more people are in the know than you think :)

[rblair]

the other day me and my brother walked into target and to the video game department. This little kid who must have been no more than 6 (no kidding). He was with his dad at the wii section and saw a case of melee. He then turned to his dad and said " they must have put melee out to advertise for brawl." I was so happy when I heard this. A kid this young knows what's up, making me realize how big this game will be. I hadn't realized brawl had appealed to an extremely young audience(even before commercials! Or maybe this lkid was just pro) now I'm afraid to get dominated by little kid pros on wifi.

Btw I was tempted to walk up to him to ask him who he was gonna main

 

[random.acts.of.violence]

Maybe he was a ******.

 

[devious_nucleus]

i could easily see that being me when i was a munchkin myself. (although when i was 6 i was already smart enough to never take my dad out in public)

also, wow, who buys a 6-year old a wii? when i was 6 i was entertained with tinkertoys and lincoln logs. (shut up, they were fun)

 

[zurf23]

That story made me smile.

 

[matthewdw94*]

i could easily see that being me when i was a munchkin myself. (although when i was 6 i was already smart enough to never take my dad out in public)

also, wow, who buys a 6-year old a wii? when i was 6 i was entertained with tinkertoys and lincoln logs. (shut up, they were fun)

omg I loved lincon logs! lol

 

[Jimtopia]

Lincoln Logs FTW!

 

[ricydafrog]

why is it so surprising that a kid would no about a videogame?
(but u gotta give him props even at six he knows basic marketing strategies)
lincoln logs, legos and building blocks (even as a sprout i never liked duplos)

 

[Tobi-]

Well when I was six I believe I had a super nintendo, or a sega genisis. I barely remember playing regular nintendo over my cousins house. Heck yes, Lincoln logs were AWESOME. I used to make all these bases, and have army men scout and role-play the entire situation.

man I was rough with my toys. I MEAN REALLY ROUGH with my toys. By the time I was 11 most of them were completely broken, and mom stopped buying them, so I was forced out of the toy-stage. Haha, I used to pretend megaman was fighting super sayian 3 goku toy, and make goku shoot a fireball at megaman. when it hit megaman, I threw him as hardest as I can at the wall, and he broke.

I remember not having any toys for some games, so I just pretended my small fan was a big bomb and etc. I used to buy a pokemon toy every saturday, until I had about 40 of them. I brought them to school to show-off, and someone STOLE ALL MY POKEMON TOYS. I cried all day.

fun days. kk im going off topic about my toy-days.

 

[InvincibleAgent]

I was playing Super Mario Bros. 3 when I was 3. Plus, maybe there are other kids in the family, too, and the Wii is for everyone.

 

[General Diddy]

i could easily see that being me when i was a munchkin myself. (although when i was 6 i was already smart enough to never take my dad out in public)

also, wow, who buys a 6-year old a wii? when i was 6 i was entertained with tinkertoys and lincoln logs. (shut up, they were fun)

Tinker Toys > PS3


He probably has an older brother or sister that's at least 10 years old...

 

[ChaoticTH]

Tinker Toys > PS3

Stop pwning SWF, please.

 

[Superninjabreadman]

:D I wasnt six when I got into smash :O. but I swear. that kid is gonna be the next Ken

 

[General Diddy]

Stop pwning SWF, please.

what do you mean?

 

[The Kirby Kong]

He probably has an older brother or sister that's at least 10 years old...

Most likely, cause knowing about a game that hasnt been advertised for, at the age of 6 is scary. Especially knowing a bit about marketing strategies.

 

[TheMagicalKuja]

Kids are not fools. Trust me on this one.

Let it be known that I will spread the word on my campus.

 

[Macrofly]

i could easily see that being me when i was a munchkin myself. (although when i was 6 i was already smart enough to never take my dad out in public)

also, wow, who buys a 6-year old a wii? when i was 6 i was entertained with tinkertoys and lincoln logs. (shut up, they were fun)

Hehe, actually, I've been a video game nerd since forever.

I've played Zelda, Mario, and Pokemon games since I was like 4 or 5.

And even before that, I would watch my brother play video games on the N64.

I actually have a vague memory, before I could read, of my brother reading to me the cutscenes in LoZ : OoT. >_>

 

[Ridley22]

It's not suprising my cousin who is six knows about the game.

When I was 4-6 I played with Beast Wars. Best Transformer thing EVER. Rhinox=WIN

 

[Tpoto]

It's not suprising my cousin who is six knows about the game.

When I was 4-6 I played with Beast Wars. Best Transformer thing EVER. Rhinox=WIN

LOL! He's up in my room right now! I also had cheetor (I think thats his name) and that raptor one lol.

 

[Ouendanation]

Hehe, actually, I've been a video game nerd since forever.

I've played Zelda, Mario, and Pokemon games since I was like 4 or 5.

And even before that, I would watch my brother play video games on the N64.

I actually have a vague memory, before I could read, of my brother reading to me the cutscenes in LoZ : OoT. >_>

OMG! Exact same thing with me :O

 

[Ridley22]

LOL! He's up in my room right now! I also had cheetor (I think thats his name) and that raptor one lol.

That's his name. My brother and I have 90% of them.

 

[Jumpinjahosafa]

I think its silly that people think brawl is an "underground video game"

Its way more popular than most people on these boards realize.

Little kids usually know the most about video games anyway.

