Who's embarassed to buy some games?

I'm a DS owner, and i love the games and the system itself. One of the best RPG's however is POKEMON... but being a teenager, i feel pretty embarassed to buy it at a local game shop. Gahh, I know i'm missing out, but there's no way you can get me to pick up a game of pokemon with everyone else there staring at me...

Does anybody else have a problem when it comes to buying childish games? Are you embarassed to buy certain titles from your game shop?

Dude I am In your same dilema but who gives a dam about what you play- heck i love pokemon, KH, and all the trading card games. falconzord95

They're just young. Now me, I'm OLDER THAN DIRT. I don't care what anyone thinks. I buy the games I think I will enjoy. I've walked in and bought a game and the clerk says 'is this for your grandchildren?' I always say, "HECK NO - it's for me!" :D They always look surprised but impressed.

Don't let anyone or anything take away the gaming.

To a point yes. But When people ask me about it I ask them what games they play. Most of the answers will be unnapropriete games I don't agree with. so I turn it around byt making them feel guilty for playing M rated games. I have no problem with kids games.

My self esteem is where I can buy Super Princess Peach or Pokemon or Scooby Doo and be just fine about it.

It's an awful way to live that you feel so bad about your self worth that you can't buy the games you want.

I've only really been embarassed buying Pokemon games because I'm in Doncaster and surrouded by chavs who will beat the **** outta anyone for being different or doing something "old fashioned" lol

But naa it's not so much embarassment... more fear of loosing my life :P lol

I don't think I would be...

But maybe if there was someone I know there at the time. :P

im not ashamed at all. think about it. mario is sometimes thiught of as kiddish but hes a classic.

Like the guy above said. I am 22 and I went to Gamestop and bought 5 different pokemon games at once. he said, 'for the kids?' because my little brothers were with me who are 8 and 9. I said, 'Naw, I am getting all these so I can beat these fools down in'em' Now that's real talk.LotsOfGrenades

very nice LOL!!! :D

I'm a DS owner, and i love the games and the system itself. One of the best RPG's however is POKEMON... but being a teenager, i feel pretty embarassed to buy it at a local game shop. Gahh, I know i'm missing out, but there's no way you can get me to pick up a game of pokemon with everyone else there staring at me...

Does anybody else have a problem when it comes to buying childish games? Are you embarassed to buy certain titles from your game shop?

lauder_now

gettin alittle too old for pokemon nowaday but it still a pretty fun game though...well as long as ur not buyin barbie it all good

but thats the life of a gamer

u can never be embarass enough not to get a game

The only decent game shops where i live are in huge major popular shopping centres. I constantly see my friends there, and i dont' want to seem like a fool if they see me buying a pokemon game.

It's all about popularity and what's wrong and right. Ergh, i know im missing out big time :(

maybe ill just order it off ebay or something

I think you all should get Shinobi for the ds.

It actually users the Touch screen!!!

lol

I only play M rated games because I am a mature gamer, and I don't have time to waste on Pokeman [INSERT COLOR HERE].

I was 19 and I bought Pokemon Diamond for my 7 year old neighphue the Christmas of 2006 and didn't feel the slightest bit embarrased I felt proud to be getting my neighphue such a kickass game... Wish I had an uncle that would have got me presents for Christmas. (All my uncles are and were douches) Christmas '07 I got him Zelda Phanthom Hourglass. After he was done with them I borrowed them and got to play them both; they're Superb games.

The only decent game shops where i live are in huge major popular shopping centres. I constantly see my friends there, and i dont' want to seem like a fool if they see me buying a pokemon game.

It's all about popularity and what's wrong and right. Ergh, i know im missing out big time :(

maybe ill just order it off ebay or something

lauder_now

Pah, your friends probably secretly play Pokemon too. :P

I'm a DS owner, and i love the games and the system itself. One of the best RPG's however is POKEMON... but being a teenager, i feel pretty embarassed to buy it at a local game shop. Gahh, I know i'm missing out, but there's no way you can get me to pick up a game of pokemon with everyone else there staring at me...

Does anybody else have a problem when it comes to buying childish games? Are you embarassed to buy certain titles from your game shop?

lauder_now

Personally I find games like GTA to be way more childish and immature then pokemon. Its not childish just because it has a whimsical look. Someone could say the movies Tim Burton makes are childish because they are whimsical. Get over it. Don't care what people think. Once I stopped caring what people thought of me I became a VERY happy person.

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I'm a DS owner, and i love the games and the system itself. One of the best RPG's however is POKEMON... but being a teenager, i feel pretty embarassed to buy it at a local game shop. Gahh, I know i'm missing out, but there's no way you can get me to pick up a game of pokemon with everyone else there staring at me...

Does anybody else have a problem when it comes to buying childish games? Are you embarassed to buy certain titles from your game shop?

AguFightingOxy

Personally I find games like GTA to be way more childish and immature then pokemon. Its not childish just because it has a whimsical look. Someone could say the movies Tim Burton makes are childish because they are whimsical. Get over it. Don't care what people think. Once I stopped caring what people thought of me I became a VERY happy person.

yea i found that game childish too. i mean how does it get a 10 or of 10 from this site. i seem games better than that.

Thanks guys!

Thanks to everyone for reaffirming the fact that i SHOULD FEEL FINE buying Pokemon games. Tomorrow i'm going down to EB Games to buy Pokemon Diamond version.

I can't stress how much your words have encouraged me to make this decision. A week ago I would have NEVER even think about the possibility of me buying a pokemon game.

:D

I only play M rated games because I am a mature gamer, and I don't have time to waste on Pokeman [INSERT COLOR HERE].

SirSnafflepuss

How very naive of you, majority of the top games are not M rated. Because a game isn't M rated doesn't mean its target audience is not for adults.

I used to be embarrassed about buying certain games, but it doesn't really bother me now. I know there's more enjoyment to be had if I decide to buy the game.

I wouldnt be embarassed for buying hello kitty island adventure after seeing this:

Like 5 seniors in my high school play yu-gi-oh in lunch everyday...