Destructoid reader cjpkiller sent me an email this morning letting me know he saw this and thought of me. He was right to do it. What we have here is a nice collection of some of the most insane blathering I've ever seen with regards to the Wii Zapper. Not content with claiming that videogames themselves will turn their spawn into demented killers, those overly hormonal, baby-addled parents out there are now starting to claim that accessories like the Zapper will help train their innocent sprogs into highly efficient murderers. I don't even need to explain why these people are such morons, but it's worth laughing at their idiotic drivel in any case.
The Star Ledger runs a Parental Guidance feature and it is here that its readers were asked for opinions on the Wii Zapper. The featured responses are pretty golden. "Great, this is what we need. Children with guns learning how to aim and shoot," one retarded monkeyjester wrote. "Then we can sit back and wonder what is happening to our country with kids killing kids......what's next? Could we make it squirt blood, too?" Guns don't bleed, idiot!
Here's what a concerned grandparent had to say: "....Why don't they enclose an application to the NRA in every box as well....the marketing person who came up with this brain child of an idea should be fired." Meanwhile, another barely evolved simian reactionary babbled about Nintendo being irresponsible for letting kids play shooting games. Of course, there have NEVER been shooting games before Nintendo invented them all in 2007 with the advent of one silly games accessory.
Toy guns have been on sale since the dawn of time. I had a plastic machine gun when I was a toddler, and I didn't turn into Colin Columbine. These parents betray their own ignorance in attacking the trendy Wii, if they only just now have decided that gun accessories are a bad thing. We had a lightgun in the NES days and will continue to have them. I just think it's sad that not even the family-friendly Nintendo is safe from the treacherous barbs of these utter, utter nincompoops. Yes, I said nincompoops, that's how disappointed I am. I definitely don't want kids if it turns me into one of these 'people'.
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8:25 AM on 09.14.2007
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Glad this annoyed you as much at it agravated me. People need to learn them some gaming before they make comments like this.
Whoa, sorry. I think I was possessed by the spirit of a moron for a sec there.
The vast majority of recent, successful consoles have had them, then (with the exception of the Guncon & Guncon 2) suppory almost immediately died off. I guess that doesn't have anything to do with violence or whatever, I just though it was interesting (and kind of sad, because there have been alot of really, really good lightgun games over the years).
Hell, even water pistols have the same basic effect.
Should we ban them?
I bet if we could link those to video games then they would be.
Nothing like jumping on an ill-informed, ill-educated band wagon eh?
I get the feeling alot of parents are dumb these days, if they stayed at home and looked after thier spawn properly life would be better, plus add punishment in skools, oh and let my hit pikey chavs without any retort!
plus cocks!
dumb fuks!
Viva La Resistance! *pew* *pew* You Pigs!
" Wii announced over the summer that it’s coming out the a gun-like remote, so kids can play shooter games, with, well, a shooter.
What do you think about making a wand in the shape of a weapon so play is more realistic? …Is it harmful? …Will you buy one for your kids?"
Watchout guys. Wii is not a company able of releasing things.
In other news, super soakers, cap guns, BB guns, laser tag, and other 'shooting' related activities are under investigation.
:x
The other day we were all playing Gears system link and this kid came in the room. He is about 4 I think and I said I didn't know whether he should be watching this. But anyway I asked him if he thought the game was real and he said no and made it clear you should never do anything like that in real life. Four years old and he knows the difference between reality and fantasy and violence and appropriate behaviour.
In this case, maybe they aught to not buy it in the first place for their kids. A part of good parenting is knowing when to say "no."
In my case, I'll paint mine flat black and see if I can rob a bank with it.
That'll make some Real-life video game violence headlines
He had a futuristic laser gun. Like something from James Bond: Moonraker. I just gave him all the money.
pewpewpew!
I hate to break it to you Jim, but utterly retarded parents have existed since the birth of humankind. Murder? Chaos? What are these things that you speak of?
Anyway, thanks for the article. It was beautifully written as usual.
Now look more closely at this segment
"What kind of message are we sending as parents when we buy these things for our kids?"
Now an even closer look (Capitalized the important words)
"when WE buy these things FOR OUR kids?"
Here's your solution idiot, DON'T BUY THE DAMNED GUN!IF YOU WANT TO SEND A GOOD IMPRESSION, DON'T GIVE IT TO THEM! NOT YOUR PROBLEM ANYMORE!
“What we have here is a nice collection of some of the most insane blathering I’ve ever seen with regards to the Wii Zapper.”
Insane...or inane? I say both.
“Mommy, I want a Wii Zapper for Christmas!!!”
“You’ll shoot your eye out, kid.”