The gaming debate

sex and violence in games? WOW that's new.......NOT!

Ah yes, the unending debate in game content, should game have sexual content, should violent content be allowed? how much violence should be allowed in games? I've heard all the questions, arguments yet it only comes up when there's a big furor in the news about some game having explicit content, blegh.

Despite my academic background and my urge as a social critique to write something long and academic about this again I won't, because I'm sick of it, I'm sick of all this for and against arguments, so therefore I will write like an idiot, only because this debate is stupid, like the eject button on a remote control.

Firstly, let me run down some facts

1. Interactive entertainment (including video game) is a medium
2. It is a product being sold
3. Selling product needs marketing
4. Sex and violence sells (especially in Western markets)
5. The media is not only for children, so there's no reason for video games to be different

Yet this debate will never have occurred if these violent games are not popular, people only buy games that have good gameplay and fun, the only two key factors that really matter in video game industry, graphics, sound and the rest only make up for the gameplay, nobody plays a game because they don't enjoy it (at gunpoint is a different story). Since most of the non violent games sold in the western market are not fun, hardly anyone plays it and most western gamers like violence, why you ask? because it's what's been promoted to the general public through movies, news and television for years.

You don't like my view WELL SCREW YOU!! now go away so I can play Tokimeki Memorial 2 and Nintendogz, what? it's not fun? WELL SCREW YOU!!