Game combines "fun" of parenting newborns with Wii

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If you've ever played a Wii game and wondered why you can't combine that fun with a screaming baby doll... Majesco has the game for you! All the fun of low-resolution graphics combined with the unrelenting helplessness of a newborn: <em>Babysitting Mama</em> is born.

<a href='http://meincmagazine.com/gaming/news/2010/05/game-combimes-fun-of-parenting-newborns-with-wii.ars'>Read the whole story</a>
 
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    Japanese and europeans even more americans are not having babies** so they will need these kinds of toys to simulate parenthood.

    Google and you will see what I mean about declining childbirths.


    http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world ... 88030.html

    "birthrates are falling all across the globe. .... But there is steadily declining fertility among the white secular middle-class. ... By contrast 40 per cent of college-educated American women are not in the ..."


    Women’s Increased Higher Education and the Declining Fertility Rate in Japan
    http://www.ipss.go.jp/publication/e/R_s_p/No.9_P47.pdf


    The movie idiocracy coming to life in the next 100 years.

    **(excluding the inner-city and trailer park folks, they pop kids out on a regular basis)
     
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    JiveTurkey":2ovyrf2c said:
    I'm a father of a 7 mo. old boy and going to work is the most relaxing part of my day. Having a kid is great, but if I get some video game time (rare!) I'm not going to play with / change a virtual kid.
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    Agreed, I change enough diapers as it is! However, the 7 year old could use this as practice, he loves Cooking Mama

    //father of 8 mo old girl (today)
     
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    hugodrax":15en414d said:
    Japanese and europeans even more americans are not having babies** so they will need these kinds of toys to simulate parenthood.
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    If someone needs this kind of device and Wii games to teach how to raise a child instead of going to parenting counselors for advice, that person isn't going to be exactly the best parent in the world in any stretch of imagination...
     
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    UltimateLemon":6f0gwutr said:
    hugodrax":6f0gwutr said:
    Japanese and europeans even more americans are not having babies** so they will need these kinds of toys to simulate parenthood.
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    If someone needs this kind of device and Wii games to teach how to raise a child instead of going to parenting counselors for advice, that person isn't going to be exactly the best parent in the world in any stretch of imagination...
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    The game will be a replacement for children, not a way to teach them to raise them. How could they if they are not having kids. You can turn the game off whenever you want.

    Why do you think the Japanese are investing so much in personal robotics? Someone or something has to stay behind to take care of the remaining old Japanese population.
     
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    UltimateLemon":2tlg7fmk said:
    hugodrax":2tlg7fmk said:
    Japanese and europeans even more americans are not having babies** so they will need these kinds of toys to simulate parenthood.
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    If someone needs this kind of device and Wii games to teach how to raise a child instead of going to parenting counselors for advice, that person isn't going to be exactly the best parent in the world in any stretch of imagination...
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    It's not a case of teaching them how to handle their child. It's a case of giving them at least some aspect of the experience without having to go through it as they're choosing not to have kids.
     
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    Brimstar":3j6hyeew said:
    UltimateLemon":3j6hyeew said:
    hugodrax":3j6hyeew said:
    Japanese and europeans even more americans are not having babies** so they will need these kinds of toys to simulate parenthood.
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    If someone needs this kind of device and Wii games to teach how to raise a child instead of going to parenting counselors for advice, that person isn't going to be exactly the best parent in the world in any stretch of imagination...
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    It's not a case of teaching them how to handle their child. It's a case of giving them at least some aspect of the experience without having to go through it as they're choosing not to have kids.
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    You mean like how Guitar Hero gives you experience of being able to play a guitar without picking up an guitar? I'm just saying this game might give completely wrong idea about what it's like to have a baby and how to handle a baby.
     
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    It's a fun article, but I'm sure this is aimed at the tween crowd. My girls love the dolls that cry and need 'feeding' so this is just another step.

    Like others have said, as a dad I feel that it's my right to (virtually) steal, kill and drive recklessly during the limited game time I get. Thank goodness for Assassin's Creed, Halo and racing games!
     
