Remember when gaming was simply all about the fun? The modern kid doesn’t. They take their gaming much more seriously. So seriously in fact, that they will shed tears and shame themselves over a simple mistake. In recent news, an eight-year-old boy in japan wrote an emotionally charged letter to Nintendo in regards to his 3DS. The basis for this letter? He spilled some water on it and wanted to apologize. What is this world coming to where kids take their devices so seriously? It’s not just about fun boss fights and goofy characters anymore. Kids demand more from their games. Playstation is capitalizing on this, with the Vita. A serious device for serious kids.
PLAYSTATION VITA’S HARDWARE SUPERIOR TO NINTENDO
The Playstation Vita is for the mature kid. No one will be crying over spilled milk (or in this case, spilled water) like that kid did with his 3DS. No, the Playstation Vita demands happiness from its consumers. As any young child should know, happiness lies in hardware specs. The Playstation Vita has them. Featuring a quad-core Cortex-A9 CPU, the Vita is able to produce PS3 like graphics. The 3DS, while still powerful, is more along the lines of PS2. Kids can tell the difference, and they’ll go for the better looking one.
NINTENDO HAS THE GAMES
With the 3DS having backward compatibility and all, it’s safe to say that Nintendo has the upper hand with game selection. Is this an argument of quantity versus quality, though? Do kids really care about options, or do just want a few solid choices? Based on that little Japanese boy, kids today seem to put a lot of thought behind their actions. Perhaps Nintendo can learn from this before they go spitting out low-quality attempts at games like Mario Party: Island tour. That was an insult to the franchise.
HAPPINESS FOR A NEW GENERATION
Sure, devices like the LeapPad are still popular amongst young kids, but let’s look at the reality. Children demand more of their technology in today’s climate. They want high-speed WI-FI, crystal clear graphics, and serious processing power. Crying over a Nintendo 3DS could mean many different things. It could mean that kid was genuinely ashamed for accidently spilling water. It could mean he was sad he had a 3DS and really wanted a Playstation. It could simply mean he was emotionally weak. Whatever the case is, one can be certain that kids are changing, and the gaming industry has to keep up.
