I hope I'll still be weird into my retirement.

No one has read the OP i see.

damn when i hit 30... i dont mind being branded weird... cause guess what i have been weird all my life.

at least i wasnt one of those 8 year old who say f*g or n*gg*r all day on call of duty.

what to do? screw em. do what you want to do

This. In my case, a PhD, a complex Masters title, head lawyer of the largest technology company in my country. Plus, fluent English, good German, some Italian besides my mother tongue. I'm such a weird screw-up at age 38.

lol  Exactly.

I feel old...

Saying it's weird for adults to play video games is like saying it's weird for adults to play card games or read books that are anything but non-fiction. That said, there are benefits and drawbacks to everything including games. That is to say, while there are benefits to playing games, there are possible negative effects as well depending on the individual. To deny this is to downright lie.

Then you'll be normal by the time you're 30!

No more "weird" than those over 30 who enjoy Disney or things such as Harry Potter.

I really enjoy "blue skies" gaming, and Nintendo are one of the few developers still churning those out.

Does "escapism" mean nothing these days? I don't care what I'm doing if I'm enjoying it. I think people who feel a need to judge what others enjoy are actually quite sad.