Societal+Perspective

Societal Perspective by: Da-Quan Estevez Nintendo

Long before online gaming was thought of, if you played a game system a lot then you were considered a geek. Most likely your social life wasn't the best, and you relied on gaming systems for constant enjoyment and entertainment. But things are totally different in today's society. With games you can connect with people from all over the world with your game. With your game you can chat, surf the web, and play with other people all while being in your comfort zone. Games are no longer just for geeks or socially awkward people because, everyone are playing games all the time. People actually are making friends using games that let them play online against other people. Nintendo is one of the three major gaming companies that provide this online feature with their gaming consoles.

There are so many people now who have made numerous friends because of how good they are in games. Being good at games doesn't make you a geek anymore, people actually build bonds with people because games it something that they have in common. People who are good at games actually make more friends than you would think. If you are good at games such as Call of Duty:Black Ops, then you may have a people that want to be on your team because you are so good. So they are going to request you as a friend because your talent in that game.

Games today actually is a way to make friends, rather than playing a game alone all by yourself.

. Nintendo Wii

The Nintendo Wii has changed the way people play games forever. Nintendo came out with Wii and presented the world with new a gaming technology. The Nintendo Wii has a wireless hand held, motion detecting remote controller. The Wii was the first game to ever come out that actually make you get off the couch and be active while you play video games. The Nintendo Wii promoted good health and attracted a whole new group of buyers. The Wii allows up to four players to play depending on the game. This is also a family fun game, the Wii marketing strategy is to target families, children, and physical fitness as a way to get people to buy it. When people play the Wii 3 out of 4 times that person will not be playing alone. This is perfect for families and children, even people trying to stay fit. With people always playing with other people all of the time this is great for them socially.

For all of the children who play the Wii, this is great for them. They will always play with someone and this will help build friendships with other people. The Wii is also great for the families who goes out to buy these games to play. No game is better as a family game other than the Wii, with the Wii families can actually do something anytime they want to do something together. This will keep families socially involved and will build a tighter bond between them with the Wii. Also with the Wii it allows you to play online and you can play online against people all around the world. With this you can make friends all around the world.

Violence in Video Games

Today there are way more violent games than there were in the past. Some games are so violent that they have ratings of M for mature and 17+ for people seventeen and older to play these violent games. I personally do not have a problem with really any kind of violence in a videogame. I like “violent” videogames just as much as I like to play my puzzle videogames. As long as the game still achieves its number one priority which is to keep you entertained then I really have no problem with the content whatsoever. The ESRB was established to help keep “too violent” games from the has of youth, and I think they have done a good job, not they best they could do, but well enough to get my approval. As for it impacting a player’s behavior. Sure it can easily change how one acts while they play the gndame. Some people like to get that rush when playing a war game or stealing a car or whatever. However just about all gamers know how to “come back” to reality when they put the controller down. If a violent video game affects ones judgment to the point where they commit a heinous crime, that clearly shows bad parenting and the blame should not be directed at games.

Xbox 360 and Kinect Sensor

The Xbox 360 Slim told to be better than the last three Xbox systems that were released, but I think that it is just another failure. Microsoft marketed the Xbox 360 Slim to be smaller (which it is noticeably is), WiFi (other gaming consoles been had this so I can believe this also), quieter (I can believe this too), and work better than the last three previous Xbox (this i cannot believe). Sure they claim for this new chipset to be far better than the other 3 but this "IS" Microsoft that were talking about here. Do you think they give a damn now? Five and a half years of crap to finally Microsoft comes out with what I think should've been at the original release seems a little negligent towards the consumers wants/needs. I can understand a new buyer wanting this product but to re-buy a failing system from a company that doesn't care about it's failures...sure you could say that this system is proof that they DO care,but do they? I mean 5 and a half years is a long time.

Even though the Xbox is something I wouldn't invest in if I had a billion dollars and it costed a penny I wouldn't buy it. But the Kinect is somehting that I actually like that came from XBOX. This is a great add on to their console, even though they stole that concept from the Nintendo Wii I think that the Kinect is ten times better than the Wii. It doesn't need batteries, nor do I need to strap a heavy controller to my wrist. And another good thing about the Kinect, it follows your whole body not just your hand like the PS3 and Wii. This is something that I would invest my money in, I haven't heard any bad remarks and comments about it so this is the best thing that XBOX has created ever since it was created.