GTA is for kids. (56k beware)

A lot of people are complaining that Nintendo caters way to much for the kids market. Although it is not true, and in reality they are trying to do the opposite, I understand why people will say that.

I mean, who else will do a Happy Meal to promote their newest Mario Kart?

And Nintendo has risen a miscomptention to people who don't play games to think that gaming is for kids.

But contrary to these photos, the reality is far more disturbing and far more horrible. Kids are not playing Mario anymore. Kids are not playing Zelda anymore. Kids aren't even playing Sonic anymore (although that is understandable).

Kids today are way too "self-consious" to play something like that. All they want to play is the "mature" games. Games that adults "supposedly" play.

Enter Grand Theft Auto. Thanks to Sony's PlayStation 2, a whole new generation of kids have access to very violent games. The most popular of them is the landmark GTA series.

This literally is what kids are playing these days. Just go to a game store or your local Wal*Mart. Besides GBA games, the games that parents are buying for their kids is GTA. GTA games sold best at Wal*Mart. And don't say that it's the parents that are playing the game, it was the kids who pointed it out to them. Those parents know absolutely nothing about games.

I even stopped one of them from buying the game by asking them what the game was about. After explaining, they quickly left the game and punished their 8-9 year old son. Unbelievable.

Only kids are the one who want to look mature playing games. Real mature gamers don't care how colorfull the game is. They care how good the game is.

The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker. A true mature game.

So if you diss a game just because it looks kiddy, you may want to take that back. Because only kids will think that is for kids.

I mainly use GTA as a Flying game.

I almost never kill people with guns.

too busy up in the air blasting Music.

I don't blame the kids for wanting tp play games like GTA

when I was that age all I played was Mortal Kombat, RE2, MGS1, and a slew of violence fun games.

and guess what I never hurt or killed anyone or stole anything,

In fact I volunteer at a local old folks home providing them Hot meals.

GTA is a game targeted for teens and adults... It's not their fault if kids want to play

Mario is targeted directly for kids

you lost

The fact you have to be 18+ to buy a GTA game makes your argument void.PS3OwnsYou

That doesnt stop kids from playing it.

[QUOTE="PS3OwnsYou"]The fact you have to be 18+ to buy a GTA game makes your argument void.web966

That doesnt stop kids from playing it.

[QUOTE="PS3OwnsYou"]The fact you have to be 18+ to buy a GTA game makes your argument void.web966

That doesnt stop kids from playing it.

so?

kids play everything so what's your point?

GTA is a game targeted for teens and adults... It's not their fault if kids want to play

Mario is targeted directly for kids

you lost

ALCATRAZZ3

Since when does targeting matter?

Mario is targeted to kids. Are kids playing it? No.

GTA is targeted at adults? Are adults palyig them? Most adults don't even play games.

The Macinstosh is targeted at home use. Aree people using it for home use? No. They are using them for businesses.

Tragic, but yes. Targeting sucks.

[QUOTE="web966"]

[QUOTE="PS3OwnsYou"]The fact you have to be 18+ to buy a GTA game makes your argument void.ALCATRAZZ3

That doesnt stop kids from playing it.

so?

kids play everything so what's your point?

My point is that more kids play GTA or halo than Mario.

[QUOTE="ALCATRAZZ3"][QUOTE="web966"]

[QUOTE="PS3OwnsYou"]The fact you have to be 18+ to buy a GTA game makes your argument void.web966

That doesnt stop kids from playing it.

so?

kids play everything so what's your point?

My point is that more kids play GTA or halo than Mario.

[QUOTE="ALCATRAZZ3"]

GTA is a game targeted for teens and adults... It's not their fault if kids want to play

Mario is targeted directly for kids

you lost

Willy105

Since when does targeting matter?

Mario is targeted to kids. Are kids playing it? No.

GTA is targeted at adults? Are adults palyig them? Most adults don't even play games.

The Macinstosh is targeted at home use. Aree people using it for home use? No. They are using them for businesses.

