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7 things that don't make sense to American gamers (but have good explanations)

Confused by some game design choices? Perhaps it’s just cultural differences

Words: on November 11, 2012
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76 comments

  • wheresmymonkey - November 12, 2012 1:37 a.m.

    Why don't YOU enjoy watching Soccer? Its a damn site more exciting than Baseball. And American football. pfft. pussy's version of rugby.

  • SentientSquidMachine - November 12, 2012 4:36 a.m.

    Agreed. I'd like to see the US take a stab at Aussie-Rules.

  • EdDeRs1 - November 12, 2012 6:25 a.m.

    i say let them get broken in two by the All Blacks first then give them Aussie-Rules to deal with, punny Americans...

  • Kyo - November 12, 2012 6:57 a.m.

    If you admit soccer is boring then how can you still claim to like any sports? I've always looked at hardcore sports fans and thought "... Why?" "why go crazy for a team that doesn't care about you?" "why fight or even kill to protect their reputation when again, they don't care." "why get obsessed over a bunch of sweaty guys playing with a ball or a puck?" "WHY!?" ..... "competition" Really? lol K then.

  • Darkhawk - November 12, 2012 7:46 a.m.

    says the guy posting on an online forum for digital avatar-obsessed nerds.

  • BottleBank - November 12, 2012 8:03 a.m.

    What was the point of the "soccer" slide anyway? Other than blatant trolling? Pretty lame, GR.

  • Edias - November 12, 2012 8:15 a.m.

    Most sports are little more than ping pong. It's all about the back and forth and that gets pretty old. They need to either get more creative with sports or to add more teams into each game. That said; the japanese are pretty awesome. Almost wish I'd been born in Japan. I'd honestly think about moving there if learning the language and kanji didn't seem like such a pain.

  • RajXenoeph - November 12, 2012 8:28 a.m.

    Rofl troll win.... well played GR, well played.

  • gopikmin - November 12, 2012 8:37 a.m.

    its 3rd most popular. ds and wii beat it by much more. psp only sold about 80 million. DS beats it by 70+million and the wii beat it by at least 10 million. Those companies you mentioned localize a lot of titles. I assume its cheap because many of those titles don't sell that very well.

  • The_Tingler - November 12, 2012 8:57 a.m.

    "Super short levels in handheld games" I'd say this one was just good design rather than a cultural thing. The whole point of handheld gaming is that you can pick up and play instantly for a bus ride or whatever, and the iPhone market (which both Nintendo and Sony want a piece of) entirely comprises those games. Which is American.

  • TheCakeIsaPie - November 12, 2012 9:55 a.m.

    As an American, let me say that I don't like watching American football, or soccer or baseball or hockey or any of that boring crap. Playing a sport is one thing, but why watch sports? Laziness?

  • winner2 - November 12, 2012 10:54 a.m.

    I'm no genius or anything, but I strongly suspect you've been successfully trolled.

  • Enaksan - November 12, 2012 10:59 a.m.

    I live in the UK and i still have no idea why people watch soccer......

  • mbavalo - November 12, 2012 11:17 a.m.

    I bet you are so proud of yourself right now for not making sense

  • mbavalo - November 12, 2012 11:23 a.m.

    Yeeeees!!! Someone actually grows the balls to tell the world how stupid soccer games are!

  • mbavalo - November 12, 2012 11:32 a.m.

    I am not American but I will side with them here.. soccer is plain dumb.. why do people worship men kicking around a leather/rubber sphere? Seriously?

  • profile0000 - November 12, 2012 12:13 p.m.

    Alright, that final entry was genius. Henry deserves a raise.

  • 7-D - November 12, 2012 12:18 p.m.

    Why does every joke or piss-take have to be "trolling" these days?

  • brickman409 - November 12, 2012 12:26 p.m.

    I think they were making more fun of American's view on soccer than soccer itself

  • Juan Diaz - November 12, 2012 12:29 p.m.

    Funny how the title is 'things that don't make sense to American gamers' and they don't view things like soccer games from other perspectives. From my point of view soccer is boring but it has a huge fan base, which are mostly people from South/North America and Europe. Point is, need more facts to ask a question like 'what's the deal with soccer?'.

  • bedelicious - November 12, 2012 12:47 p.m.

    Hey, I like soccer (we call it football) :P

  • TheGodEmperor - November 12, 2012 12:49 p.m.

    You know one reason the PSP outsells the vita? Cause the price isn't worth it for not enough games and FUCK THEM FOR NOT GIVING US THE PROMISED SERVICE TO MAKE OUR UMDS INTO DIGITAL DOWNLOADS! Seriously pisses me off. So much I refuse to get a vita.

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