Generation XBOX
Last week was the huge release of Madden 12 Football all over the nation. Thousands and possibly millions of people line up outside of stores so they can be the first to have a copy of this year’s edition. The whole madden phenomenon made me think about video games impact on the male/female relationship.
If you are a male 35 years old or younger, video game console has dominated the entertainment landscape during your lifetime. Mario is like a brother, “Call of Duty” was an interactive history class and “Madden” taught you to recognize 3-4 man or zone coverage when watching football on Sunday. However, one large segment of society has not cheered the praise of Nintendo and Xbox, that would be your girlfriend or wife.
Long gone is the stigma of being the fat guy in the parent’s basement playing video games. Everyone from the guy working the local supermarket store, to your favorite professional athlete, plays games once in-awhile, as long as it doesn’t get in the way of family or paying the bills. However, that will not stop your significant other from ever understanding or excepting how “grown men” can still spend money and time playing games. You can tell her that the Playstation has been living with you longer then her, but I’m pretty sure that speech won’t go over well. It’s my advice to you that you sneak your gaming in when you can, while she is sleeping, shopping or hanging out with friends but under no circumstance, ever hit that power button if she is with in the same distance as your WiFi connection.