S.T.A.G.E. on 13 January 2013
| HappySqurriel said: Just as a note on the "kiddie" and "mature" argument ... While everyone saw the Gamecube as a "kiddie" console, when shopping for games at stores like Futureshop the people browsing the games were primarily people over the age of 20 who grew up playing Nintendo games. In contrast, while everyone sees the XBox 360 as a mature system, when shopping at similar stores I fear that everyone assumes I'm a peadophile because I'm surrounded by 9 to 13 year old boys. This isn't to say that these samples are representative of the userbases, but the assumption that "Mature" rated games attract adults while "Everyone" rated games attract children is wrong. On a side one, I remember reading an article on IGN or Gamespot years ago where they interviewed a former mobster with his son. While it was only a small portion of the interview they showed off Grand Theft Auto and Animal Crossing to the mobster and the former mobster was far more interested in Animal Crossing than Grand Theft Auto (and this embarassed his son). |
Kids are always going to try and play every game they can get their hands on. Gamestop workers aren't going to stop the kids from buying the games if their parents give their approval. If parents stopped giving approval, GTA and COD would see their sales plummet. Parents dont care anymore, which is why the kids are so loud and desensitized. They let the games raise their kids which is why people on Youtube always record loud little kids playing these games.When I was a kid I would've never had access to a COD.
