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   dorpus, 21 Jun 2005 @ 1:05am

   
   

   Japanese Kids Prefer Suicide to Video Games

   A survey of grade-school and middle-school kids in the Kobe area found that 20% of them thought that "they will not die", "they will come back to life", or that "dead people come back to life". The responses were more strongly correlated kids who spent 3 or more hours on the PC every day, suggesting that those who play too many video games had a decreased sense of reality.
   
   However, in a small bit of good news, only 60% of kids thought that suicide is a "great idea", compared to 80% last year. Only 10% of kids liked themselves, however.
   
   http://www.kobe-np.co.jp/kobenews/sg/00013647sg200507210900.shtml

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   thecaptain, 21 Jun 2005 @ 5:07am

   
   

   I don't find that surprising

   I hate watching any sports on its own. Unless there's beer, snacks and friends...I'm simply not interested.
   
   However, pop in NHL2004 in the X-Box or Golf (or in my wife's case, Tennis) and I'm good for the afternoon!

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   Anonymous Coward, 21 Jun 2005 @ 10:59am

   
   

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   This is so interesting. I grew up in the Atari 2600 era, where any "sport" video game was truly an awful representation of the sport. Recall: Atari Basketball.
   
   I maintain a bias that is the exact opposite to this date: I'd much rather go in the backyard and throw a football with a buddy, or play some real hoops than play it on a console.
   
   Sadly, this all comes full circle: these days, my execution of these outdoor endeavors is so bad that it might actually resemble Atari 2600 levels... nevertheless, I am only too glad to get up off the couch...

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   Mike (profile), 21 Jun 2005 @ 11:18am

   
   

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   Oh man. Atari Basketball was great. I have no clue what you're complaining about. ;) That was one of my favorite games. You could jump up behind the scoring part of the screen and completely disappear.

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