thekitchensink said:
theprof00 said:
Hmmmm, people who don't have any experience playing video games trying to inform others who also don't know about video games. At least I'm sure they are trying to get those consoles down to the station so they can "work" video games all day.
I did have a problem with the piece though, a little eyebrow raising, quizzical "wtf?".
"Codes, there's no way a predator could actually talk to your kid in Animal Crossing without meeting them. Both parties have to exchange the codes, and each has to register them inside their own system. If your kid has come face-to-face with a child predator and had time to exchange multi-digit codes, a videogame should probably be the least of your worries"
AFAIK people trade code every minute with people they don't know online. Hell many of you have FCs on your tags, and I've gotten random friend requests on PSN too saying "Hey I'm from vgchartz" and I just hit accept. I figure that is how it's working with you wii owners too so,... I'm wondering, why would somebody respond to this article with an obvious misconception? Makes the writer sound like even they don't know anything about video games IMO. |
We're only talking about the Friend Codes, which don't allow you to receive random requests. Like you said, you need to agree to communicate with the person externally. So, if you're going to blame technology, blame the internet, not the video game. Really, you should be blaming the parents.
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quite right, i always enjoy your articles sink. Nice find on this one.
I think that instead of trying to find blame, we can only look at the situation and say "it is what it is" things will happen regardless and there is no way to completely prevent these things. Such is the way of the world.
