support that," said Kroller.  "Significant gamer demographic groups are being ignored, and there continues to be limited opportunities for games from external publishers to do well on the DSi."

Wow. Those are more than just fightin’ words. They’re downright false!  Whether you enjoy Nintendo products or not, you have to be able to admit that they are extremely engaging to adult audiences. Hoards of adults ran out on day one to buy Super Mario Galaxy, and Phantom Hourglass.

Many of the games present in the catalogs of Nintendo games do skew towards the childish, but Nintendo can hardly be blamed for that. By luck Nintendo ended up with a younger demographic than most other consoles, and third parties would be silly not to cater to that audience when developing on their systems.

“Compare that with the PSP platform, where we have many blockbuster franchises from our publishing partners launching this year, representing a wide variety of genres and targeting diverse demographics,” he continued. “Games such as Rock Band Unplugged from MTV Games, Assassin’s Creed from Ubisoft, Dissidia Final Fantasy from Square Enix, and Hannah Montana from Disney demonstrate the commitment that publishers have to the PSP. From our own first-party studios, we’re launching unique versions of LittleBigPlanet and MotorStorm, and we’re also planning a steady stream of downloadable games -- both new titles and PSone classics -- to add to the content that PSP owners can already purchase wirelessly through PlayStation Store.”