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    This might come as amazing news to some of you, but there are more demographics than 15-35 year old males! Not all games need to end with you ripping off your enemies head.

    This game is obviously designed for 5-15 girls. Look at how well the Imagine series of games (my nieces are obsessed with "Imagine Dream Wedding" on the DS) are doing, there's money to be made in those markets too.
     
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    dburr":1us8agze said:
    This might come as amazing news to some of you, but there are more demographics than 15-35 year old males! Not all games need to end with you ripping off your enemies head.

    This game is obviously designed for 5-15 girls. Look at how well the Imagine series of games (my nieces are obsessed with "Imagine Dream Wedding" on the DS) are doing, there's money to be made in those markets too.
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    ...What is this... 5 -15 year old girls.... Totally foreign concept to me.
     
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    UltimateLemon":3cyc6uap said:
    dburr":3cyc6uap said:
    This might come as amazing news to some of you, but there are more demographics than 15-35 year old males! Not all games need to end with you ripping off your enemies head.

    This game is obviously designed for 5-15 girls. Look at how well the Imagine series of games (my nieces are obsessed with "Imagine Dream Wedding" on the DS) are doing, there's money to be made in those markets too.
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    ...What is this... 5 -15 year old girls.... Totally foreign concept to me.
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    Yeah, but their Facebook accounts say they're 18.
     
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    I agree with this game being dumb but at the same time i see what the developers are thinking. They sell baby dolls nowadays that take shits and piss mysterious substances and little girls want those dolls so they can play "pretend shitty diaper cleanup". Why not take that idea and apply it to a Wii game?...... and the rest is history.
     
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    FUN? NEWBORNS!? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

    Obviously anyone who thinks that has never been the parent of a newborn. Does this baby puke on the user? How about colic? Does it get colic? Does it cry all night for weeks on end till you want to scream from lack of sleep? No? Then they learn nothing of parent hood which is all about supreme patience. This is lame and gives girls false ideas about the reality of parenthood. :mad: Which is no fucking game.

    Does this sound fun to anyone? I'm a work-at-home dad; during the day I'm writing and editing stories while parenting our ten-month-old son. On a good day I get to use the bathroom when I need to. On a bad day my eyes glaze over with a thousand-yard stare. I love my kids, but having a baby is a job with no days off, no pause button, and no cheat codes. Turning that experience into a game where the child will never grow up, go to college, and allow you to have a single dinner out with your wife sounds like... fun?
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    Oh the reasons I am only ever having ONE kid.....
     
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    Ben Kuchera":29xbms5y said:
    Dude, I have three kids. They're great fun once they get out of the baby portion of their lives, and then once they do you only remember the good times. :)
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    What about the teen years? Have you hit those yet? Mine is just starting. I can feel it ramping up. The next few years are going to be interesting.

    I commend you on having three. By the time mine is going to 18 I will only be 43 and my wife 44. Then it is off to where ever we can get ourselves to around the world. One is enough for a life time for us.
     
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    hugodrax":2mqqxm6x said:
    UltimateLemon":2mqqxm6x said:
    hugodrax":2mqqxm6x said:
    Japanese and europeans even more americans are not having babies** so they will need these kinds of toys to simulate parenthood.
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    If someone needs this kind of device and Wii games to teach how to raise a child instead of going to parenting counselors for advice, that person isn't going to be exactly the best parent in the world in any stretch of imagination...
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    The game will be a replacement for children, not a way to teach them to raise them. How could they if they are not having kids. You can turn the game off whenever you want.

    Why do you think the Japanese are investing so much in personal robotics? Someone or something has to stay behind to take care of the remaining old Japanese population.
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    Wrong. They want to be nice and ready for another war as soon as they find how to produce gundanium.
     
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    mrmaddog":1te3op32 said:
    "Activity 36: PlushBaby® is equipped with a randomized alarm to wake you up at random intervals of the night. Make sure to rock her softly within 2 minutes of the alarm before you lose WifePoints®!"
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    ROFL. WifePoints.

    _fluffy":1te3op32 said:
    So what's the title of this brilliant game? I do hope it's "Baby Mama."
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    I can hear the outrage coming. Can you? :D
     
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