Tuesday, May 16, 2006
I normally have great respect for the BBC since most articles are well done, in addition to remaining neutral - like a news source should be.
This guy, however, saddens me with his presence.
"I like games because I'm weak and lazy," one adolescent tells me as he stands in line for 3 hours to see the latest Nintendo offering.
Perhaps he was being ironic, though I suspect not.
You, sir, are gullible. If some reporter asked me a question such as "why do you like videogames" while I'm in line at the biggest game expo in the world I would give him a sarcastic response as I'm sure would everyone I know.
I still find it impossible to fathom why playing video games is so unhealthy when the basis for that unhealth is research done on "passive couch potatoes of yesterday".
Where did these couch potatoes go? Oh, still here. Yeah. So, TV is okay because we already know it's bad and we still watch it - but video games are bad because they can potentially cause the same issues...
/me gets out DDR mat
Also, I find it amusing that people so negatively report on video games when there are so many large social events surrounding this supposed antisocial and violently dangerous pass-time. They sell alcohol at E3, even. Has anyone gone on a shooting rampage?
This guy, however, saddens me with his presence.
"I like games because I'm weak and lazy," one adolescent tells me as he stands in line for 3 hours to see the latest Nintendo offering.
Perhaps he was being ironic, though I suspect not.
You, sir, are gullible. If some reporter asked me a question such as "why do you like videogames" while I'm in line at the biggest game expo in the world I would give him a sarcastic response as I'm sure would everyone I know.
I still find it impossible to fathom why playing video games is so unhealthy when the basis for that unhealth is research done on "passive couch potatoes of yesterday".
Where did these couch potatoes go? Oh, still here. Yeah. So, TV is okay because we already know it's bad and we still watch it - but video games are bad because they can potentially cause the same issues...
/me gets out DDR mat
Also, I find it amusing that people so negatively report on video games when there are so many large social events surrounding this supposed antisocial and violently dangerous pass-time. They sell alcohol at E3, even. Has anyone gone on a shooting rampage?