Tragic, but yes. Targeting sucks.

how do you know kids arent playing mario?

post a link with the number of kids playing gta to mario

post a link or your thread is null and void

they're waaaay more versions of mario games out there than GTA so you are probably wrong

GTA isn't designed for kids, just becuase they buy it, doesn't make it a kiddy game. Nintendo's target demographic is still children despite what you say. agentfred

**thread over**

[QUOTE="web966"]

[QUOTE="PS3OwnsYou"]The fact you have to be 18+ to buy a GTA game makes your argument void.PS3OwnsYou

That doesnt stop kids from playing it.

I would think a lot of people would care if the VAST MAJORITY of players who buy GTA, aren't even old enough to play it legally.

And so what if the box says that? You can't trust boxes. The back of the box for the PS2 said the PS2 was the most powerfull of all it's competitors. The Gamecube was over twice as fast as the PS2. And the Xbox even more so.

The back of the box for Windows says it is the most reliable operiting system ever created. Windows has over 90% of computer viruses ever created.

Boxes. Boxes. They are just marketing. When kids read that 18+ sign, they will say "Oh, that game must be good!".

[QUOTE="web966"][QUOTE="ALCATRAZZ3"][QUOTE="web966"]

[QUOTE="PS3OwnsYou"]The fact you have to be 18+ to buy a GTA game makes your argument void.jack_russel

That doesnt stop kids from playing it.

so?

kids play everything so what's your point?

My point is that more kids play GTA or halo than Mario.

And who do you think is playing those games the most out of everybody?

It sure ain't Oompa Loompas

[QUOTE="jack_russel"][QUOTE="web966"][QUOTE="ALCATRAZZ3"][QUOTE="web966"]

[QUOTE="PS3OwnsYou"]The fact you have to be 18+ to buy a GTA game makes your argument void.Willy105

That doesnt stop kids from playing it.

so?

kids play everything so what's your point?

My point is that more kids play GTA or halo than Mario.

And who do you think is playing those games the most out of everybody?

It sure ain't Oompa Loompas

KIDS PLAY EVERYTHING!!!!!

geez this thread is pointless.

[QUOTE="PS3OwnsYou"][QUOTE="web966"]

[QUOTE="PS3OwnsYou"]The fact you have to be 18+ to buy a GTA game makes your argument void.Willy105

That doesnt stop kids from playing it.

I would think a lot of people would care if the VAST MAJORITY of players who buy GTA, aren't even old enough to play it legally.

And so what if the box says that? You can't trust boxes. The back of the box for the PS2 said the PS2 was the most powerfull of all it's competitors. The Gamecube was over twice as fast as the PS2. And the Xbox even more so.

The back of the box for Windows says it is the most reliable operiting system ever created. Windows has over 90% of computer viruses ever created.

Boxes. Boxes. They are just marketing. When kids read that 18+ sign, they will say "Oh, that game must be good!".

I even stopped one of them from buying the game by asking them what the game was about. After explaining, they quickly left the game and punished their 8-9 year old son. Unbelievable.

Willy105

[QUOTE="jack_russel"][QUOTE="web966"][QUOTE="ALCATRAZZ3"][QUOTE="web966"]

[QUOTE="PS3OwnsYou"]The fact you have to be 18+ to buy a GTA game makes your argument void.Willy105

That doesnt stop kids from playing it.

so?

kids play everything so what's your point?

My point is that more kids play GTA or halo than Mario.

And who do you think is playing those games the most out of everybody?

It sure ain't Oompa Loompas

[QUOTE="Willy105"][QUOTE="jack_russel"][QUOTE="web966"][QUOTE="ALCATRAZZ3"][QUOTE="web966"]

[QUOTE="PS3OwnsYou"]The fact you have to be 18+ to buy a GTA game makes your argument void.jack_russel

That doesnt stop kids from playing it.

so?

kids play everything so what's your point?

My point is that more kids play GTA or halo than Mario.

And who do you think is playing those games the most out of everybody?

