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[SubtleTea]

Thanks to Minecraft, all monsters in all games are "mobs".

Err dude mob has been mmo speak for enemy since way before minecraft.

 

[Timeaisis]

I move to give boy 4 immediate GAF membership.

 

[LookAtMeGo]

Whoa that's fucked up. After working with kids for so long, you see some parents and just facepalm at the way they handle their kids.

I felt like saying something but didnt really think it was my business... maybe I should have I dunno.

 

[BassForever]

I dunno why some of you are freaking out at the Ridley comment, I played Super Metroid when I was 5 and knew who Ridley was thanks to that <_<

 

[Corpekata]

I'm more surprised at the kid bringing up Wii U being in HD. Most of those munchkins have grown up in a HD world, so it feels like an odd thing to bring up. I guess he could just be parroting talking points, which is not exactly uncommon.

 

[Some Nobody]

4th kid sounds like how I did when I was younger. People always looked at me weird because I knew my shit on comic books or video games. (My life was video game and comic book magazines on campus.) Started at 9 and never looked back.

 

[Deleted member 20920]

Gaming isn't coming out anymore

This sounds like a kid who got convinced by the parents just so that the parents can save money by letting the kids play with old games or just free or cheap games on their phones.

 

[789shadow]

Boy 4 was going strong until that stupid Ridley comment.

 

[Anura]

I volunteer at a kid's youth group (ages 8-13) and tonight, we played some Smash Bros. Brawl. There were a good mix of boys and girls and we played for a good few hours. So I start making some random convo, like if any of them have heard about the new Smash Bros. for WiiU and 3DS or have heard about any of the new characters etc. etc.

Here are some of the responses:

Boy 1: "What's a WiiU?"

Boy 2: "It's like a Wii but with a dumb controller"

Boy 3: "Yeah my cousin has it, it's interesting but dumb."

Boy 1: "That's dumb, why would anyone buy it?"

Boy 4 (Holy shit Boy 4): "Actually it's the new Nintendo console and it's not a Wii, most of the games are in HD and it looks really cool. I have one."

Boy 1: "Oh, cool-OMG WHO'S SONIC STOP KILLING ME."

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Girl 1: "Wow Smash Bros.! I played this on my ipod!"

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Me: "So have you heard of any new characters in SSB4?"

Boy 4: "Yeah Greninja looks really cool!"

Boy 1: "What's Greninja?"

Me: "A Pokemon from the newer games that came out last year."

Boy 1: "Why do they have so many Pokemon in this game? They should put flappybird in them instead"

Boy 2: "OMG that would be so cool!"

Me (being sarcastic because a present co-volunteer knows as much about the hype as I do): "Yeah! And add Ridley while you're at it?"

Boy 4 (I shit you not!): "If Ridley isn't in, I probably won't buy it."

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Girl 2: "What games do you like?"

Me: "Ehh, depends, I like a lot of games."

Girl 2: What? Everyone plays games on their phone, that's what gaming is now everywhere."

Me: *laughs*

Girl 2: WHAT. It's true! Gaming isn't coming out anymore for Wii or anything else anymore!"

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Boy 1 (he's like, 11) : "Know what's dumb?"

Me: "What?"

Boy 1: "My little brother goes over to his friends house and he has GTAV and he gets to play it before me and he's two years younger!"

Boy 2 (similar age): "No fair! My grandma said she would get it for me next week for my bday!"

Me: "Well now..."

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Boy 3 (when using Kirby and getting his smash): "OHHH YEAH COOKING TIME WITH KIRBY!"

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Boy 5 (using Sonic and wrecking the crap out of everyone): "Yeah smash ball!"

*Boy 5 proceeds to get Smash Ball*

Boy 1: "HOW DO YOU MAKE HIM STOP SAYING 'NOW I'LL SHOW YOU'!?"

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Boy 2: "Why is a girl beating me at video games?"

Girl 3: "That's sexist, I'm just as good as you and I play video games alot!"

Me: *tears of joy*

Anyway, I was really intrigued/entertained at their convos with me following the industry and participating in other gaming shit we all discuss or rant about here at GAF. What's the funniest or most interesting thing you've heard younger kids say about the current gaming environment/market? /B]

A few years ago I would have said all that iPod stuff makes me lose faith in the gaming youth and what not. But now? Well now I just think them talking about any of it is really kinda sweet. Like looking at my childhood and thinking back to all the dumb things I said.

 

[vocab]

A few years ago I would have said all that iPod stuff makes me lose faith in the gaming youth and what not. But now? Well now I just think them talking about any of it is really kinda sweet. Like looking at my childhood and thinking back to all the dumb things I said.

I had a gameboy printer. I was living on the edge man.

 

[Cloud Strife]

I'm more surprised at the kid bringing up Wii U being in HD. Most of those munchkins have grown up in a HD world, so it feels like an odd thing to bring up. I guess he could just be parroting talking points, which is not exactly uncommon.

This is most likely what it was. Older sibling is my guess.

 

[Massive Duck. C.M.]

There are probably kids that age on Gaf, not to mention the many, many other gaming sites people seem to forget exist

Good job, Girl 3.

 

[MemoryHumanity]

#TeamBoy4

 

[MrSaturn99]

Boy 4 was going strong until that stupid Ridley comment.

Eeeeeyup, lol

Oh, and there's this one girl whose completely obsessed with video game creepypastas. No joke, for "sharing time" she read Ben Drowned to the whole class. It went over everyone's head. I couldn't help but laugh.

holy shit

 

[kittens]

Err dude mob has been mmo speak for enemy since way before minecraft.

Yeah? I've never played MMOs, and I never heard the term till Minecraft. With Minecraft being so absurdly popular, I think the term is way more common than it ever was before. I know tons of kids who don't play video games -- they play Minecraft. It defines video games, and with "mob, defines what monsters in other games are called.

 

[Phediuk]

Kids these days have never even heard of Sega, Atari, or Commodore and think Nintendo consoles made up the entirety of video games before Playstation.

 

[Mory Dunz]

tbh I was more surprised that boy 4 knew greninja is in, since the direct happened like three days ago. How old is the kid again?

It's not crazy for a kid to go to gametrailers.
Why, as people get older, do they underestimate the abilities of younger people...as if they weren't that age at a point..


I'm actually disappointed that more kids weren't more informed. Your job is school, sports, and video games. Stop slacking, boys.

 

[Fewr]

Boy 4 is a true Gaffer. Get him to come see this place.

 

[Cloud Strife]

It's not crazy for a kid to go to gametrailers.
Why, as people get older, do they underestimate the abilities of younger people...as if they weren't that age at a point..


I'm actually disappointed that more kids weren't more informed. Your job is school, sports, and video games. Stop slacking, boys.

I was definitely like this as a kid, I used to browse Gamespot in like 2003-04 (I was 10-11).

Boy 4 is a true Gaffer. Get him to come see this place.

I'm not sure if he's ready for his life to change forever yet...

 

[Dr. Black Jack]

When I first hooked up our 360 Kinect we were trying out the voice commands and my daughter yelled "XBOX, PLAY WII U" with complete sincerity.

EDIT: Right before the February Nintendo Direct, I picked her up from school. After we got in the car I jokingly asked of she was "ready to get on the Nintendo HYPE TRAIN". She sighed, rolled her eyes and said, "I really don't care Dad."

 

[maxcriden]

Boy 4 for president.