too old for the ds

i have been a gamer all my life and still love it. i'm now married and have 4 kids but still enjoy gaming when i have the time. they way my schedule is now with work and family it seems a lot easier to game on a handheld then a console. do you consider the DS a kids console only or do you think its fine for adults to enjoy.

i was just curious what everyone's thoughts were.

already have my 3ds pre ordered and counting down the days

Depends on the person, some people may think of gaming as a whole as childish.

do you consider the DS a kids console only or do you think its fine for adults to enjoy.cttooch

Wrong question.

Right question: Do you enjoy playing it?

That's all that matters. Who cares what anybody else thinks.

It seems like the young are the ones who have time to worry or not if they're too old for something.

I'm 35 and I've got my pre-order in. I've never really cared what anyone else thinks of me gaming. I go to work, I pay my bills, what I do with my money after that is my business.

24yr old married with children here and i play my dsxl everyday.Always find time for fun.my 5 year sees me playing my ds and it inspires him to keep practicing on his reading and math skills so he can one day enjoy the game like me (his words).Get yourself a 3ds and keep the good times rollin.

Yes you are WAY TOO OLD....so put the game device down...become sensible, work hard..............if you have to ask, YES, you ARE too old.

What a pity.

By the way, I'm 62 and am currently enjoying my XL (and Dragon Quest IX). I also work hard. And I have learned that YOU NEED TO TAKE A BREAK once in a while. Find something you enjoy and do it. Doesn't matter what it is. Jump rope, hopscotch, work out, read, play games...........whatever! Just DO IT. You'll live longer (and also enjoy it more!).... :D

For me, it's about the GAMES, not the console. I find that the games I prefer are the DS kind. So that's the console I use. If your favs on the the PSP or the WII, go for it.

But it's not about age, because age is only a state of mind - and as Mark Twain once said: Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.

i have been a gamer all my life and still love it. i'm now married and have 4 kids but still enjoy gaming when i have the time. they way my schedule is now with work and family it seems a lot easier to game on a handheld then a console. do you consider the DS a kids console only or do you think its fine for adults to enjoy.

i was just curious what everyone's thoughts were.

already have my 3ds pre ordered and counting down the days

cttooch

Society as a whole considers games, childish. Ironically most adults I converse with have DSes and games that cater to them.

A couple of years ago I worked in a big office. One day 5-6 of us all brought in DSs and spent the day sending each other funny messages about the boss on Pictochat when he wasn't looking! :lol:

Too old :lol: thats a good one, my dad turns 62 this year and he plays the DS whenever he gets some free time and I wouldn't call him too old. The only way someone is too old for games is when they can't physically pick up a controller or handheld :P Hell if I couldn't pick one up Id still find a way to play them :P

I saw an old lady on the plane pleasantly playing her dsi xl. You can never be too old for the DS.

Just because the DS appeals to a very wide audience, it doesn't mean that it's for kids.

With games like Resident Evil and Metal Gear Solid coming out I don't consider it a "kids" console. I wouldn't consider the DS this generation a kids console for that matter either. Age is just a number anyways, games are rated E for Everyone for a reason.F0urTwenty

For me, I love the DS. I didn't think I would. I used to think of handheld gaming as silly or something. That's odd because I typically don't generalize something like that if I haven't tried it. I mean, I even went to see Brokeback Mountain *before* I'd make fun of it out of principal. I guess it was because the last handheld experiance I had was with last gen cell phones, and the gameboy before that. All of which I didn't get the point to.

I thought the only "real" gaming was on PS2 and 3, Xbox and 360 and the PC. You couldn't play a seriousgame on a handheld.

But then, in August 2010, I was in Hawaii and I thought, "you know, I think I'd like to try the DS out". Mainly because I was sitting on a beach playing Alchemy on my Android phone. I hit gamespot and read some reviews for Dragon Quest IX and thought, man, I really DO want to play that game!

So when we got back, I got a DSi (the DSi XL seemed too big honestly). I picked up "New Super Mario Bros" and "Dragon Quest IX".

Today, I'm happy to say that my DSi is pretty much my game system of choice. I took it to PAX even. Heck I haven't turned my PS3 on in ages. I have a 2 month old daughter, and it's great when she's sleeping to pick up a game (I'm on Golden Sun Dark Dawn right now) play a little and if she needs something, I simply close the lid and put the thing to sleep and come back to it when I can.

And honestly, I haven't had this much fun with the games in a long time. I love the games I've been playing on this. I really like RPGs and the last one I played on my PS3 was Final Fantasy 13. I really got disenchanted with that game. I really felt Square was laughing at me all the way to the bank.

I don't feel that way with the games I play on the DS. I really just enjoy playing them. That's a big deal.

So yeah, I think the DS is for anyone who wants to play a good game. Honestly.

And I've got my 3DS on pre-order. First time I've EVER pre-ordered a console of any type.

Happy Gaming Everyone,

Mark

love the comments everyone. this turned out to be a pretty hot topic.

it seems more and more that the DS is my system of choice due to the ease of picking it up and being able to play it when ever and where ever

happy gaming and only about 7 wks till the 3ds

I don't guess you'll ever be too old, but it's not good to spend too much time on the DS if you're going through a lot of personal problems. Best to solve those first rather than hide in a corner and avoid your problems. Not saying you have any, but that's the only thing I can think of that would make it bad. If you use gaming as a subitute for dealing with any problems you might have.

