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Quick observation: It's true, old people do play the DS photo

For the next two days, I'll be in Las Vegas (hopefully SARS free this time) to take a damn good look at some upcoming games and such from Midway. Well, on the flight here from New York, there just so happened to be a Nintendo marketing dream sitting next to me -- an old dude with a DS.

While watching TV at my seat, I see out of the corner of my eye that this old dude -- we'll call him gramps for this story -- whips out a white DS Lite. Keep in mind gramps is at least 60. Well, once I saw this, I just had to see what gramps was playing. Wanna guess what it was? Go ahead I'll wait a second ... ... ... he started playing Hotel Dusk: Room 215! What a pimp! So yeah, looks like that good ol' Nintendo marketing machine really is reaching out to the elderly. You go gramps! 

BTW, if there happens to be any readers in Vegas tonight that wanna party, let me know. I'm staying at THEhotel at Mandalay Bay. 


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mettlepoop's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2007 20:07
mettlepoop
why didnt he have a psp?
mettlepoop's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2007 20:09
mettlepoop
i thought it would have been cooler seeing him play a pre-release of "crush" next to you
Aetsen's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2007 20:11
Aetsen
I smell the Bengay and loneliness.
Crockpot's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2007 20:13
Crockpot
Old gamers rock!
Leon-G's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2007 20:13
Leon-G
I saw a guy on the bus in his 50's playing a psp but it wasnt just a psp, it was a psp in a hard plastic case with 2 umds attatched to the case as well. One was lords of dogtown (lol) and I couldnt see what the other one was. Anyway I guess the ds isnt the only handheld gaming platform that can attract older folks.. although I still like the DS more just because it has more games and the games are more pick up and play oriented.
Ignignokt01's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2007 20:32
Ignignokt01
I got hotel dusk. Its very interesting to say the least, and I'd give the art style 9/10
Danzuke's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2007 20:32
Danzuke
THEhotel.... swanky
Cheesyhoboe's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2007 20:49
Cheesyhoboe
Likes his mystery stories, I guess.
momiji58's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2007 20:57
momiji58
Good for old people who're not afraid of new (or relatively new) technology, even if they don't play kick-ass games on them. I like it that they play the likes of Hotel Dusk.. like reading a good mystery, or a Choose Your Own Adventure book.
Lezbro's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2007 20:57
Lezbro
Way to go, righteous old guy!
ian_esq's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2007 21:22
ian_esq
You should see the Penn&Teller show @ the Rio

I hear it's amazing, and I love those guys
dprime's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2007 22:00
dprime
Both my mom and my friend's grandmother have a DS.
Milofo's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/25/2007 03:17
Milofo
I would like to be the cool grandpa when I get old, the one that plays videogames with the kids and can still win.
donkeykong's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/25/2007 08:13
donkeykong
Gamers for life though, right? It's easy enough for us to say we'll be gamers when we're old because we grew up as gamers. Gramps was already in his thirties (at least!) by the time Pong came out.
Chris Taran's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/25/2007 13:52
Chris Taran
How the hell is Hotel Dusk not a "kick-ass game"? Don't knock it if you haven't tried it.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/25/2007 14:20
Mxyzptlk
Old people are an urban legend.
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