Nintendo doing the elderly (and you) a solid

by Joystiq Staff { Aug 28th 2006 at 9:25PM }

We just got word via the ol' inbox of a unique event taking place next month at the Nintendo World store in New York City. On Sept. 9, Nintendo will show their commitment to opening the gaming world up to everyone by playing host to a Grandparent's Day Brain Age tournament from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The most conscious grandma or grandpa competing will be crowned "Coolest Grandparent of the Year" and win two DS Lites and 10 DS games for their family. In addition, all families in attendance will receive 10% discounts on purchases at the store. OK Joystiq readers, hop on over to the nursing home and start getting those intense practice sessions underway so you can easily score a new DS Lite.

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

DsDude @ Aug 28th 2006 9:29PM

Go Old People!!!

I wish my grandpa was into gaming...

but alas... he's in a better place now...

Brody Brooks @ Aug 28th 2006 9:30PM

It should be noted, though, that nuclear war may erupt on September 9th according to some nutjob doomsday theorists, so we may not get to play the Wii.

CJC @ Aug 28th 2006 9:30PM

Congratulations on a picture that is not only kinda sweet, but a little disturbing.

tactics @ Aug 28th 2006 9:32PM

god damn i love nintendo. fucking awesome.

oh lord. why is my granny dead now? she would have loved ds, and would've pwnt brain age. so so sad.

-"superfan" tactics.

GSI @ Aug 28th 2006 9:37PM

-->"It should be noted, though, that nuclear war may erupt on September 9th according to some nutjob doomsday theorists, so we may not get to play the Wii."

Probably the same people that think 9/11 was a gonvernment conspiracy, that a Red planet was going to hit in May/June 2005, etc etc etc.

Those people need to put the bong pipe down...seriously.

Rewnad @ Aug 29th 2006 8:07AM

Uh... isn't that a playstation controller Gramps is using there? And whats with the evil look on his face?

subnet6 @ Aug 28th 2006 9:43PM

"It should be noted, though, that nuclear war may erupt on September 9th according to some nutjob doomsday theorists, so we may not get to play the Wii."

My guess is that this "doomsday theorist" of whom you speak probably misread the chicken bones in his tea leaves or whatever it is he uses. What he took to be the end of days may just have been the prediction of a bunch of old folks getting their mad game on DS style.

While I must admit the visual of several dozen 80 somethings pounding out a Mario Kart tournament in the Nintendo World Store is quite disturbing, I don't know that it qualifies as armageddon. I can see however that it might confuse a less skillful prognosticator into thinking the world was coming to an end.

I tell one thing, if some poor pre-teen should happen into the Nintendo World Store during this geri-fragfest, he will likely think the world is coming to an end as well!

Me? I think its pretty damn cool, and it gives me hope that maybe when Im 90 I'll still be pwning n00bz.
Or more accurately stated: when Im 90 I'll FINALLY be pwning n00bz.

Jecrell @ Aug 28th 2006 9:56PM

-->"Probably the same people that think 9/11 was a gonvernment conspiracy, that a Red planet was going to hit in May/June 2005, etc etc etc."

By classifying people as nutjobs, does that make you any better?

The 9/11 government conspiracy, if you ever took the time to look into it, has enough facts to be feasible. However, as you probably realized, if you believe it you'll be shunned by friends and family and no one will like you.

Yeah, you made the coward's choice. Rather than actually making a debate you just classify everyone who believes it as nutjobs. Yet somehow every other American believes that the bible is the direct word of God, and if you question it you're a blasphemer and your 'soul' will burn forever in a pit of fire.

So now, as a nutjob, I dub thee...
SHEEP

CAL_GORE @ Aug 28th 2006 9:56PM

The end of the world on the anniversary of my birth? I will not allow it!

darryl @ Aug 28th 2006 10:00PM

... a solid? a solid piece of what? i can only imagine, in horror. go nintendo!