But if your life's going well, and it sounds like it is, you should be fine. Enjoy your DS, and I hope you enjoy the 3DS. Just remember Nintendo's spreading out the real good ones over the first six months or so.

Enjoy.

My DSi has an aluminum case and people have no clue what it is. I tell them it is a portable netbook. btw I use the camera and music player as well as playing solitaire, scrabble, Brain Age art fs and letters and more. I have used the browser when I get a free wifi connection.

So I guess the DSi is like a portable netbook.

I am 25, 26 in May, and I have a DS and still play it. I see no problems with an adult playing one and if anyone says differently, they are the crazy ones as far as I'm concerned!

Im a 24 mother of 2 and i play the DS all the time! Your never too old to do something you enjoy. Iv been gaming since i was 6-7 and im not planning on stopping now.

Well, I'll be turning 23 this year and I feel perfectly fine playing a DS. It has a good library of games, and handheld gaming can be more convenient and fun than console gaming at times. So, no reason to feel ashamed about it. Anyone can play games, whether they are 1 or 100. Just find games that you enjoy, that's all that matters.

Honestly, I hear my sister say, who is not a gamer and would not understand, "Why do you want a '3DS' DS is for kids." I have to disagree with that. It's that a lot of children own DSs, if every kid bought an Xbox 360 people would start saying "Xbox is for kids." Why all the kids own one is that the kids like playing video games, and the DS lite is $120. That is very cheap compared to other systems. The PSP was more than $200 when it first came out, and had it's reasons. But parents don't look at graphics and hardware power, they look at the price. And maybe, the ESRB rating. And since Nintendo has lots of family friendly games, like Mario, Kirby, Donkey Kong, etc. Which are all great games, and happen to be family friendly.

And as long as you set your priorities, making the important things first, family, friends, work, church, etc., it's perfectly OK.

I'm 23 and I carry around my DSi XL and my PSP wherever I go (for the most part). If you enjoy playing the games then who cares? You're never to old to find enjoyment.

I'm 35 and I've got my pre-order in. I've never really cared what anyone else thinks of me gaming. I go to work, I pay my bills, what I do with my money after that is my business.

misiufraggle

I am 30 myself and dont care what anyone thinks. Most people who would criticize someone for playing games most likely A.) has never given a video game any amount of effort.. B.) preconceived notions that games are for children. C.) Tried to play a video game once and really sucked at it.. so.. they think video games are no fun and because they think there no fun.. they assume that only a child could have fun with a video game.

I will say this though there many types of gamers.. I walked into gamestop today to pre order a 3DS.. wasnt my initial intention but after looking at the box I said what the hell.. But then this group of young adults around 25 walked into the store all dressed in black and nerded out. One kid shouted "Oh snap I left my Pokemon game at home" and then started talking about the nerdiest stuff I have ever heard in my life.. bragging about there video game T-Shirts and Jackets.. I love video games but .. then there was a young women who seemed to be more in line with myself as far as gaming habbits. There were 3 or 4 40-50 year olds quietly browsing the games. And then there was the little guys.. 7-9 year olds begging there mom for a COD game. It dawned on me that the gaming sub culture is very diverse. I think a lot of people look at the 18-25 year old males that look and act like.. you know.. nerds.. that people often associate with gamers.

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I'm 35 and I've got my pre-order in. I've never really cared what anyone else thinks of me gaming. I go to work, I pay my bills, what I do with my money after that is my business.

guitarist1980

I am 30 myself and dont care what anyone thinks. Most people who would criticize someone for playing games most likely A.) has never given a video game any amount of effort.. B.) preconceived notions that games are for children. C.) Tried to play a video game once and really sucked at it.. so.. they think video games are no fun and because they think there no fun.. they assume that only a child could have fun with a video game.

I will say this though there many types of gamers.. I walked into gamestop today to pre order a 3DS.. wasnt my initial intention but after looking at the box I said what the hell.. But then this group of young adults around 25 walked into the store all dressed in black and nerded out. One kid shouted "Oh snap I left my Pokemon game at home" and then started talking about the nerdiest stuff I have ever heard in my life.. bragging about there video game T-Shirts and Jackets.. I love video games but .. then there was a young women who seemed to be more in line with myself as far as gaming habbits. There were 3 or 4 40-50 year olds quietly browsing the games. And then there was the little guys.. 7-9 year olds begging there mom for a COD game. It dawned on me that the gaming sub culture is very diverse. I think a lot of people look at the 18-25 year old males that look and act like.. you know.. nerds.. that people often associate with gamers.

i have been a gamer all my life and still love it. i'm now married and have 4 kids but still enjoy gaming when i have the time. they way my schedule is now with work and family it seems a lot easier to game on a handheld then a console. do you consider the DS a kids console only or do you think its fine for adults to enjoy.

i was just curious what everyone's thoughts were.

already have my 3ds pre ordered and counting down the days

cttooch