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[Julio93]

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UK newspaper investigates guns and violence in best-selling games

Critics have been saying that violent video games have a negative impact on children for decades, but recent fatal shootings in the US have resulted in renewed debate on the topic.

UK newspaper The Guardian has decided to investigate the issue by highlighting the violent content of the 50 best-selling games of 2012. As you might expect, titles like Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, Halo 4, Far Cry 3 and Max Payne 3 are all mentioned, but the report also calls out releases such as Mario Kart Wii, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Wii Sports, Mario Party 9 and New Super Mario Bros. Wii — not because they contain guns, but because they come with "Comic Mischief", "Cartoon Violence" and "Violence" warnings on their packaging, as specified by the ESRB.

To be fair to The Guardian, the report is intended to illustrate a point — a worrying number of video games boast violence which is based around the use of deadly weapons, such as guns and swords. However, by trying to insinuate that family-friendly Nintendo titles are somehow harbingers of senseless violence removes some of the bite from the argument — in our opinion, at least. Perhaps the blame lies with the ESRB and the often misleading ratings given to totally harmless titles?

 

 

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Wh-.....Are you......I ca-.......ARE. YOU. SERIOUS! Animal Crossing!? Mario Kart!? Oh.....20%of my braincells just popped

 

[Gaymer]

But Animal Crossing is violent! You get to squash bugs in your house. Murderers.

[SPG]

But Animal Crossing is violent! You get to squash bugs in your house. Murderers.

you also kill trees with you axe, and hit people with your net, oh noes

[Colinx]

animal crossing can be very bad for children. it encourages slavery!!

[Half]

Animal Crossing is so hardcore, should be rated 18+

[Goom]

There are axes in Animal Crossing, axes cut trees, trees provide oxygen, children cut trees after playing animal crossing, every tree in the world is cut to extinction, we all die due to no oxygen, therefore Animal crossing is indeed violent. So lock up your children, lock up your wife, save as many trees as you can and prepare to die.   

[DexterousGecko]

Gombas call me the grim reaper. How many did I kill? Thousands

[YoshiGamer9]

Does PETA work there?

[SoldMyWiiUAndLeftTheForums]

Had my laugh for the day, see you tomorrow

[White Trite Chronicles]

Well, you know, getting stung by bees in Animal Crossing makes me go gung-ho axe-murderer insane too.

[AegisReflector]

With this revealation that Wii Sports encourages violence beyond belief, I will never do anything athletic again.

[Goom]

Gombas call me the grim reaper. How many did I kill? Thousands

 

 

You killed my brethren! How dare you, you should rott in a jail cell for the rest of eternity! 

[GhostDrive]

I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

[Portal]

What the hell? This doesn't make any sense.

[Smertrius]

hold on second why would a mario games, animal crossing and wii sport have guns, where s cartoon violence theres no violence in these wii games at all, plus mario and animal crossing games  for years always being a kids games, wii sports is family fun sports game,

 

animal crossing mark  a child holding an axe that sound ridiculous, a child cant even carry an axe no more have the strength to swing axe

[grahamf]

Animal Crossing is a ridiculous example. Might as well say that City Folk promotes holding on to massive amounts of debt.

[Alianjaro]

Animal Crossing is a ridiculous example. Might as well say that City Folk promotes holding on to massive amounts of debt.

But that's exactly it .

[My Body is Ready]

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Wh-.....Are you......I ca-.......ARE. YOU. SERIOUS! Animal Crossing!? Mario Kart!? Oh.....20%of my braincells just popped

AH. I BROKE A BLOOD VESSEL.