Nintendo is the most hated company...

[Tristan Fattest of All Kids]

In a summer camp brochure, (a math camp; yes I am a nerd) I was reading the list of rules. Same as usual rules--Don't smoke, Don't kill, Don't have sex--except gazing down the page, I spotted quite a few odd rules.
"No Nintendo...
No Gameboys"
It went on to say that "these kinds of games take up an immense amount of time" and basically claimed they are addictive.

I do believe that you should not bring video games to math camp, but...
Why do you gotta hate Nintendo?!?

Really, has anyone ever heard of how addicting GTA4 can get (no offense to non-addicted GTA4 players.)
Why are Sony and Microsoft not being persecuted? I don't understand?

 

[Crevelyan]

Because Nintendo is so well known they are used to categorically describe video games.

I'm sure PSPs are banned as well.

 

[Kraut]

eh, there are alot more gameboys than there are PSP's, and you cant exactly sneak a playstation/xbox into camp unless you got skillz and a TV =D
the rules probably havent been updated in awhile

 

[Sinistar]

Their marketting campains are so overhyped, especially Microsoft, so they lure kids into getting their crappy games and systems.

In other words, the cheap way out.

They do come out with their goods, but you have to tell me one good PSP game, and if it's also on a console, it's better.

Xbox 360's have a 30% fail rate.

Nintendo doesn't need to make their games look "awesome" by stupid marketting ploys. They simply go with the flow yet providing excellent games and great reputition.

 

[Naybewon]

I think it's really just a bunch of people who don't know much about video games at all, yet know that "Nintendo" is a gaming system (probably the only one they really grew up with knowing, especially if they didn't play anything themselves)

So they're just utilizing the word "Nintendo" hoping for it to be synonymous with "Nintendo, Xbox360, Playstation3, PSP, DS, etc"

 

[kewl]

i remember my family always told me nintendo was bad for my mind back back when the pokemon games came out for gameboy and ocarina of time on n64, i played all day long.

but its funny because i had a playstation too they never told me a playstation or sony or sega was bad for me. it was always nintendo. lol

 

[Sinistar]

In my opinion, kids pretty much pick a game out of a hat that seems "awesome" on TV, and boom! You got yourself a retarted yet genious marketting campaign.

And I'm around their ages too.

 

[Sai Winner of Games]

Back in my day, when I went to math camp, we programed our own games on our calculators. Don't complain if you don't have the skill.

 

[SpaceFalcon]

Most parents let their kids play video games to keep them quiet.

Or don't let them play at all and make them un-happy, one of the two.

 

[Fatmanonice]

Um... Nintendo is still sometimes used an encompassing word for all video games in general. It's like how some people refer to all soda as "Coke" or tissues as "Kleenex."

 

[The Real Gamer]

Um... Nintendo is still sometimes used an encompassing word for all video games in general. It's like how some people refer to all soda as "Coke" or tissues as "Kleenex."

I agree. They were probablly just referring to any hand-held games. In example, I will be playing X box 360 and my parents will tell me to turn that "nintendo" off.

 

[Tristan Fattest of All Kids]

inside joke

Back in my day, when I went to math camp, we programed our own games on our calculators. Don't complain if you don't have the skill.

lol, saito hajame.

 

[Banjodorf]

Um... Nintendo is still sometimes used an encompassing word for all video games in general. It's like how some people refer to all soda as "Coke" or tissues as "Kleenex."

Yep.

Besides, many more people hate microsoft and Sony.


I especially hate microsoft, but still buy their system because I HAVE to play Banjo-Kazooie 3...

 

[pirkid]

Nintendo = Gaming like Band-Aid = any type of bandage healer.

Just a company typo. It happens a lot.

"OOO, you have an ipod?!"
"No, it's just a no name MP3 player..."

 

[Austin55]

GTA4 is hated. So are Sony and Microsoft.
........Jack Thompson.

 

[acv]

because 360 fails.

how does this affect your gameplay anyways?

 

[Chagen46]

because 360 fails.

how does this affect your gameplay anyways?

The 360 is awesome!


What u' smokin'?

 

[acv]

The 360 is awesome!


What u' smokin'?

search for "red rings of death"

 

[Kitsu06]

Nintendo doesn't need to make their games look "awesome" by stupid marketting ploys. They simply go with the flow yet providing excellent games and great reputition.

I can attest to this. I have an Xbox360, and there's only 3 games I like on it so far. Bioshock, overlord, and dead rising. (Halo series is ok too, but I can play that at a buddies house without needing to buy it)

With Wii there's a bunch more games that I want. mostly due to the fact that they're not some sports or fps ripoff. And no offense to sports and fps fans, but sports aren't my thing, and fps's can be replicated too easily without enough creative input.

