| Slimebeast said: I think most people here are missing the point a little. The feeling of being ashamed of something depends to a large extent of what other people think of you no matter how righteous you feel about it to yourself. People are multi-dimensional (unless you are a retard). I believe most gamers would feel at least a little stupid, and at least for a little moment, as they would hand over a video game to the clerks desk if they knew the cool guys from school or a hot woman could see them. It's hard to control that feeling of shame no matter how "right" you think it is with video games as a hobby and passion. And if you see a gang of cool gamers purchase GTA or Call of Duty at your local store, you'd feel at least a little inferior to hand over that copy of Mario or Pokemon. The majority of you would not admit to their co-workers that you're hardcore gamers or admit that you love Mario. |
The majority of us? Really? Nintendo is not a guilty pleasure! Nintendo is the most successful gaming company of all time, and it's not a secret. We don't just play Nintendo games in the shadows. And I've already told my co-workers that I like Mario and Wii Fit, and they said the Wii "only has cartoon games for kids." I just told them they were wrong, and that was the end of it. But I don't care what they think, because they don't know anything about games. For the past year all they've played are Call of Duty, Need for Speed, and some boring iPhone games. One of them thinks all games are for kids and we're all too old, but then he tries to tell me the Sex and The City sequel was amazing. I don't care what these haters think. Haters gotta hate.
Nintendo games get more girls, I've got bigger problems to worry about than hot women watching me shopping in the Nintendo aisle, and I've definitely never seen a "gang of cool gamers" in a store.
AND... retarded people are definitely multi-dimensional!
