As a long time gamer I've interacted with a lot of gaming forums and websites. As gaming evolves and changes it brings many topics of discussion, some more important than others. But it gets to the point where the topic refuses to die and thus it becomes annoying and you just want people to shut up and whine about something else.
Here are some of the topics are too discussed this generation of gaming. Feel free to add more if you like.
Here we go...
The "Casual gaming debacle" topic: Or the "boo hoo Nintendo doesn't care about me!" topic, or the "Gaming is dying" topic. Look, just because casual gaming is taking off it doesn't mean that Nintendo doesn't care about you or that modern gaming is going extinct. Last I heard "Gears of War 2" is still selling despite the fact that half the world is buying "Wii Fit". Change doesn't happen overnight, it takes years. We still don't know if casual gaming will really change videogames forever, so stop dragging it like the corpse of a kitten that died when you were 4 years old...
The "gaming is turning kids into violent adults" topic: Now this is a topic that refuses to die. Despite many findings saying that gaming has NOTHING to do with the development of a child people still cling onto the belief that games really do turn kids into violent psychopaths, and whenever a crazy murder happens the first one to get the blame are games. Yes, gaming CAN play heavily into the development of a child. But that's what parents are for. Their job is to guide them through life, teaching them right from wrong. If they don't want kids playing games then they shouldn't give it to them in the first place. This needs to die and FAST!
The "HD gaming is the way of the future" topic: Ever since both the 360 and the PS3 promised hi-def gaming unlike any other some fans are hanging onto the hope that HD gaming IS the way of the future. They want the Wii to be EXACTLY like them. They spend thousands of dollars creating the ultimate gaming station. The truth is that this is a load of bullcrap. Yes, sooner or later all analog sets will be replaced by HD sets. It just won't happen NOW. People have yet to fully accept the new HD format because they are too broke to buy new TV sets, yes even the cheap ones. HD sets is a luxury right now, not a necessity, so stop plugging HD gaming as the way of the future RIGHT NOW when its now a luxury only the core accept.
