Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Nintendo is not our Children's parent

Open letter to Nintendo.

Dear Nintendo Company,

I always enjoy your products.  Now that I'm an adult I still do together with my kids.  As a parent, and I'm pretty sure several of your staff are also parents and may feel likewise, I am concerned on your latest approval of same sex marriages being depicted in one of your games.

Sexual orientation and sexual education are subjects to be discussed within a family, and it is by no means up to Nintendo to teach our kids such options at such early ages.   it is clear that leaving this option to a 7+ year old will bring to the child's attention such matters which should be dealt with at least 6 more years later.

Teens and adult players may think this is a "fun" element to include, but for parents, which have a clear different opinion as to what is "fun", should be taken into account as well.  It is not Nintendo's mission to decide which minority adult decisions are to be considered as the new norm.  It is simply not your mission.

I greatly appreciate if Nintendo stays away from cultural minority issues, and stay true to what the majority of families are: Man+Woman+kids they make together.

Thanks and keep up the good work,

Alpha Prime