It sure ain't Oompa Loompas

lmao@ the average gamer being 33

so that means that gamers run anywhere if you want to guess from 5 to 62? :lol:

I don't care what that link says.. the average gamer is NOT 33 years old

[QUOTE="Willy105"][QUOTE="ALCATRAZZ3"]

GTA is a game targeted for teens and adults... It's not their fault if kids want to play

Mario is targeted directly for kids

you lost

ALCATRAZZ3

Since when does targeting matter?

Mario is targeted to kids. Are kids playing it? No.

GTA is targeted at adults? Are adults palyig them? Most adults don't even play games.

The Macinstosh is targeted at home use. Aree people using it for home use? No. They are using them for businesses.

Tragic, but yes. Targeting sucks.

how do you know kids arent playing mario?

post a link with the number of kids playing gta to mario

post a link or your thread is null and void

they're waaaay more versions of mario games out there than GTA so you are probably wrong

News story on the amout of kids playing GTA

I couldn't find a single article about kids playing Mario, so that is why I made this thread.

I can accept some people may like these stupid, stupid games but when they have these kiddy characters plastered over their signature, name and picture they are just immature.

That age will probably go up because of the Wii's growing senior citizen demographic.

[QUOTE="jack_russel"][QUOTE="Willy105"][QUOTE="jack_russel"][QUOTE="web966"][QUOTE="ALCATRAZZ3"][QUOTE="web966"]

[QUOTE="PS3OwnsYou"]The fact you have to be 18+ to buy a GTA game makes your argument void.ALCATRAZZ3

That doesnt stop kids from playing it.

so?

kids play everything so what's your point?

My point is that more kids play GTA or halo than Mario.

And who do you think is playing those games the most out of everybody?

It sure ain't Oompa Loompas

lmao@ the average gamer being 33

so that means that gamers run anywhere if you want to guess from 5 to 62? :lol:

I don't care what that link says.. the average gamer is NOT 33 years old

Where are the 33 year old gamers then? I don't see them around.

All I see playing gamesare kids. Really whiney kids, that only care about their looks and want to be cool.

While slightly immoral (well, by somes moral standards) I don't think it really matters. Do you not think that the burden of child raising should lay solely on the parents shoulders? So if something unsavory happens in a game, and a kid is genuinely confused as to whether or not this is a good way to go about life (where at that point I feel it has little to do with the game itself, but a pre-disposed inclination to participate in certain... activities) then it really is up to a parent to properly tell their child what is morally correct. Not just pointing out why a certain game is wrong, that isn't going to help anyone. But by explaining to the child as he/she grows why certain activities are not considered moral - or better yet, legal. This gives the child the tools required to make their own moral decisions as they grow.


Seriously - I genuinely doubt that games like GTA encourage children to COMMIT GTA.

[QUOTE="ALCATRAZZ3"][QUOTE="Willy105"][QUOTE="ALCATRAZZ3"]

GTA is a game targeted for teens and adults... It's not their fault if kids want to play

Mario is targeted directly for kids

you lost

Willy105

Since when does targeting matter?

Mario is targeted to kids. Are kids playing it? No.

GTA is targeted at adults? Are adults palyig them? Most adults don't even play games.

The Macinstosh is targeted at home use. Aree people using it for home use? No. They are using them for businesses.

Tragic, but yes. Targeting sucks.

how do you know kids arent playing mario?

post a link with the number of kids playing gta to mario

post a link or your thread is null and void

they're waaaay more versions of mario games out there than GTA so you are probably wrong

News story on the amout of kids playing GTA

I couldn't find a single article about kids playing Mario, so that is why I made this thread.

Oh god teh kids will go crazy and kill everyone!111111!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111

Of course this is gonna gather more attention since it's kids playing GTA, a 17+ game. Why would there be an article for kids playing Mario? It couldn't be any more obvious that a lot already do, why would they need an article stating that. Oh and as people mentioned, it's not only the people who play it, it's the game itself.

[QUOTE="ALCATRAZZ3"][QUOTE="Willy105"][QUOTE="ALCATRAZZ3"]

GTA is a game targeted for teens and adults... It's not their fault if kids want to play

Mario is targeted directly for kids

you lost

Willy105

Since when does targeting matter?

