Are you ashamed of playing Nintendo games?

[liamtoh669]

No.

I'm 36 years old.  I don't see some games as being more "Mature" than others.  Playing Dragon Age or Call of Duty doesn't make me more mature.  Playing Poképark or Excitebike doesn't make me less mature. 

And I believe that in the eyes of non-gamers, video games as a whole are either mature or immature.  There is no distinction. 

When I buy a game system, I look for the most 'toy'-looking version.  My GameCube is purple.  My PSP is green.  My GBA is blue.  My DS Lite is white and I don't like it because some people don't even understand it's a video game.  They think it's an electric dictionary, or a really, really, really small MacBook.

If there is a woman I'm interested in, that I've met on the train or wherever, I'll actually take out my NDS and show it to her (or PSP, or GBA).  How she reacts is a big test.  Some will be turned off right away.  Some will feign interest then change the topic.  Some will be genuinely interested, and some will talk excitedly and pull out an NDS of their own!

True Story:  I have an ex-girlfriend who was a friend of my roommate's.  The first time she came to my place, we played Mario Kart for many hours.  We played every track of the GameCube version twice, then when I asked her what she wanted to do next, she said "more Mario Kart" and we continued to play even more.  Within a week we were dating, and within two weeks we were officially a couple.

So no, I'm not ashamed of playing Nintendo games.  I'm proud to have a hobby that I enjoy, one that I can share with others.