DSi for kids?

[meowth14]

The DS isn't just for kids. I'm in High School and I see them all the time.
In school today, there were two girls playing some Mario game on their DS during my Foods class!
And I always see people playing Pokemon before school.

 

[Full Moon]

Thank you guys for all the opinions, they really helped.

 

[StarlightSearcher]

The DS isn't for kids. Some adults play them too (mostly Brain Age or something like that).

 

[Cybertron]

Tsh. What kind of friends are they if they're serious when they mean that? Like it or not, friends should respect how their other friends feel about certain things. I only own a DSi, but have owned a PSP and played the PS3 and X-Box 360. I have to say, I can see where they get the idea of "childish,' but grow up. It's not about the type of game you're playing, as long as you're having fun yourself, then that's what matters.

 

[infmach]

I will have to give a second opinion, the DSi is neutral according to age. Why? The DSi is not a kid console, it is neutral since most attacks are about moving a little pen, this is not childish, this is fun. Wario Ware:touched! is a mini-games game, but it is neutral because the games are like in some way entertainment way that doesn't have nor blood nor bunnies jumping.

 

[Juliacoolo]

Yeah well they finnaly did come up with a reason. They said it didnt have good games and all the games they have are rated E. Isnt that a good thing? I know they arent all E though. And for some reason I think COD has possesed their minds and gave them a blood lust. They said that they were all baby games because there was no blood. I think thats creepy.

Try playing GTA china town. That should shut their mouths.

 

[Mudkip711]

Well the only reason why most teen boys prefer the X-Box and PS3 is becuase they have most of the blood and gore games than the DSi. Nintendo focused the DSi around kids under 16 or so but they also made it so everyone can enjoy it. And Microsoft (Is that it???) made the X-Box for teens but also made it fun for little kids.

The X-box: You can talk to friends, play with people online, get game downloads

DSi: Interactive, doesn't cost as much

They both have their ups and downs but they are still made for everyone. And everyone has their own opinion on things but it is not right on how they are making fun of you.

 

[Pi3ce0fmind]

That's pretty sad that you were made fun of all day. Sad as in people would make fun of you for something that should not be a big deal at all. Don't worry about the whole situation. You're in 8th grade. In high-school you will have more to worry about than being made fun of for playing DSi. I say burn the bridges now and start over. Anyways I own both a DS Lite and a 360 and I equally enjoy them. I never purchase or judge a game based on its rating. A rating does not signify whether a game is quality or not.

 

[dmaster]

As many have already said, I'll just add in my two cents.

Obviously the DSi is not for kids. Bring Grand Theft Auto, The World Ends With You, the Trauma Center series, Advance Wars: Days of Ruin and even Brothers in Arms DS and they'll shut up like the X-box lovers and PS3 lovers they are. I don't even think you'll be doubting the DSi is for kids after playing those games. ;]

dmaster out.

 

[omahanime]

My wife and I each have our own DS.

 

[Abomasnow-Man29]

I do have to wonder did anything like this happen to your friends?
Or maybe this?

 

[Bulbasaur45S]

Yeah well they finnaly did come up with a reason. They said it didnt have good games and all the games they have are rated E. Isnt that a good thing? I know they arent all E though. And for some reason I think COD has possesed their minds and gave them a blood lust. They said that they were all baby games because there was no blood. I think thats creepy.

there's cod for DS ya kno... super fun lol

 

[Mr. Meep]

Yeah well they finnaly did come up with a reason. They said it didnt have good games and all the games they have are rated E. Isnt that a good thing? I know they arent all E though. And for some reason I think COD has possesed their minds and gave them a blood lust. They said that they were all baby games because there was no blood. I think thats creepy.

I'm sorry, but your friends have just earned an EPIC FAIL award. Just because a game doesn't have blood, guts and fanservice all over the place, doesn't mean it's a "baby game." I can name several examples:

- The World Ends With You
- The Legend of Zelda (practically any game in the series)
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- Pokémon D/P/Pt
- Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates
- Super Mario Galaxy

And that's just a handful of such games. All of these games, while they're suitable for younger audiences graphically, have complex gameplay that can appeal to any "hardcore gamer" (which, by the way, I feel is a term made up by immature fanboys to make themselves look smarter than they actually are). If they believe that a game sucks because it doesn't have bursting brains all over the place, tell them that they're missing out on a lot of wonderful games and that they probably don't deserve to play such great games if they're that foolish.

Besides, even their beloved XBox 360 isn't free of "baby games." Case in point:

 

[Red]

I dislike people who only like violent games and think that Nintendo systems are for babies. It gets very annoying at my school constantly being made fun of for liking Pokemon, and then hearing all the self-proclaimed popular kids talk about COD4 and Halo.

Really, there are amazing games for the DS.

And like the above poster, JUST because a game doesn't have blood, doesn't mean it's for babies. That's another thing I hate about some gamers.