Graphics vs Aesthetics

[Gramul]

Gosh, it's a figure of speech.

A very strong figure of speech.

In pursuing one demographic you risk excluding the other group who would scorn playing a game with such inferior graphics.

Few people are going to scorn the game because it has bad graphics. I mean, it works great for WoW.
As long as they can get people in with good (or at least attention grabbing) design, they won't care if it's made out of perfect blocks...and they don't!