 

[shipoffools]

for the life of me i cannot beat my kindergarten brother at wii tennis (im a senior in hs) plus, him and my 1st grade brother can probably handle most noobs at smash, so little kids can definitly game. and yes, this game is going to be huge. who knew 7 years ago when i was falling in love with playing ssb64 that this franchise would be such a winner??

 

[Dais]

Yeah, kids can be way smarter than companies think. Thats why it always ticks me off the way they dumb video games and cartoons down to appeal to kids, like they're some kind of ******* that can't press more than one button at a time or can't understand a storyline that involves more than someone getting hit in the face with a pie. I was playing Castlevania (thats the first one. On the NES. . . for you whipper-snappers) when I was 6. And let me tell ya, that game is a little difficult. But it is possible that some pretty young kids will put up a fight on Brawl . . . lets hope. I still won't hesitate to make them cry.

 

[Gilgamesh]

Kids are not fools. Trust me on this one.

Let it be known that I will spread the word on my campus.

True dat.

Some could even say they're almost human beings.

 

[WFL]

I was six when the first smash came out, but I didn't have a N64 so I played it at my neighbors house. I think I started playing Duck Hunt when I was like 3 or 4.

 

[Jumpinjahosafa]

True dat.

Some could even say they're almost human beings.

You're a funny guy

 

[DraginHikari]

It's just the way things tend to work with anything regarding technology in general it is far easier for someone to learn how to do something when your 5 or 6 then compared to 30+ years old. Kids absorb information and things around them like sponges, which is always surprises me when a older gamer can get caught off guard by someone younger.

Earlier in the season at Wal-mart where I work, we had a rock band demo setup there, and we have three teenagers having issues with it. Simply to put it they couldn't complete a song, all of a suddenly this eight year old walks up and managed to beat three songs with ease, completely owning so called 'experienced' gamers (Which they claimed to me when they claimed the machine wasn't working, yes they were blaming our equipment ). It was rather hilarious to say the least, never underestimate the youth

 

[bballstar23]

Wow, this kid is definitely going into marketing. All I could think about at that age was which Power Rangers/Ninja Turtles action figure to get next.

By the way, your thread title was a little misleading. I thought you were originally going to talk about some guy at Target who gave you "inside info" on Brawl.

 

[Smash legacy]

Maybe he was a ******.

thats politically incorrect there humans and they are litlle so htey are little people.

 

[Ridley22]

thats politically incorrect there humans and they are litlle so htey are little people.

I thought it was height-challenged. Anyway I was suprised when my 6 year old cousin knew about brawl. Well his dad works for Best Buy and he likes melee so I shouldn't have been suprised.

 

[Chaos Paladin]

ha im betting he has an older brother that tells him all about brawl XD, i force my sister to see the dojo updates every week XD made her love smash bros. =p Nice story tho ^_^

 

[Diddy&Dixie4evr]

Kids are growing faster everyday, it is always the youngest child who is the smartest (at least with all the families I know.)

 

[cswright]

some of my earliest memories involve playing the NES classics all the time. Zelda (1 and 2), Mario 1, Contra, 1942 (in Japanese for some reason), Bases Loaded, Punch Out!, blowing in cartridges even though the word on the playground was it was bad for it...the list goes on. The funny thing is, I remember beating all of them (except Contra of course) and I dont understand how. I have a hard time with some of these things now if I try em.

 

[Eagle]

The only thing I'm surprised about is what he knows about Marketing, apart from that, I'm not surprised he knows about Brawl if he's getting a Wii.

My littlest brother who is 7 (was 6 when he first heard about Brawl) knows a lot of Brawl because I show him the updates. He is also pretty decent at Melee aswell and can do advanced techniques. Not well, but can.

Anyways..

I don't like the idea of "Little People". ****** sounds much better.

 

[tutata]

That was a nice story let me tell you a nicer one. Ok so both my friends are at EB games right. "gamestop". Ok so then they are playing the wii right so they give the guy their I.Ds so they can play. Then they are playing the wii. Ok so then this special-ed kid walks in some guy from our middle school. Then he asks if he could play and the guys tell him, ya if u go I.D. The kids says no and he starts screaming and banging on things and runs of. True story. Makes as much sence as yours : )

 

[KirbyCideTwo]

Hehe, actually, I've been a video game nerd since forever.

I've played Zelda, Mario, and Pokemon games since I was like 4 or 5.

And even before that, I would watch my brother play video games on the N64.

I actually have a vague memory, before I could read, of my brother reading to me the cutscenes in LoZ : OoT. >_>

man that is nearly the same as me! when i was about 3 or 4 years old i used to (easily) beat pokemon yellow by getting my mum to read the words (we played on pokemon stadium 1)

also, wow on the 6 year old kid and the marketing strategies

 

[mattc1231]

little kids are good at internets

 

[Kowz]

Hehe, actually, I've been a video game nerd since forever.

I've played Zelda, Mario, and Pokemon games since I was like 4 or 5.

And even before that, I would watch my brother play video games on the N64.

I actually have a vague memory, before I could read, of my brother reading to me the cutscenes in LoZ : OoT. >_>

HOLY **** ME TOO!!!! But the cutscenes when I was 5 or 6, NOT THAT I COULDN'T READ! He just reads stuff outloud...MELEE FTW, Brawl FOR THE BEST VIDEO GAME EVER, OF EVER!!!!!

 

[balladofwindfishes]

My brother is 8 and he knows and abuses so many things in Melee. If I were to teach him, he could probably wavedash and be a pretty comparable smash player. Of course he is pretty much a genius :x

 

[Sp1yd3r]

kid is the next bill gates