Poll: Gamers Over 30 Are ?Weird?
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Probably some of the 15 year olds who are convinced that anyone out of college is "old" (whatever old is-- I knew an 80 year old guy who surfed like a demon)Vault Citizen said:
I don't have kids, so it didn't occur to me until I read some of the comments from parents-- but yeah, videogames would be popular with those with children in the "will try to kill themselves if left unsupervised" age ranges. Come to think of it, I frequently hear the gleeful squawking of offspring in the background on voice.
I guess "afk bio" takes on a new meaning with a baby in the house.
Give it a few more years and there are going to be a lot more gamers over thirty.
This is like asking 'People over thirty who listen to rock music, creepy?'
Of course not, because they grew up, as people are wont to do.
This is like asking 'People over thirty who listen to rock music, creepy?'
Of course not, because they grew up, as people are wont to do.
Why is it weird for over 10's to play Mario games?Despite what you may think they're designed for all ages to enjoy.I'm 33 and I love Mario games and I don't see anything weird about that at allwastedcharlie said:
Nope, not even remotely weird.
It's cool though, I find women in their 40s and 50s who get enough plastic surgery to look like a small child's Barbie doll pretty weird too.
It amazes me how these people think they're fit to judge anyone's lifestyle.
It's cool though, I find women in their 40s and 50s who get enough plastic surgery to look like a small child's Barbie doll pretty weird too.
It amazes me how these people think they're fit to judge anyone's lifestyle.
That's exactly what the people who make these shows want because they're becoming irrelevant.LittleBlondeGoth said:Pffft. I'm over 30 and whilst I admit I might be a little weird, it's not because I play games.
Those of us who began gaming when it all really started are now in our thirties. It's a medium we've grown up with and one we can enjoy. I don't see anyone whinging about people watching TV still when they're my age - surely they've grown out of it by now? At least with gaming you're an active participant in what's going on infront of you, instead of vegetating infront of bloody Eastenders or something equally mindless.
But apparently now I'm past that 30 mark, I ought to have more to worry about than silly little games. Oh sorry, do excuse me. I suppose I should go bang out a couple of kids instead, should I?
Sod that, say I.
It's funny because I think that the housewives who watch Today should probably have better things to do... like play with their children.
This isn't surprising coming from an advertising douche like Deutsch. He would of course rather have people over 30 watching TV, reading magazines, and staring at billboards.
Video games are one of the things making traditional advertising obsolete, I would expect him to be discouraging toward it but he should be less of a prick about it.
As for being weird. So what, at least we're not "do you like me now!" weird like the people who watch shows like Today and whatever corporate sponsored drivel Deutsch hosts now.
This proves me that, still, in the minds of a large chunk of the world's opinion makers (as in, figures of power) still regard videogames as toys for children. As long as that opinion does not change within the majority of that particular group of people, videogames will not get the recognition movies or books get.
Sounds shitty, but luckliky, this will end. How? A large chunk of that influential group is getting older and older. Sooner or later they'll start dropping like flies and getting replaced by a younger generation, one that did grow up with videogames, know what they're about, and won't talk out of his ass about them. We can already see it starting to happen.
So have patience my friends, soon we will be in control! MUAHAHAHA!!!
Sounds shitty, but luckliky, this will end. How? A large chunk of that influential group is getting older and older. Sooner or later they'll start dropping like flies and getting replaced by a younger generation, one that did grow up with videogames, know what they're about, and won't talk out of his ass about them. We can already see it starting to happen.
So have patience my friends, soon we will be in control! MUAHAHAHA!!!
So many of my old WoW raids were paused because the tank had to tuck his baby in, or change his diaper. Best thing was that no-one put any pressure on him (well except for the baby) or just kicked him out of the guild outright. What a cool guild that was.Mouse One said:
A bunch of 50+ year old women who regularly get drunk at 9 in the morning think it's weird?
Forgive me for not taking them too seriously.
Forgive me for not taking them too seriously.
So you're a MILF gamer? You're pretty cool in my bookxXxJessicaxXx said:Well I'm 30 next year.But it makes it okay if I'm female right? RIGHT?
[small]It probably makes it worse doesn't it...[/small]
But seriously video games are the biggest entertainment industry in the world and we aren't supposed to like it? Sigh.
Lol no...Simeon Ivanov said:So you're a MILF gamer? You're pretty cool in my bookxXxJessicaxXx said:Well I'm 30 next year.
[small]It probably makes it worse doesn't it...[/small]
But seriously video games are the biggest entertainment industry in the world and we aren't supposed to like it? Sigh.
I don't have kids xD.
Even better!xXxJessicaxXx said:Lol no...Simeon Ivanov said:So you're a MILF gamer? You're pretty cool in my bookxXxJessicaxXx said:Well I'm 30 next year.
[small]It probably makes it worse doesn't it...[/small]
But seriously video games are the biggest entertainment industry in the world and we aren't supposed to like it? Sigh.
I don't have kids xD.
