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Video Games - No Longer Just a Kid's Toy

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I'm here to teach you everything about homicide... apparently
I'm here to teach you everything about homicide... apparently
Now what I'm about to say is probably obvious to those of you who frequent these boards. But there are still old fossils in government who believe that games are children's toys and that any violent games are created either for the express purpose of corrupting our youth, or have the "careless side effect" of doing so.

According to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project, fully 53% of all adults play video games. Even considering that a large number of these people likely only play casual games, a good number of subjects of the survey likely play what are considered violent or morally questionable games

For example, at an estimated 6.2 million copies sold worldwide of Grand Theft Auto IV between its April release for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and July, and a total of approximately 34 million consoles, 18% of console gamers, or more than 2% of American adults, likely purchased GTA IV.

This does not account for games purchased for play by multiple people, nor does it account for used game sales. Even considering the number of these sold to or for use by children, this percentage is probably largely self-correcting for this oversight due to correlation between game and console sales for children or adults.

Do we have 6 million cop killers on the loose? It sounds ridiculous when it's put into context, but some people would like you to believe it.


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I'm here to teach you everything about homicide... apparently
I'm here to teach you everything about homicide... apparently
Now what I'm about to say is probably obvious to those of you who frequent these boards. But there are still old fossils in government who believe that games are children's toys and that any violent games are created either for the express purpose of corrupting our youth, or have the "careless side effect" of doing so.

According to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project, fully 53% of all adults play video games. Even considering that a large number of these people likely only play casual games, a good number of subjects of the survey likely play what are considered violent or morally questionable games

For example, at an estimated 6.2 million copies sold worldwide of Grand Theft Auto IV between its April release for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and July, and a total of approximately 34 million consoles, 18% of console gamers, or more than 2% of American adults, likely purchased GTA IV.

This does not account for games purchased for play by multiple people, nor does it account for used game sales. Even considering the number of these sold to or for use by children, this percentage is probably largely self-correcting for this oversight due to correlation between game and console sales for children or adults.

Do we have 6 million cop killers on the loose? It sounds ridiculous when it's put into context, but some people would like you to believe it.


Pew Research Center - Adults Are Players Too
NPD Group - Leading Market Research Firms Join Forces...
NexGenWars.com
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Games are not always for kids.. Example... The Witcher.

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Lunarbunny said:
"I'm here to teach you everything about homicide... apparentlyNow what I'm about to say is probably obvious to those of you who frequent these boards. But there are still old fossils in government who believe that games are children's toys and that any violent games are created either for the express purpose of corrupting our youth, or have the "careless side effect" of doing so."
DAM YOU OLD PEOPLE!
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Games aren't for kids only, tho I wouldn't like kid games to stop being made since I guess kids are a big part of the market.

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Ignorance and close mindedness is why we have the Jack Thompson's and the various groups crying out about video games corrupting the youth of today. Little Billy punches a kid into a pulp at school because he played GTAIV, not because when he was home he saw Daddy slap Mummy around like a ragdoll in the kitchen?

God forbid society takes responsibility for its actions and stops blaming other sources for our problems.

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Hamz said:
"Ignorance and close mindedness is why we have the Jack Thompson's and the various groups crying out about video games corrupting the youth of today. Little Billy punches a kid into a pulp at school because he played GTAIV, not because when he was home he saw Daddy slap Mummy around like a ragdoll in the kitchen?

God forbid society takes responsibility for its actions and stops blaming other sources for our problems."
I agree 100 percent. Tho I also think that not all kids should play all games, I don't think that GTA4 is appropriate for a 10 year old, not that I think something will happen if a 10 year old plays GTA4.
Games are like movies for me, if young kids understand the more mature content of a game and they understand that it's a game and only a game, that's cool. I do think the ESRB are over the top with their ratings,