I see y’all are having a nice argument here, but this part of at least is incorrect. The number of people who play games and the number who don’t is currently at an even 50-50 split in this country.
According to the census, there are about 114 million households in the US. The PS2 has sold over 50 million units in the US while the DS has sold in excess of 45 million. Assuming there’s not a total overlap in those two numbers, that means more than half of all US households have a real gaming system in them.
As for “old fart mode”, I’m all for it. I’m only 28 and I’m already convinced I’ve lost a step from when I was 12.
The Metroid Prime itself was something I almost gave up on completely. It’s incredibly annoying, and depending on your ability to avoid damage for ridiculous amounts of time, could end up being luck based. If it turns purple a lot you’re good since Wavebuster is hilariously overpowered against it, but if it goes red or blue you’re almost better off just concentrating on defense until it changes to the more serviceable colors. It’s also kinda cheap, though I can’t remember specifics anymore.
Yeah, but that throws in the Bejeweled and Mafia Wars players that Airk was trying to exclude. Thinking about it in terms of real games, it’s about 50-50.
As for me, an aging Gen-Xer who doesn’t have time to learn a 12 button controller, I got a Wii with Beatles Rock Band.
I enjoy playing my daughter (8 years-old) in Wii Sports, and we go at it. Her bowling move, complete with leg kick, is funny as hell. I’m better than her at Super Mario, but that’s just experience. If she gets into it, she’ll begin to blow me out of the water in no time - “Daddy, look what I can do!”