But being impressionable has nothing to do with their ability to discern reality from a game.

PS. I am not arguing to be difficult or rude, I am arguing because I stronly disagree with what you have said and I enjoy the intellect of debate.

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[QUOTE="L8erSquare"]Your giving a 6 year old a $120 "toy" to stick in her mouth and to repeatedly drop on the floor? Yes i know i exaggerated that but i dont think giving a DS to a 6 your old is a good idea :(L8erSquare

I second that sexist motion! Firstly, I have been playing games since I could hold the controller (which I might add I was never inclined to put into my mouth) and I shame those who responded with comments about buying Barbie or Bratz type games.

Secondly, I have dropped my own DS plenty of times and it Nintendo built it to last. My DS has survived stairs, linoleum, cement and snow and the worst I have had happen is the games shoot out of it and I have to track them down.

You clearly don't remember being a child very well, at six it is not as if she is going to be chucking off a high chair, she's a big girl and even if she doesn't take good care of her things, it isn't going to explode if she drops it now and again (plus she is much shorter than us so the fall won't be as far). I work in a video game store, and I have sold many a DS to younger children (and I strongly discourage anyone from buying games of this type for their child, it's an insult to their intelligence).

I did say i exaggerated that. Also Im not saying your wrong nor am i saying that im right, just that i would think before i got or even let my kid start playing VGs because 6 is still at an age where they are easily influenced and its a possibility that they may have a hard time telling the real world from the fictional one if they are immersed in VGs. Heres a vid that shows what could happen to the kid if he/she cant define the real from the fake Link. We both come from different social worlds that hold different values, beliefs, and viewpoints about the things around us and i respect that, im just trying to express how i felt about the topic and share my viewpoint.

Well, if you take a look at your own link there, you will also note that child has had exposure to some other influences (I am sure he didn't learn to talk like that from Wii Sports). In fact, that child is quite like my little brother. My parents allowed him to play Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Syphon Filter etc. from the about the age of 3 or 4 and he is a very screwed up child, but it isn't just from the games.

However I disagree that children can't tell the difference between real and fictional. Or should we keep them away from movies and cartoons too? What about action figures? Children are impressionable but they are not stupid.

Your giving a 6 year old a $120 "toy" to stick in her mouth and to repeatedly drop on the floor? Yes i know i exaggerated that but i dont think giving a DS to a 6 your old is a good idea :(L8erSquare

I second that sexist motion! Firstly, I have been playing games since I could hold the controller (which I might add I was never inclined to put into my mouth) and I shame those who responded with comments about buying Barbie or Bratz type games.

Secondly, I have dropped my own DS plenty of times and it Nintendo built it to last. My DS has survived stairs, linoleum, cement and snow and the worst I have had happen is the games shoot out of it and I have to track them down.

You clearly don't remember being a child very well, at six it is not as if she is going to be chucking off a high chair, she's a big girl and even if she doesn't take good care of her things, it isn't going to explode if she drops it now and again (plus she is much shorter than us so the fall won't be as far). I work in a video game store, and I have sold many a DS to younger children (and I strongly discourage anyone from buying games of this type for their child, it's an insult to their intelligence).