GSI @ Aug 28th 2006 10:06PM

Yea...I've heard the debates and the rebuttles hold much more weight.

I dub thee...

NUTJOB sheep

Ahh...Darryl...the one person on Joystiq who has yet to make an educated opinion about anything.

Ian @ Aug 28th 2006 10:20PM

I like how in the picture, the old man is holding a playstation controller. Nintendo should have released their own picture of a creepy old man on a bed with a child, but with a DS in his hand instead.

Dracula Jones @ Aug 28th 2006 10:22PM

Oh man, that's a Saturday... I work a block away from the Nintendo World Store. That would have been the best lunch break ever!!

Jecrell @ Aug 28th 2006 10:31PM

--> "Yea...I've heard the debates and the rebuttles hold much more weight.

I dub thee...

NUTJOB sheep"

Online debates ROCK.

GSI @ Aug 28th 2006 10:51PM

Going what you've stated...you responded the same way as me (not posting the info) so you've yet to back up the conspiracy either.

Zachary Hinchliffe @ Aug 28th 2006 10:38PM

DEEP IMPACT

I don't believe the government ORCHESTRATED 9/11 but I believe they had the means to stop it from happening.

Dr.Swiss @ Aug 28th 2006 10:44PM

God I hope they loop Eye of the Tiger during the tournament.

Or better yet, any music from PunchOut.

GSI @ Aug 28th 2006 10:53PM

-->"I don't believe the government ORCHESTRATED 9/11 but I believe they had the means to stop it from happening."

...and it wasn't limited to the Bush Administration either.

Brandon @ Aug 28th 2006 10:54PM

@7 Geez, jump on the guy for calling them nutjobs, might be wrong but you really came off like you were very angry.

subnet6 @ Aug 28th 2006 11:00PM

No No. Please stop. You guys are so awesome on a gaming blog when you're talking about gameing, lets not all ruin our reputations by arguing about 9/11 on Joystiq.
Whenever politics comes up as an off topic post, people just turn silly, and nothing ever gets settled anyway.

Remember we are all gamers or we wouldn't be here reading this!

We are more alike than different.

OneTopJob6 @ Aug 28th 2006 11:13PM

And usually GSI starts it. Hmm.

Duscrom @ Aug 28th 2006 11:21PM

Oh yeah, I keep forgetting, Nintendo dosen't want my money anymore. *Buys a PSP and a Xbox 360)

GSI @ Aug 28th 2006 11:24PM

Umm...sure buddy...whatever.

bill pullman @ Aug 28th 2006 11:29PM

"Nintendo doing the elderly (and you)..."

don't start sentences like that. i mean, maybe i don't mind being "done" by Nintendo, but when you include "the elderly" in the same line, it sounds like i'm getting my roll buttered across the room from the Werther's Grandpa. *shudder*

idioteraser @ Aug 28th 2006 11:36PM

Here http://www.boingboing.net/2006/08/23/world_will_end_on_9_.html is a link to a blog naming the fruitloop who says the world is going to end in September. This group I think has done this end of the world routine before. They seem familiar somehow.

Franciscan @ Aug 30th 2006 9:42PM

Curse you GSI, making me waste almost 3 hours of my life reading 9/11 conspirecy theories.

And believe it or not, Nintendo has successfully infiltrated some old people and gotten them into these kinds of games. My 76 Year old grandmother got hooked on Brain age to the point that i gave her my old DS when i got the lite.

CX @ Aug 28th 2006 11:58PM

lol we didnt land on the moon

Jecrell @ Aug 29th 2006 12:16AM

>

Some people need to pay attention to what they write (GSI), otherwise people might actually read it.

>

Regardless, I suggest you take the time to actually research the subject. Also, please don't research merely to 'back up' your conclusion. Instead, make sure to research both sides of the issue rather than just researching one side of the arguement. Otherwise you may end up looking silly in an actual arguement, where information from the other side is presented.

