Beer pong on the wii

I saw it, probably the most pointless thing you could do with you life. Worse even than trying to play beer pong with water.
 
Its a long ass article but here:

V Games has cleaned up its new Nintendo Wii version of the college

drinking game "Beer Pong" by removing references to booze and renaming

the title, but authorities and mental health experts fear that it will

only reinforce an alcohol culture on teens.

"Pong Toss," as it's now called, still gives gamers the ability to

practice the tossing skills required for Beer Pong, a popular drinking

game involving ping pong balls aimed into cups of beer. Beer-guzzling

is the goal of the real Beer Pong game in many college settings.

The game earned a rating of "T" for teen — ages 13 and up —

from the independent Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), and

that has caused parents, educators and even one state's attorney

general to react with dismay.

"When a behavior is modeled or practiced in any form, it

becomes more likely to be practiced in the future," said New York

psychologist Eva Levine. "Kids are very susceptible to this type of

media. I see it all the time with young kids and adolescents. It's

definitely true that children that are exposed to alcohol use are much

more likely to engage in alcohol behavior."

On Monday, Conn. Attorney General Richard Blumenthal expressed

concern about the game, and about the future games that will be

released under JV's Frat Party Games line.

Blumenthal believes that a game like "Pong Toss" has more

worrisome consequences than other types of violent or dangerous video

games.

"My strong concern is the ratings, which fail to reflect the

potential dangers," said Blumenthal. "It promotes alcohol use and even

abuse and binge drinking, which certainly seems a more realistic

prospect than someone driving a car dangerously after playing 'Grand

Theft Auto,' although obviously, that's a problem as well. But what the

beer pong game does is much more immediate for teenagers then what

happens in 'Grand Theft Auto'."

The worry about teen drinking is real and rising. On Monday, an

Associated Press analysis of federal records found that 157 college-age

people, 18 to 23, drank themselves to death from 1999 through 2005, the

most recent year for which figures are available. The number of

alcohol-poisoning deaths per year nearly doubled over that span, from

18 in 1999 to a peak of 35 in 2005, though the total went up and down

from year to year and dropped to 14 in 2001.

Blumenthal thinks that playing the game may greatly increase the

chances of engaging in real Beer Pong. He says that since the game and

equipment are simple and basic, that will encourage people to play the

game in real life.

Alan Kazdin, a professor of psychology and child psychiatry at

Yale University, says video games are a powerful teaching tool. "In

science we recently learned about mirror neurons. We've known for years

that learning is helped by active involvement. If you actively involve

rather than observe, it is even more effective."

But Kazdin also says that he does not think that games like

"Pong Toss" will necessarily have an effect on the likelihood of a

player's alcoholism or engagement in Beer Pong in the future.

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"It

depends on all sorts of other influences in the child's life," Kazdin

explained. "If a child is susceptible to being influenced, the video

game could have an effect. But there's never one influence because

there are so many other factors. From the perspective of educators and

mental health professionals, we want people to play videogames that

keep people healthy and happy."

The ESRB sees the game much more simply. "Despite being

premised on a drinking game, the game's content involves essentially

nothing more than tossing ping-pong balls into plastic cups," Patricia

Vance, president of ESRB, wrote in a letter to Blumenthal. "We are thus

unsure of the basis for the statement in your letter suggesting that

this content 'glorifies alcohol abuse and binge drinking.' "

The states have no authority to regulate video game content or

ratings, beyond extreme material that may fall under obscenity laws.

"Grand Theft Auto," which has sold over 70 million copies, lets players

take on the role of an urban criminal, including carjacking, pimping

and assassinations such as killing police. Numerous lawsuits have been

filed against Rockstar Games, alleging damage from actions by gamers

who may have been influenced by the title.

The Nintendo Wii game was originally titled "Beer Pong," but JV Games renamed it to "Pong Toss."

"We changed the name on our own accord," JV Games Co-Founder Jag

Jaegers said. "It was something we were discussing before Attorney

General Richard Blumenthal even got involved. It's for the most part

the same game. But any alcoholic reference we simply removed. If the

ball gets in the cup, you get points. In the game we never focused on

anybody drinking or getting drunk. We were primarily focusing on the

sport of the game itself."

Nintendo, which produces the popular Wii console, said it was satisfied after alcohol references were removed from the game.

"Nintendo supports JV Games' decision to change the name of its WiiWare

title to Pong Toss," Nintendo of America said in a statement. "WiiWare

is designed to be a forum for creative new ideas that are widely

appealing to all consumers, and eliminating alcohol references in the

game's title and content allow it to be enjoyed by a wider audience."

 
The wii has dominated the gaming market, so it doesn't surprise me that new games like this are being published. I bet it will actually sell pretty well.

Bet none of you would believe that Wii fit has outsold any other title from this gen of consoles, and yes the wii has outsold both PS3 and Xbox crap 60
 
I like how people are afraid of a game that allows you to practice beer pong. when instead of spending 30 bucks on it, you could buy some red cups and ping pong balls for under 5 bucks. and it would be much more realistic.

fuck censoring video games. I want to be able to slice off as many heads of police officers as possible, do insane amounts of drugs that somehow make me stronger and more gangsta, fuck hookers with big tits, deal said drugs to others, and use my ill-gotten gains to become a rapper more famous than lil wayne
 
Well its pretty obvious why it sells so well. It markets pretty much to any and all ages. It's surprising how many adults even play wii.. which is something no other console has done before. Most video game consoles target teenage/young adults, while the wii spans from kids to adults.
 
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