| blackstarr said: My hypothesis is that the vast majority of dedicated gamers have a long history of gaming that began early in their childhood. So. My question. VGCers, how old are you now and at what age did you really get attached to your first video game? ** A follow up thought to this hypothesis is that young kids these days don't play video games like we did, so by the time they are our age, there won't be as many core gamers. And to answer my own question, I am 21 and I was 6. Super Mario 64. |
I think when I was a kid I first played with Atari with single stick and button.
My two kids who are 4 years old have already played enjoyed the following:
- Touch screen games on iOS, Kindle Fire, and 3DS
- Motion control games on Wii such as Wii Sports Resort and Dora Explorer games (they are girls and like Dora - good games for small kids like mine)
- Playstation Move game like Sports Champions and I think High Velocity Bowling
- Kinect games like Fruit Ninja and Kinect Sports
- Now they are happily playing games like Scribblenauts Unlimited and NSMBU and Nintendo Land on Wii U (they play with the WiiMotionPlus controller)
- They want to play other games too but X360 and PS3 and Wii U Gamepad controller still too large for their tiny hands
If that wont breed well rounded gamers with diverse taste, I don't know what will.
You are right that unless they get hooked early they probably wont take to gaming. I think adults are too lazy to learn new skills while gamers need something that require new skills to be learned and use all the time. At least those of us gamers that crave variety and don't just play essentially the same shooter or sports game all year long until next version comes out (Online shooter, MMO, FIFA, Madden, etc type dedicated gamers).
