The article about how adults should not own this game!

http://neoseeker.com/news/10166-mid-missouri-cybercops-warn-of-pedophiles-with-animal-crossing/


i just want to say that this is outrageous. I am a 26 year old mother and i adore this game. i use it to take up time during the day. i bet if this cop played it he would be thinking otherwise. i can see why he is concerned but one bad apple does not spoil the bunch in this case. why assume all adults are this way and shouldnt own this game? ugh just irritates me.

quote Loribeth

http://neoseeker.com/news/10166-mid-missouri-cybercops-warn-of-pedophiles-with-animal-crossing/


i just want to say that this is outrageous. I am a 26 year old mother and i adore this game. i use it to take up time during the day. i bet if this cop played it he would be thinking otherwise. i can see why he is concerned but one bad apple does not spoil the bunch in this case. why assume all adults are this way and shouldnt own this game? ugh just irritates me.

my dad is 62 and he plays it!

First off, the only way a perverted man or women could even reach your kids is by having their friend code, and why would a parent be stupid enough to let younger children connect online and get that info. from others?

Just because people are older doesn't mean they should keep their Wii under lock and key, people take things way too far.

I'm a 35 year old mom I play this game and I have Wii speak and talk to everyone I follow all the rules and never get personal.My daughter is 9 she has her own Wii and also plays AC I watch everything she does and know all her friends.She did have 1 problem and it was with a teenage boy not an adult.I'm sure there is always a chance that there are weird people out there and if your kid is not old enough to understand when the line has been crossed and tell someone about it then they shouldn't be left alone to play these games.

and why would they say things about a game and not the person. its not the game that they have a problem with its the people. so why should we be scolded as the people who play a game? it makes me so angry.

I am also a 35 year old mom who plays regularly. Many of my friends play and we are all close in age. The Nintendo commercials are geared toward adults, not children. If this detective was quoted accurately in stating that there is "no reason for an adult to have this game" he is clearly mistaken. The statement that any adult who possesses this game and similar titles, play for unsavory reasons is highly offensive.

If children are being contacted by pedophiles, then it's because the parents have allowed their children to connect through the Wii wi-fi connection to strangers these children have come in contact with through the internet. There is no way I'd ever let my child have contact with a stranger either by internet, or through the Wii. It is no different than letting your kid loose in a mall or any other public place with no adult supervision.

We need to remember, that the internet is more intimate than any public place. You are communicating with others, not in a mall but in people's homes and you never ever really know who you are talking to. I hope parents are more responsible with their children's entertainment but this game is safe and appropriate for anyone of any age. How parents control wi-fi use has nothing to do with the game itself.

I'm 14 and I play the game, my brother who is 22 plays it ( he has his own wii and talks to me on wifi ^.^)My Aunt plays it, she talks to me on wifi, and my mother also plays it ( she wont tell me how old she is, her reply was "old enough to know better then to tell you that..." ) ANYWAY if i had a problem with a person simply press the "defriend" button, no problem there! anyway... My younger sister plays it (shes 9) and goes on wifi with my cousin and her friend, but when she goes on wifi either me or my mum have to be in the room with her.

Its not the game - its the people!! I think its ridculous to say that people over a certain age cant play the game!!
There is reason for adults to have the game - because they like animal crossing, or to comunicate with friends & family. Does that mean when im 18 i have to stop playing?!
Thats ridiculous!!

Sorry for any spelling mistakes!

quote Loribeth

quote Big A2

Nintendo of America will advertising them for adults

if you remember the commercial it was two older women talking about shopping! ADULTS!

I know... that's what I said.