In this day and age I'd practically consider it child abuse not to.

I mean shit, that's all kids talk about, you'd be making your kid a social outcast easy up until about late Jr high, early high school.  Which doesn't bode well for after that due to a lack of social skills.

Not that i plan on having kids, but not letting your kids play videogames is just... a baaaad idea.

At some point, but I will only allow it to be a secondary hobby of theirs--I plan on raising my kids to have fun outside with other people.

I feel the same way somewhat, I guess it has to be a moderation thing.  Many kids I see today who play games too much, I feel, then to be the social outcasts as thats the only subject they know.  I would want my child to be diverse enough to have gaming as part of their overall social structure, not the main focal point.

If I ever have a kid then yes. However, this kid will never play anything but Nintendo and PC at my house. If I ever catch the bastard with a Microsoft or Sony system in my house then I will ground them for months. This includes their friends bringing it over to my place.

As much as I love gaming having a good social life is more important. I'd rather the kid have lots of friends and be very out going then wasting his/her life away playing video games for most of the day. But don't get me wrong I'd still like for a part of him/her to enjoy video games from time to time like I have.

Already did. Started off letting her watch me play Space Channel 5 when she was maybe two years old (taught her right and left!). Got Super Rub a Dub for the PS3. Really good game for kids, btw. Try the demo. Then, I got Feeding Frenzy for the 360 to teach here the nuances of the analog stick. I remember explaining "Eat the fish that are smaller. Dodge the fish that are bigger." She was also my co-pilot in Super Mario Galaxy, Shank, World of Keflings, and many more. She LOVES playing co-op with me. She's even decent at Call of Duty Black Ops online.

Now, at the age of 11, she's beaten Bully, Red Dead REdemption, The Maw, Resident Evil 5, Gears of War, The Simpsons Game, Lego Indiana Jones, and a ton of other games. She's gotten really far in games like Alice the Mandness Returns, Fable II. Zack and Wiki, and many others. She never leaves the house without her 3DS. I'm proud of her.

They're only allowed to play games for General Audiences... until they're of age. (25)

So yes, I will introduce them to games.

As long as my kid does well in school and is nice to others outside of the house, he/she can play whatever game they want on whatever system they want for however long they want to. If they finish homework first of course =P

This is my stance.  My brother and I always played videogames but we also spent a lot of time outside playing soccer/dodgeball/catching lizards/ etc...  with other kids.  Games were just a part of our lives, not the majority of our lives.  My kids will go fishing with me and play sports with friends and such.  You get a well rounded child that way.  I'm thankfull my parents raised me to have multiple hobbies because now I can relate to a wide variety of people since I have a wide variety of hobbies.  I can watch anime with a friend one day then go conoeing the next day then  bowling the next and have a good time doing all of that.  Tomorrow I'm stripping the paint off an old dresser and staining it for someone, something my dad taught me 15 years ago.

Been there done that.