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#1 JustAGamer01
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This a remark many haters say, "ummm yea wii is for the kiddies and so is nintendo!!".... yea whatever, im 19 all my friends that own a wii are 18 and up. so the question begs to ask is ninty gamers who grew up on nintendo in the late 80's and early 90's be kiddy? If anything  that would be cows and lemmings who are mainly preteens. Nintendogamer=old gamer........silly cows sony is for kids...
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#2 poopinloop32
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well alot of casuals think of the Wii is the youth console
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#3 RahnAetas
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I wonder when I'm in my 40-50s if I'll still be just a kid on the inside.
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#4 Oroin
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I don't think wii is for kids.  Sure I guess it's kid friendly or some games are aimed for kids. but imo, overall aimed for any aged group.
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#5 MaTT2011
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I've always noticed that more "kids" seem to play 360/ps2/3 whereas all the older folk i know are partial to nintendo........ ....interesting how this reality thing works out
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I wonder when I'm in my 40-50s if I'll still be just a kid on the inside.RahnAetas
Well I'm 16 now, but I'm an 8 year old on the inside (you should have seen how I acted when I was a councellor at the cub summer camp), so when I'm 40 I'll act like I'm twenty :lol:
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#7 immortality20
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21 and have a Wii. Not really enjoying as much as I thought...but I have it.
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#8 Kev_Unreal
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This a remark many haters say, "ummm yea wii is for the kiddies and so is nintendo!!".... yea whatever, im 19 all my friends that own a wii are 18 and up. so the question begs to ask is ninty gamers who grew up on nintendo in the late 80's and early 90's be kiddy? If anything  that would be cows and lemmings who are mainly preteens. Nintendogamer=old gamer........silly cows sony is for kids...JustAGamer01

I agreed.:)

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#9 Nintendo-Wii
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 Looks at these kids play Wii!
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#10 RKFS
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Most of the the top selling games are 13+ Despite the majority of games being "kiddy" games.
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My 19 year old friend stood in line for the console on its release date. The youngest person standing there was my friend (there were 10 other people there).
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#12 Tylendal
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My 19 year old friend stood in line for the console on its release date. The youngest person standing there was my friend (there were 10 other people there).Litchie
Not counting my 13 yr old brother, I was the youngest person in line where I was.
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#13 JustAGamer01
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And another thing wii games arent kiddy... a dora the explorer game is kiddy, mario is for everyone...

Challange: see how far ur youngest can get in super mario world or mario 64, then give em GTA4 or Halo 1or 2. and see in which one he gets further..

A game can be less dark and more colorful (mario) but be harder and more hardcore...

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This a remark many haters say, "ummm yea wii is for the kiddies and so is nintendo!!".... yea whatever, im 19 all my friends that own a wii are 18 and up. so the question begs to ask is ninty gamers who grew up on nintendo in the late 80's and early 90's be kiddy? If anything  that would be cows and lemmings who are mainly preteens. Nintendogamer=old gamer........silly cows sony is for kids...JustAGamer01

umm how about no.

Im 24 gonna be 25 in july, I grew up on Nintendo, but I have since moved on to consoles to more of my taste.  Nintendo's games in the past > Nintendos games of the present HANDS DOWN.  & just cause a person has one console or another does not mean that they are "kiddy" :roll:  MANY old school gamers have 360's or PS3's and have since moved on from Nintendo, it does not mean that 360 or ps3 users = new gamers in there teen's.

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#15 Kev_Unreal
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My 19 year old friend stood in line for the console on its release date. The youngest person standing there was my friend (there were 10 other people there).Litchie

Where I lived there was over 200 people in line for the Wii at launch date and I too was the youngest person standing.:( most people were in their late 20's or early 30's.

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#16 Litchie
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[QUOTE="Litchie"]My 19 year old friend stood in line for the console on its release date. The youngest person standing there was my friend (there were 10 other people there).Kev_Unreal

Where I lived there was over 200 people in line for the Wii at launch date and I too was the youngest person standing.:( most people were in their late 20's or early 30's.

Yeah, there was 150 people standing in line at another store, so don't think that the Wii isn't popular where I live..
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[QUOTE="JustAGamer01"]This a remark many haters say, "ummm yea wii is for the kiddies and so is nintendo!!".... yea whatever, im 19 all my friends that own a wii are 18 and up. so the question begs to ask is ninty gamers who grew up on nintendo in the late 80's and early 90's be kiddy? If anything  that would be cows and lemmings who are mainly preteens. Nintendogamer=old gamer........silly cows sony is for kids...shaggymcp

umm how about no.

