Are you over 18? Do you play AC?

[spector1]

guys its just one of those annoying wii safety things like im playing guitar hero it says to put one of the straps on im like BUT GUITAR HERO DOESN'T NEED ONE and when the wii fit came out apparently it can hurt your shoulders :-/ i would like to see that and you shouldn't play wii with eye problems bright colors not like you will be like arr! "so bright im dieing"
any way who even reads that crap

 

[Jake]

my grandpa plays i made him play once & now he likes it hes like 81

 

[fireflyjl0099]

i think the government is gelious he has the game and they dont...lol

 

[crakgenius]

I'm 13 and I play it. Animal Crossing is more of a game where you make your own goals. Sure, they might be small, but meh. I play it because it look cute. Besides, it's not like this world's any better.

Dear <ac player>,

You have been laid off. Sorry bout the whole Bell recession but...yeah.

Sincerely, Tom Nook.

Bwaaaaaaaaahahaha

Yeah, next thing you know, every one of your animal neighbors have moved out because Tom Nook had to foreclose on their homes. You walk down by the bus stop and Hopper's got a "will work for food" sign... wearing one of the designs you deleted from your design storage, except it's all torn.

Hopper: Brrrrrr.... soooo cooooold.

Yeah, let's keep reality OUT of this game.

 

[fraiseberry]

i m shocked O_O by what some people are thinkintg of this game .
french advertising only show adults who are playing at AC.
Much of my contacts are over 18!!!
I know 2 gamers who are 55 old and who plays whith their kids and their little kids.

I shoked by what Andy Anderson said !!!!
I m adult i love playing at animal crossing!!!!
I love to escape to the real world in this game ^^!!!!

PS: there too many video game more dangerous than animal crossing

 

[Ray_lofstad]

Thank you Storm, for this post and this thread. I had seen OCM's original post and pondered over the article for quite some time. Truth be told, I haven't connected to anyone via WiFi since the article first appeared. This sort of fear mongering has a tendency to spread like wildfire until it becomes a Mccarthean witch hunt.

I hadn't seen the gamepolitics.com article, though. It is an excellent retort, although in a far too obscure setting. More online gaming sources should carry the torch!

The simple, short answer is this: government fears video games.

They fear what they don't understand, and they simply won't ever take the time to understand video games or gamers. They attack violent video games, because they say the games lead to children acting violently. They attack addictive puzzle games because they lead to obesity and a more sedentary lifestyle. And now, they attack games that allow players to connect and interact with one another because they attract pedophiles.

You know what else attracts pedophiles? Playgrounds. Lets close them all down and bulldoze them to the ground. MacDonalds. Sorry Ronald, you and your playlands gotta close up shop. The Circus. Carnivals. How about children. Children sure seem to attract pedophiles. Sorry kids... you all gotta grow up.

You know what would be great? Tougher laws that kept pedophiles off the street. Leave my game alone.

this xD

 

[crakgenius]

i m shocked O_O by what some people are thinkintg of this game .
french advertising only show adults who are playing at AC.
Much of my contacts are over 18!!!
I know 2 gamers who are 55 old and who plays whith their kids and their little kids.

I shoked by what Andy Anderson said !!!!
I m adult i love playing at animal crossing!!!!
I love to escape to the real world in this game ^^!!!!

PS: there too many video game more dangerous than animal crossing

The North American advertising was pretty much the same. However, since you live in France you really have no idea how much FEAR plays a role in politics here in the United States. It's a different political landscape.

I agree with you completely. Most of the players I know are over 18. The only players I know who are under 18 are my children and some people whom I have met on this site. I have played online with a few younger players from here, and because of the innocent and childlike nature of the game, it never seemed weird. I have also let my children connect to other people from here without worry.

There ARE many more dangerous games out there... and more dangerous ways to interact online.

Oh, and welcome to The Bell Tree... I see this was one of your first posts.

 

[fraiseberry]

i show this topic in one of french forum i m registered
75% of the users are under 18
Everybody were shocked like me by this man

We have too this type of politician
For exemple "segolene royale" during the 90s she said that all manga were violent...
and she made all she could to forbide a moovie: "my neighbour totoro"...
and she managed to...