Nintendo Holds Pre-Teen Slumber Party for Dragon Quest IX

[Cliff_m85]

Nintendo....why don't you take a seat over there?

 

[Tharwen]

That sounds like brainwashing...

The pillows, shirts, decor, only source of 'official' entertainment, and probably any music chosen for the event... was all... Dragon Quest themed...?

I can imagine them waking up over the next week, screaming about slimes 'n' stuff.

 

[RMcD94]

Is that an image of a 12 year old girl?

Where I live they look a lot older, and have hit puberty...

Some interesting tags on this article.

 

[Dr. wonderful]

Solid Snake: What.
Dr. wonderful: the.
Desmomd miles: fuck.


Well, I'll give them points on the creative process...but parents won't warm up to this/or figure a way to make this get of of control.

 

[teh_Canape]

this seems appropiate

really, nintendo kinda creeps me out = P

 

[Double A]

Totally not creepy.

 

[BENZOOKA]

Nothing wrong with that.

 

[Stuntkid]

Wait, only little girls. I'm a 20 yr. old guy and I play it nonstop. What kind of marketing philosophy is this? Is it: As in only girls should be playing it, or as in they want to get a bunch of little girls in one place.

haha, pedophiles.

No, seriously, I know nothing will happen. But still. this is wierd and unusual. For any company to do it. Consider my eyebrows raised.

 

[Scobie]

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[Jaded Scribe]

While at a glance, it may seem creepy. But I see rec centers and the like doing lock-ins all the time (and went to them quite frequently).

As long as there was proper supervision and protocols, no need to assume a creepy factor.

 

[[Gavo]]

]Okay, then.

Weird. Really weird.

If by 'weird' you mean 'creepy as fuck' then yeah.

Edit: Am I the only one who thinks this is just Nintendo's preliminary attempt to bring Lolicon out of anime/manga and into the real world?

Yeah pretty much.

 

[Rad Party God]

I don't think it's creepy, I think it's just awesome... and I want one of those shirts and plushies...

 

[OldAccount]

Whoever pitched that idea needs to be on some sort of list.

 

[Void(null)]

In related news: Nintendo PR Manager arrested for child pornography ring. More news at elven.

Seriously, that's one of the strangest promotions I have ever heard of. This even beats the running into a pub with a fake gun as a terrorist promotion thing.

 

[Alar]

I... wh... huh? I suppose if I were that age I would probably be interested, then again I've never played Dragon Quest.

 

[Flunk]

Call me when you're having a party with girls about 8 years older than that...

P.S. I hated Dragon Quest VIII with a passion, most annoying RPG I've ever played and that's saying a lot.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Creepier?

The idea of Nintendo inviting a group of 12 year old girls to a slumber party

Or

The idea of being in a slumber party with a host of other uber-nerds?

I mean, I was watching a Kodak advert from the 80s a few nights ago; and on Primetime TV there's a running film of a pre-teen girl running across the screen naked.

I dunno...have we got oversensitive to what we see?

 

[Mcupobob]

Never heard of dragon quest and plan to never look into now, considering I'm not 12 or a girl.