Mario is targeted to kids. Are kids playing it? No.

GTA is targeted at adults? Are adults palyig them? Most adults don't even play games.

The Macinstosh is targeted at home use. Aree people using it for home use? No. They are using them for businesses.

Tragic, but yes. Targeting sucks.

how do you know kids arent playing mario?

post a link with the number of kids playing gta to mario

post a link or your thread is null and void

they're waaaay more versions of mario games out there than GTA so you are probably wrong

News story on the amout of kids playing GTA

I couldn't find a single article about kids playing Mario, so that is why I made this thread.

you don't use your head do you? that's because the news reports negative things. kids playing GTA is suppose to be negative. The news doesn't report kids playing mario because they're suppose to play mario so you pretty much owned yourself and backed up everyones argument with that post

if mario started causing deaths, or if people started blaming mario for shooting schools and cops, then mario would be in the news

[QUOTE="Willy105"][QUOTE="ALCATRAZZ3"][QUOTE="Willy105"][QUOTE="ALCATRAZZ3"]

GTA is a game targeted for teens and adults... It's not their fault if kids want to play

Mario is targeted directly for kids

you lost

martin_f

Since when does targeting matter?

Mario is targeted to kids. Are kids playing it? No.

GTA is targeted at adults? Are adults palyig them? Most adults don't even play games.

The Macinstosh is targeted at home use. Aree people using it for home use? No. They are using them for businesses.

Tragic, but yes. Targeting sucks.

how do you know kids arent playing mario?

post a link with the number of kids playing gta to mario

post a link or your thread is null and void

they're waaaay more versions of mario games out there than GTA so you are probably wrong

News story on the amout of kids playing GTA

I couldn't find a single article about kids playing Mario, so that is why I made this thread.

I know, I would EXPECT too.

But EXPECTING doesn't mean it will happen. It never does.

[QUOTE="Willy105"][QUOTE="ALCATRAZZ3"][QUOTE="Willy105"][QUOTE="ALCATRAZZ3"]

GTA is a game targeted for teens and adults... It's not their fault if kids want to play

Mario is targeted directly for kids

you lost

ALCATRAZZ3

Since when does targeting matter?

Mario is targeted to kids. Are kids playing it? No.

GTA is targeted at adults? Are adults palyig them? Most adults don't even play games.

The Macinstosh is targeted at home use. Aree people using it for home use? No. They are using them for businesses.

Tragic, but yes. Targeting sucks.

how do you know kids arent playing mario?

post a link with the number of kids playing gta to mario

post a link or your thread is null and void

they're waaaay more versions of mario games out there than GTA so you are probably wrong

News story on the amout of kids playing GTA

I couldn't find a single article about kids playing Mario, so that is why I made this thread.

you don't use your head do you? that's because the news reports negative things. kids playing GTA is suppose to be negative. The news doesn't report kids playing mario because they're suppose to play mario so you pretty much owned yourself and backed up everyones argument with that post

if mario started causing deaths, or if people started blaming mario for shooting schools and cops, then mario would be in the news

Yeah, they are SUPPOSED to play mario? Are they? The jury is still out.

[QUOTE="martin_f"][QUOTE="Willy105"][QUOTE="ALCATRAZZ3"][QUOTE="Willy105"][QUOTE="ALCATRAZZ3"]

GTA is a game targeted for teens and adults... It's not their fault if kids want to play

Mario is targeted directly for kids

you lost

Willy105

Since when does targeting matter?

Mario is targeted to kids. Are kids playing it? No.

GTA is targeted at adults? Are adults palyig them? Most adults don't even play games.

The Macinstosh is targeted at home use. Aree people using it for home use? No. They are using them for businesses.

Tragic, but yes. Targeting sucks.

how do you know kids arent playing mario?

post a link with the number of kids playing gta to mario

post a link or your thread is null and void

they're waaaay more versions of mario games out there than GTA so you are probably wrong

News story on the amout of kids playing GTA

I couldn't find a single article about kids playing Mario, so that is why I made this thread.