George W. Bush has already sent thousands of men and women into combat overseas for many, weird, debatable reasons, and has used 9/11 much like a Pearl Harbor event to spring this all into action. If you disagree, you're 'aiding the terrorists.' If you agree, you're an instant patriot.

Better make my title
nutjob terrorist sheep.

On a lighter note, Nintendo has always provided family friendly entertainment. I think the event will be fun and interesting...

Too bad I don't have any grandfathers left...

Dr.Swiss @ Aug 29th 2006 12:25AM

I would love to see some kid try to pass off as a senior just so that he could have a shot at the prize.

TeddyN @ Aug 29th 2006 12:39AM

I'm going to be spending this weekend teaching my grandfather what the internet is. Or, to quote Steven Colbert 'The Internets'.

Tom @ Aug 29th 2006 1:17AM

Billy? Is that you?

xaviertooth @ Aug 29th 2006 1:31AM

hey look, grandpa is playing on teh playstation!

GSI @ Aug 29th 2006 1:54AM

@ Jecrell:

Ever heard of the term "Don't believe everything you read on the internet"?

The fact that all these CRAZY conspiracy ideas come from the internet from people with nothing better to do should tell you something.

Gnac @ Aug 30th 2006 2:17AM

You people are taking this way off topic.

Nintendo's making a shrewd move here, capitalising on a growing demographic which they themselves have sought to attract. I can't imagine a Grandparent who doesn't love a family event, or the chance to show that the brain's as young as ever. The prizes and offers at the event may get people curious enough to stray from Brain games and check out some more 'conventional' titles.

The age bracket of gamers - at the lower end at least - has steadily grown along with gaming's influence. I can see the gap between junior and senior gamers disappearing in a few years if Nintendo can set a precedent here.

Mac Aoidh @ Aug 29th 2006 7:05AM

LMAO @ "The most conscious grandma or grandpa".

Mac Aoidh @ Aug 29th 2006 7:34AM

Wait, wait ,wait. I totally missed this 911 debate... no, slagfest, an' I want me some pie.

@GSI ... LOL!!!!1111 And no, I have never heard the "term" (totally wrong context, get a dictionary) - "Don't believe everything you read on the internet", though I have heard "Don't believe everything you read/on the news/ in the papers". However this is just nitpicking and the point is valid regardless, I choose not to listen to YOU, as you continue to prove yourself obnoxious.
I don't believe I have explain anything like Jercell because the fact we don't know a shred of truth about anything is completely self evident. But if you choose to believe everything you see hear on the news, fine, thats your problem.

-The fact that all these CRAZY conspiracy ideas come from the internet from people with nothing better to do should tell you something. -LMAO

Finally this is not the place (is anywhere?) for a topic so intricate and complex, so one final note I wish to make: No.2 Brody Brooks who started all this is clearly speaking in jest anyway. Yeeesh.

Ketsuke @ Aug 29th 2006 11:07AM

"And whats with the evil look on his face?"

Maybe the conversation went like this:

"I pwned you n00b" "Grandpa! that's mean!" "STFU n00b! lol !!11one"

Hence the look on his face. I mean wouldn't you want to do that to your grandchildren someday?

Zell @ Aug 29th 2006 12:25PM

Why do I picture someone yelling repeatedly at their grandmother like a drill sergeant, calling her a maggot and slapping her knuckles when she messes up in Sudoku?

"No, you can't knit right now! I don't care if you're tired, we have to practice! Listen, if you're good we'll go get some butter pecan ice cream. How's that sound?"

Bryan @ Aug 29th 2006 1:33PM

"no, no, the price went up, I'm tellin' ya! This is home made (stuff)!

Now listen everybody! Arts and crafts has been extended by two hours today.

But my fingers hurt.

Well your backs gonna hurt now cuz you just pulled lawn duty. Anybody else want to volunteer?!

Ah, what a good memory!