Nintendo Wii blamed for rise in effeminate violence on Play Games

Nintendo Wii blamed for rise in effeminate violence

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Yeah ridiculous I know, but funny all the same. Satirical news site The Orion has penned an article about the video game and its effect on violence. (Said its funny didn’t I)

Anyway The Onion blame the Wii for the apparent rise in effeminate violence and quotes parents as saying that Wii games “are a prissy little menace to our society.”

Oh and in their infinite wisdom have come up with two excellent new ratings for games…P for Pansy, and NP for Namby-Pamby. Yep lot of intellect there then. Anyway take a gander at a quote from their article…

QUOTE:

“Three years ago, our children were not prancing after their peers and brutally flicking each other on the playground,” Roberts said. “They were well-behaved wimps who spent their recess periods hiding from bullies. What are these terrible games doing to our country’s sallies?”

While no scientific link has ever been established, a report to be released by PAW later this month indicates an alarming correlation between Wii’s growing popularity and a shocking 200-percent increase in wuss-on-wuss violence. In addition, the group documented 634 incidents of fussy skirmishes, all of which ended in tears.

According to the American Psychological Association, prolonged exposure to cutesy video-game violence can increase aggressive frolicking and angry fluttering in children. Paula Greer, co-chair of the APA Committee on Violence in Video Games and Interactive Media, warned that Wii games reward players for explosive girly behavior rather than enforcing proper negative social consequences.

“The Wii’s fluffy flowers and bright peach-colored sunlight glorify chasing precious talking rabbits with plungers,” Greer said. “What kind of message is that sending to our children? That it’s ‘cool’ to act like some kind of electrical elf or banana fairy?”

The APA is working with the Entertainment Software Rating Board to update its rating system to reflect the perceived influence of Wii on children’s behaviour. According to suggested guidelines, games that contain insipid language, vigorous paint scrubbing and mild to moderate bell-ringing will be rated P for Pansy; those that include simulated sand-pouring and intense lily-pad racing will be rated NP for Namby-Pamby.

Source – theonion