How do you define "niche character"? DD has been a popular and generally well-received comic since around 1980. The series has won numerous awards since the mid 80s including several in the past four years.
Games that Daredevil has been a playable character in: 1996 (alternate character) Spider-Man: Web of Fire (Sega 32X) 2003 Daredevil (Game Boy Advance) 2005 Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects (multi-platform) 2006 (unlockable character) Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (multi-platform) 2009 Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 (multi-platform) 2011 Marvel Super Hero Squad Online (PC/Mac) 2012 Marvel: Avengers Alliance (facebook) 2013 Marvel Heroes (PC) 2013 Lego Marvel Super Heroes (multi-platform) 2014 Marvel Contest of Champions (Android/iOS)
None of these games made any effort to reproduce his sensescape.
Re: Matt as a video game protagonist - thoughts?
Games that Daredevil has been a playable character in:
1996 (alternate character) Spider-Man: Web of Fire (Sega 32X)
2003 Daredevil (Game Boy Advance)
2005 Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects (multi-platform)
2006 (unlockable character) Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (multi-platform)
2009 Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 (multi-platform)
2011 Marvel Super Hero Squad Online (PC/Mac)
2012 Marvel: Avengers Alliance (facebook)
2013 Marvel Heroes (PC)
2013 Lego Marvel Super Heroes (multi-platform)
2014 Marvel Contest of Champions (Android/iOS)
None of these games made any effort to reproduce his sensescape.