I'll be honest ...
I would estimate that I have killed thousands ... perhaps hundreds of thousands ... of aliens, zombies, Nazis, and opposing forces of every kind. All death by video game. On the flip side, I have never drawn and fired a weapon at a human. How, after shooting, killing, murdering all of those pixelated bad guys, is it possible that I've never turned a weapon on someone else?
Sounds ridiculous, doesn't it? Of course it's ridiculous. What else would you expect out of the PRNJ (Peoples Republic of New Jersey). A blog post under the heading 'Parental Guidance' is blasting Nintendo for their upcoming Wii Zapper accessory which will allow the user to connect the Wiimote and the nunchuk in a futuristic space blaster kind of thing (shown at left).
As of this time, there were 81 comments posted to the piece. There are a few off the wall comments like this:
"Great, this is what we need. Children with guns learning how to aim and shoot. Then we can sit back and wonder what is happening to our country with kids killing kids......what's next? Could we make it squirt blood, too?"
While I have not counted and categorized each response, most of those making a comment are not of the same mindset. Many make the valid point that it's up to each parent to decide what comes in the house ... Nintendo won't be forcing you to take it home. Others note how we adults often grew up with a BB gun and we haven't drawn on our neighbors (not to mention the fact that earlier Nintendo games also had similar gun accessories). Still others point out that the Nintendo Wii has as many adults as players as they do children.
Check it out here. And have a good laugh. It does my heart good to see that there are more with common sense than those who are off their rocker.
Where do you stand on this? Let's hear it!
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