Im 24 gonna be 25 in july, I grew up on Nintendo, but I have since moved on to consoles to more of my taste.  Nintendo's games in the past > Nintendos games of the present HANDS DOWN.  & just cause a person has one console or another does not mean that they are "kiddy" :roll:  MANY old school gamers have 360's or PS3's and have since moved on from Nintendo, it does not mean that 360 or ps3 users = new gamers in there teen's.

i agree, the samething happened to me, it all boils down to preference, which a lot of people don't seem to get, though i don't agree when people call the wii kiddie, cause it's targeted towards everybody, not just kids
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#18 shaggymcp
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My 19 year old friend stood in line for the console on its release date. The youngest person standing there was my friend (there were 10 other people there).Litchie

I was the 10th person in line at Best Buy when I got my Wii, and I was there for 12 hours in line, and almost everyone that I talked to that showed up was there for one reason, to re-sell it on ebay for a profit ( including me 2 weeks later when I experinced the wii )  I have a friend that has already sold 10 of them on Ebay, and he is still making a profit, cause people can't find them in stores cause Ebay'ers are grabbing them up to sell them for a profit.

To sum it up its doesn't mean squat as to who is standing in line for it, cause they could be keeping it for themselves, buying it for a friend, selling it, just cause they are there does not mean that they are the one's representing the person that will use it and be the final owner.

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[QUOTE="Litchie"]My 19 year old friend stood in line for the console on its release date. The youngest person standing there was my friend (there were 10 other people there).Kev_Unreal

Where I lived there was over 200 people in line for the Wii at launch date and I too was the youngest person standing.:( most people were in their late 20's or early 30's.

yeah but honestly, how many 6 year olds would go to a midnight launch... Besides the nintendo 64 kid.
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#20 ultima-flare
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"Silly gamer, Wiis are for kids"
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#21 draak3000
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Who gives a f*** whether the games are for kids or not.  The games still SUCK.  Sorry but its the truth.  I would have got a Wii by now if there was anything decent on the damn console.  And I'm NOT buying the Wii for zelda only.
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#22 Demonic_Eyes133
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GC was pretty kiddy, but the wii isnt, it just appeals to alot of demographics. And Disaster: Day Of Crisis, No More Heroes, Project Hammer, MP3 all look alright for mature folk.
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#23 JustAGamer01
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[QUOTE="JustAGamer01"]This a remark many haters say, "ummm yea wii is for the kiddies and so is nintendo!!".... yea whatever, im 19 all my friends that own a wii are 18 and up. so the question begs to ask is ninty gamers who grew up on nintendo in the late 80's and early 90's be kiddy? If anything  that would be cows and lemmings who are mainly preteens. Nintendogamer=old gamer........silly cows sony is for kids...shaggymcp

umm how about no.

Im 24 gonna be 25 in july, I grew up on Nintendo, but I have since moved on to consoles to more of my taste.  Nintendo's games in the past > Nintendos games of the present HANDS DOWN.  & just cause a person has one console or another does not mean that they are "kiddy" :roll:  MANY old school gamers have 360's or PS3's and have since moved on from Nintendo, it does not mean that 360 or ps3 users = new gamers in there teen's.

How about yes.. just cause u moved on doesnt everyone else has. im not 19 i still love nintendo, im i a kid? no huh so ur 24 grew up on nintendo meaning were from around the same generation smart guy.....

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#24 Master_Hermes
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 Nintendo-Wii


Ah, youth. Such vigor, such life! I'd give anything to be that young again...

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#25 Kev_Unreal
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GC was pretty kiddy, but the wii isnt, it just appeals to alot of demographics. And Disaster: Day Of Crisis, No More Heroes, Project Hammer, MP3 all look alright for mature folk.
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I'm mature and I play Mario.:)

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#26 JustAGamer01
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GC was pretty kiddy, but the wii isnt, it just appeals to alot of demographics. And Disaster: Day Of Crisis, No More Heroes, Project Hammer, MP3 all look alright for mature folk.
Demonic_Eyes133

I see what ur saying but i aint talkin about games per-say more about the demographic in general....

