Topic: Animal Crossing Makes Children Cry On Their Birthdays

Moco+Loco wrote:

Uh...dude...she's 9. She's also sensitive--she does cry more than she should, and has been told that many times. She's immature but also very smart. My wife and I are both pretty hard on our children when they're doing wrong, and don't believe in all that crap about making everyone feel special. We do, however, try to give our daughters a good birthday experience. We're not talking about hiring a band, sending out invitations, bringing in Shigeru Miyamoto to play a Mario game with our child, or anything like that. We do want them to have a happy birthday, and when your child is looking forward to Animal Crossing on her birthday after watching both of her parents get stuff, your child is going to be upset when the game doesn't deliver. Animal Crossing is a family game, and the developers should be sensitive to the fact that children will be playing. As I demonstrated, this is something they got right in two other versions, but completely messed up in this one.