 

[kenja0]

People shouldn't really hold a grudge on video game systems.

If you're abusive, you get rings of death.
If you're impatient, you get long load times and glitches.
If you're lazy, you get tired playing wii.

All the game systems have their pros and cons. I'd rather pay attention to games than hold a grudge on a video game system because it competes with my preferred system. And with a little save up and responsible use of money, you can afford all the game systems very fast. Besides:

Wii = 5-6 games + 1 for every 2 accessories you need with it (controller attachments, charger etc)
[Caps extremely high b/c of so many different accessories]
PS3= 9-10 games + 1 for every extra controller needed
[Caps at 6]
360= 8 games + 1 for every accessory and missing experience attachment you need to get to on par with the other systems.
[Caps a little higher than PS3 + an extra one for every month of online play you want]

(If you do the math, it's true, they all cost the same once you have all of what you need for each)

Even if you're poor, it's easy to work the system. I did it.

 

[distr0ia]

don't read into it too much

Nintendo is a household name and has become pseudonymous with "video games" in general

 

[Psychoace]

If you want to get technical you can bring your D.S. since it's not a game boy. The game boy line was discontinued.

 

[Empy]

I've always loved Nintendo. Till Brawl, now it's /fanboy for me.

 

[Chagen46]

search for "red rings of death"

I know about that.


ANy Xbox 360 owner worth his salt would know that.

 

[LinkSpecialist]

"Rings of Death"
My 360 nearly died trying to play CoD4. Luckily it was sent to the hospital (Microsoft) and it was all better in two-three weeks.

I find it very ironic how Nintendo is the only gaming company left that makes pure innocent games yet is blamed for all the violence the PS3 and X-box 360 cause.

 

[Chexr]

So they're blamed for nothing? Due to them not creating any violence.

 

[LinkSpecialist]

So they're blamed for nothing? Due to them not creating any violence.

hmm...maybe not, but you have to admit. This is a large reason why Nintendo plays it safe when it comes to making games.

 

[Marie_54]

Real men/women go to video game camps...



Those people sound like dumb stereotypers, the kind that think all video games are made by Nintendo.
Anyways there are other companies that have way more hate than Nintendo, Burger King for example, all the poor fat people that can't stop because they are addicted to cardboard that they put inside food.

lolz

 

[MzNetta]

Nintedo was mentioned because they dominate the handheld market.
Handhelds that you can bring to your math camp.
I don't think anyone would try to smuggle in a 360...

 

[Honto-E-Lawl]

hahah wow...lol

i want to sneak my portable Microsoft xsquared 180 in to math camp Xp

 

[Tofu Beast]

Old people just tend say 'Nintendo' instead of a video game console. It comes from the nes/snes. People just called them "the nintendo".

Watch 80's movies. You'll see.

 

[Yuna]

What kind of idiocy is this? What if I want to go to camp (not like I still can at my age) but want to have the option to play a handheld game once in a while? Like when there are activities I don't want to participate in? Or when we're just lounging around doing nothing?

 

[Miharu]

What kind of idiocy is this? What if I want to go to camp (not like I still can at my age) but want to have the option to play a handheld game once in a while? Like when there are activities I don't want to participate in? Or when we're just lounging around doing nothing?

They make these rules with the assumption that all kids lack any semblance of self-control, so they take it upon themselves (the camp directors, that is) to limit the kids' "irrational" urges.

Also correlates with the fact that a large majority of adults are very biased against video games/modern technology in general with the mindset that they "waste time."

I for one never really understood these bans when I attended similar types of camps as a kid either.

 

[Morrigan]

Why are lots of threads unrelated to Brawl posted here lately?

 

[Snake King 1]

jack tompsons evil,

 

[random_bob]

yeah most people just refer to all videogames as nintendo, when my parents do that my brothers and i correct them, now they just say turn the console off, or more recently stop playing brawl.

 

[Tofu Beast]

I dont understand why people think playing videogames is a waste of time..

I mean, there are people who think that staring at a wall is a better way to occupy your time...

 

[Empy]

They make these rules with the assumption that all kids lack any semblance of self-control, so they take it upon themselves (the camp directors, that is) to limit the kids' "irrational" urges.

Also correlates with the fact that a large majority of adults are very biased against video games/modern technology in general with the mindset that they "waste time."

I for one never really understood these bans when I attended similar types of camps as a kid either.

So they make these rules for me?

Well not anymore, I'm 22, but if I was let near a console/handheld/whatever as a kid, it was </real life> right away.

 

[Blackbelt]

jack tompsons evil,

isn't that like saying water is wet?

 

[RupeeClock]

Excuse me whilst I math on my Nintendo.