Is this a surprise to anybody?

What 12 year old (boy) plays games like Pikmin, Animal Crossing, or other cutesy games? Few do, and chances are those who do are afraid to admit it.

They all want GTA or Tekken at the very least. Just like i wanted Mortal Kombat on my SNES and was hugely disappointed that it didn't have "red blood".

That's why the good old "Nintendo=kiddy" remark always cracks me up... because those claiming it, are rarely older than 15.

I agree ozfunghi,

Some of the best games on nintendos console are the "kiddy" style games but i never discovered how great they were till i reached 21, before that i was smashing frozen Reptile with Sub Zero!

Yer of course the kids love it!!, & why not its awesome, i remember when my Sisters boy (10 years old) came round to mine & i showed him the Gears of War chainsaw ripping someone up, he giggled his head off & then that glazzed over look came to his eyes & he desperatly reached out for the controller!..... it was love @ first sight!... its just fun to them....... i hope haha.

Not surprising really. I recall my childhood. Violence will always have a lure because its a base part of mankind. From a rebelious teen age, you are looking more to break out of the safety net your folks have placed you in for years, so taking part in things they disapprove of is all part of it.

From the age of seven to nine, I had a big attraction to action and horror films. I used to spend summer holidays with my cousin watching Robocop, Aliens, Hellraiser etc. Games were no different at that time either. I loved to play Mindscape's Moonstone on the Amiga, which appeaered before Mortal Kombat spilt any blood. Both loved to spill the ketchup though, with a sense of humour.

Violence in entertainment, I believe the majority of kids are able to view them as such, just entertainment and switch off and back to reality. Sure, fluffy Nintendo games are cool too, but sometimes you need some salt, to even out all that sugar.

Hey no one asks the kids opinion about it and most kids would want games like GTA, Mortal Kombat, Doom(No one mentioned that) to be "legalised" and ultimately it is the targets choice if they accept it or deny it