Nintendo Wii Manhunt 2 Teaches To Kill

[dgridley]

M-rated games coming to the Wii are expected to be criticized and contested. Manhunt 2, in particular, is receiving much word from anti-game lawyers. In an interview by Fox News, Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum talked about the game's Wii version requiring players to slash and stab using the Wiimote.

When talking about violent video games and lawyers, it's almost inevitable to include Jack Thompson's name. This time, he's the one who sparked the issue by sending a letter to McCollum and Florida Governor Charlie Crist. The letter said:

Florida retailers are scheduled to sell a very violent video game called Manhunt 2 which will be available, remarkably, for “play” on the kids-friendly Nintendo Wii gaming platform. The Wii device does not utilize traditional push button game controllers but instead utilizes hand-held motion capture devices… It is a training device.​

http://wii.qj.net/Jack-Thompson-cal...-device-Florida-lawyer-agrees/pg/49/aid/94734

I think someone needs to get a grip on reality here.. but it makes for some good publicity. I expect sales will go thru the roof now!

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[James]

>.<
I hate people like this, how can you say this is training them, this gives them ideas, so does everyone damned thing! grand theft auto tells us that you can beat the shit out of people, do drugs, kill people and still be rich and not get caught, movies show us stuff like this too, A video game doesn't push you to killing someone, banning this is pretty much shooting yourself in the foot, a person who commits murder is a self-made decision for whatever reason they may kill.

 

[Skinny]

Well, I'm not gonna say that playing violent video games is gonna make people kill other people, but I took a couple Psychology courses in college and I've read up on violent video games studies and it's pretty much know that playing these types of games not only makes you more aggressive but desensitizes the player.

A game is very different from TV for example because the player is a participant rather than an observer of violence.

Skinny

 

[James]

i agree with that but i still think a game can't push you to commiting murder.