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BTW on the topic on Wii games for kids, which games for the Wii are actually rated M?
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#28 TacoJelly
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all the kids games have flopped on wii
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#29 Demonic_Eyes133
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BTW on the topic on Wii games for kids, which games for the Wii are actually rated M?The_Rayzor

Theres The GodFather: Blackhand Edition & Manhunt 2,  and for now thats all i think.
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#30 Teh_Stevz
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well alot of casuals think of the Wii is the youth consolepoopinloop32
Most casuals thought of VGs as that. It doesn't just imply to the Wii. The evidence is shown to the constant badgering the industry gets when games like GTA get into kids hands. Funny how 'Personal Responsibility' becomes a non-factor in such situations.
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#31 Master_Hermes
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BTW on the topic on Wii games for kids, which games for the Wii are actually rated M?The_Rayzor


Out of the released and announced games? Well, there's FarCry Vengeance, Scarface, the Godfather Blackhand Edition, and Manhunt 2...

Games like Sadness and No More Heroes look like they will receive M ratings aswell.

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#32 RKFS
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Who gives a f*** whether the games are for kids or not. The games still SUCK. Sorry but its the truth. I would have got a Wii by now if there was anything decent on the damn console. And I'm NOT buying the Wii for zelda only.draak3000
SUCK=Opinion and there's plenty of "decent" (7.0+) games on the Wii (but that doesn't necessary mean they are your taste).
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#33 fartgorilla
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Kids seem to like it. So do I, and I'm definitely not a kid. So I wouldn't say that it's "for" kids...it's for everybody.
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#34 kauliaris711
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well i`m 18 and i have a wii...wii is designed for everyone...
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#35 Sinheart
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yeah i'm 23 and i enjoy wii... so I don't think it's only for kids. It's for kids and everyone who isn't a kid. the wii is being marketed towards all ages and both genders. it sure felt like the gamecube was marketed towards kids though.
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#36 JamesHirst
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Who gives a f*** whether the games are for kids or not. The games still SUCK. Sorry but its the truth. I would have got a Wii by now if there was anything decent on the damn console. And I'm NOT buying the Wii for zelda only.draak3000

That's your opinion friend. I think a lot of the games are great and not just zelda.
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Who gives a f*** whether the games are for kids or not. The games still SUCK. Sorry but its the truth. I would have got a Wii by now if there was anything decent on the damn console. And I'm NOT buying the Wii for zelda only.draak3000
so your gonna buy the PS3 just for Resistance?
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#38 GandolfoCorp
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Well, if the Wii has the stigma of being 'kiddy' its likely that the kids who supposedly play this console are likely to pick up and xbox360 or playstation2/3 instead because they want to appear more grown up. Kids like to emulate their elders (especially elder peers) and if they think that they play xbox, they are likely to emulate that. Just reminds me of when i was a lil' un and there were always those who would boast about seeing something like 'Terminator 2' or 'Aliens' claiming how grown up that made them, I'm pretty sure it'll be the same nowerdays with kids boasting about their ownership of Gears of War or GTA.
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[QUOTE="The_Rayzor"]BTW on the topic on Wii games for kids, which games for the Wii are actually rated M?Demonic_Eyes133

Theres The GodFather: Blackhand Edition & Manhunt 2, and for now thats all i think.



also mortal kombat is coming out soon
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[QUOTE="shaggymcp"]

[QUOTE="JustAGamer01"]This a remark many haters say, "ummm yea wii is for the kiddies and so is nintendo!!".... yea whatever, im 19 all my friends that own a wii are 18 and up. so the question begs to ask is ninty gamers who grew up on nintendo in the late 80's and early 90's be kiddy? If anything  that would be cows and lemmings who are mainly preteens. Nintendogamer=old gamer........silly cows sony is for kids...JustAGamer01

umm how about no.

Im 24 gonna be 25 in july, I grew up on Nintendo, but I have since moved on to consoles to more of my taste.  Nintendo's games in the past > Nintendos games of the present HANDS DOWN.  & just cause a person has one console or another does not mean that they are "kiddy" :roll:  MANY old school gamers have 360's or PS3's and have since moved on from Nintendo, it does not mean that 360 or ps3 users = new gamers in there teen's.

How about yes.. just cause u moved on doesnt everyone else has. im not 19 i still love nintendo, im i a kid? no huh so ur 24 grew up on nintendo meaning were from around the same generation smart guy.....

dude, you said that non-nintendo gamers are kiddie "Nintendogamer=old gamer" give me a break, and he just disagreed with you, as have i, stop with the fanboyism
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#41 Bass7
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Just because it has a variety of games, even reaching out to "kids" doeesn't make it kiddy. Look at all of those weird PC games >.>.