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Slayer of God on 13 May 2007
Smashchu said:
superchunk said:
This man is such an idiot. All he does is create publicity for the games he hates.

Which is why I beleive there is a God, and he's on our side :)

But has this guy ever opened a Psychology book for himself. I'm in introduction to psychology, and heres how it works. Yes, games do arouse aggressive behaviors. But(and heres the kicker) is doesn't make you go out and kill people. It might make you more likily to curse someone out you don't know, project yyour anger physically, or at best, hurt people. But, you aren't go around killing people unless you already suffer rom Anti-Socail Personality dissorder or Schyophania(Parinoid most likily)./ Enviornment will also play a role. Someone form a nirmal middle-upper class familly won't kill or hurt people, but a lower middle, or lower class citizen might. Also, we can't forget all the other violence in the media. So, in other words Jack is a ****ing retard.


I agree with most of what you said in your post. I'm taking Psych, Crim, and Sociology and the only part i dont agree with is your Middle-upper Class vs lower Middle class citizen argument. Convicted killers come from a huge spectrum of society and cannot as of yet really be stereotyped into one income class.



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Smashchu on 13 May 2007
Slayer of God said:
Smashchu said:
superchunk said:
This man is such an idiot. All he does is create publicity for the games he hates.

Which is why I beleive there is a God, and he's on our side :)

But has this guy ever opened a Psychology book for himself. I'm in introduction to psychology, and heres how it works. Yes, games do arouse aggressive behaviors. But(and heres the kicker) is doesn't make you go out and kill people. It might make you more likily to curse someone out you don't know, project yyour anger physically, or at best, hurt people. But, you aren't go around killing people unless you already suffer rom Anti-Socail Personality dissorder or Schyophania(Parinoid most likily)./ Enviornment will also play a role. Someone form a nirmal middle-upper class familly won't kill or hurt people, but a lower middle, or lower class citizen might. Also, we can't forget all the other violence in the media. So, in other words Jack is a ****ing retard.


I agree with most of what you said in your post. I'm taking Psych, Crim, and Sociology and the only part i dont agree with is your Middle-upper Class vs lower Middle class citizen argument. Convicted killers come from a huge spectrum of society and cannot as of yet really be stereotyped into one income class.


You might be right. Look at the economic classes, someone form a poorer area is more prone to violence then some one who isn't. Look at the ghettos. Lots of homicides go one there. But in a nicer subdivision, they are rare. Thats where I got my argument from. Of course, you probobly know more then I do as I only have my psychology background. But, I think we can agree that the Wii isn't going to cause a bunch of mass murders.



Slayer of God on 15 May 2007

Let's hope not!!



Darc Requiem on 15 May 2007
heinz said:
Nintendo are hypocrites for talking out against bad games then letting them on system. Thompson should go after Nintendo and shame them, most parents don't know about Manhunt 2 and would be shocked and mad at Nintendo. Nintendo would drop game.

 I'm really sick of this outdated sentiment. Nintendo hasn't tried to actively limit violence in third party titles since MK1. Despite being the technically more accurate version from a graphics and sound standpoint, the sweat laden MK1 for SNES was crushed by the inferior graphics and sound of the Genesis version. Playing nanny cost Nintendo a boatload of money. So when MK2 arrived it was uncensored.

Subsequently bank rolled its own gorey fighter called Killer Instinct. It was one of the head line games for their upcoming "Ultra 64." The N64 was headlined by Nintendo's own games and 3rd party efforts such as the blood Turok franchise and games like Body Harvest. By the time the Gamecube rolled around, Nintendo was allowing games like BMX XXX to be completely uncensored. Where as the game was censored slightly on X-box and heavily on the Playstation 2.

Nintendo does not develop overly violent games internally. They don't limit publishers from producing violent games.