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Starting to regret buying a 3DS for my kid
(July 31, in the year of our Lord 2012) –
Cheryl Gress Editor-in-Chief of Christ Centered Gamer has an
important column on the Nintendo 3DS that all parents need to read.
"My husband and I traded in our DS Lites and got a black and a blue
3DS on launch week. For the most part we've been happy with our
purchase. Yeah, I would like to see better titles out but I've
enjoyed Ridge Racer and most recently, Theatrhythm Final Fantasy.
I'll admit that I've played mostly DS games on it than 3DS titles.
We appreciate the Ambassador games offered to compensate for paying
full price. That was a nice selection of games. I personally love
the 3D camera and swap note is great for sharing Bible verses and
encouragement among friends.
So with all of these good features we didn't hesitate on purchasing
one for our soon to be 8 year old daughter. It was on sale for $100
less than what we paid for it and several family members pitched in
for it. No regrets right? Wrong!
Just this week two videos irk me as a parent. Even with parental
control enabled my kids can watch a video of the song "The Fighter"
which contains phrases like "Give them hell", "Imma d**n sure" and
"Kiss my a**". The video muted a** but the rest of the language was
left intact. These are not phrases I want my 8 year old repeating
back to me.
The other video that upsets me is the 3D version of Zamarat. This
video has a hairless green woman wearing a metal bikini with nipple
covers and a metal G-string.
Both of these videos are considered to be suitable for kids under
12. My kids and I have watched many of the movies together and I
find the mini 3D documentaries fascinating. My kids love the video
game based movies, especially the Kirby one. It's a bummer that I'll
have to screen the movies from here on out. Perhaps I'll have to
remove the icon from the system altogether. It's a shame if such
drastic measures will have to be taken. Nintendo, if you're reading
this...please look over the videos before stamping them safe for
kids of all ages. Adding a rating summary would be helpful as well."
Column can be found here.