I know, I would EXPECT too.

But EXPECTING doesn't mean it will happen. It never does.

The fact you have to be 18+ to buy a GTA game makes your argument void.PS3OwnsYou

You know there are easy ways around that.

[QUOTE="jack_russel"][QUOTE="Willy105"][QUOTE="jack_russel"][QUOTE="web966"][QUOTE="ALCATRAZZ3"][QUOTE="web966"]

[QUOTE="PS3OwnsYou"]The fact you have to be 18+ to buy a GTA game makes your argument void.ALCATRAZZ3

That doesnt stop kids from playing it.

so?

kids play everything so what's your point?

My point is that more kids play GTA or halo than Mario.

And who do you think is playing those games the most out of everybody?

It sure ain't Oompa Loompas

lmao@ the average gamer being 33

so that means that gamers run anywhere if you want to guess from 5 to 62? :lol:

I don't care what that link says.. the average gamer is NOT 33 years old

Hahahahahah, oh man. If I had a nickle for every time i've seen these statements proven.

1) Two children of around 7 years old begging their grandmother to buy them San Andreas.

2) One kid's parent buying some kind of shootan game for them. The Gamestop clerk even warned the parent that the game was Rated M for violence and bad language, and the parent paid without skipping a beat.

3) This one little kid that used to live across the street from us got Vice City from his parents. No clue as to what they knew they were buying for him.

To be honest I feel sorry for the adults who don't know what they are buying their children. And I raise an eyebrow to those that actually do.

So you are saying that kids shouldnt get to choose what game they want to play? They must play Mario and Nintendo games and wait until they are 18 to play Mature games?

Are you related to Jack Thompson in any way? GarchomPro

I'm his cousin. but that doesn't matter now.

What matters is what kids are doing. Are you going to let a kid watch an R-rated movie? Or even an NC-17 movie? What kind of parent would do that?

So what kind of parent would let their kids play an M-rated/18+ game? They are the same thing.

Hahahahahah, oh man. If I had a nickle for every time i've seen these statements proven.

1) Two children of around 7 years old begging their grandmother to buy them San Andreas.

2) One kid's parent buying some kind of shootan game for them. The Gamestop clerk even warned the parent that the game was Rated M for violence and bad language, and the parent paid without skipping a beat.

3) This one little kid that used to live across the street from us got Vice City from his parents. No clue as to what they knew they were buying for him.

To be honest I feel sorry for the adults who don't know what they are buying their children. And I raise an eyebrow to those that actually do.

Keistation2

I know, but parents don't know what they are buying. They don't know nothing about the game industry at all.

[QUOTE="GarchomPro"]So you are saying that kids shouldnt get to choose what game they want to play? They must play Mario and Nintendo games and wait until they are 18 to play Mature games?

Are you related to Jack Thompson in any way? Willy105

I'm his cousin. but that doesn't matter now.

What matters is what kids are doing. Are you going to let a kid watch an R-rated movie? Or even an NC-17 movie? What kind of parent would do that?

So what kind of parent would let their kids play an M-rated/18+ game? They are the same thing.

The fact you have to be 18+ to buy a GTA game makes your argument void.PS3OwnsYou

In Canada yes, but i think in America it doesnt really matter, they can sell the game to minors.

[QUOTE="Willy105"]

[QUOTE="GarchomPro"]So you are saying that kids shouldnt get to choose what game they want to play? They must play Mario and Nintendo games and wait until they are 18 to play Mature games?

Are you related to Jack Thompson in any way? jack_russel

I'm his cousin. but that doesn't matter now.

What matters is what kids are doing. Are you going to let a kid watch an R-rated movie? Or even an NC-17 movie? What kind of parent would do that?

So what kind of parent would let their kids play an M-rated/18+ game? They are the same thing.

Oh no they won't. They will all go off and kill everyone in sight. Cause, you know, so many kids have already done that because of video games. Oh wait :|