Hmmm cats, so fuzzy.

oh ok. video comics are written by sociopaths. i geddit!

err... owning a pet is a lot more expensive unless you live in a mudhut of a country and stole your dog from your neighbour and then let your dog die from a cold 'cause you can't afford a vet or there's no vet in the village?!?!?

tis is mine no touching :D

Critter games aren't bad for one reason, some people can't just go and get a dog. Allergy, Parents, Apartment bans, and probably a hell of a lot of other issues can make a real dog desirable, but not obtainable. They just aren't all used for that reason.

Frankly, having a pet really IS that much work. Not to mention expensive. Dog food seriously costs more than my food!
I would still prefer being outside if possible though. If that is ever an option, that is.

@Mac: Never taken your pet to the vet before? Let us know how much that surgery costs.

Hint: more than and Xbox360!

Yeah, you're old.

Because playing some entertaining games for an hour or few makes us terrible people for wanting to relax and enjoy ourselves. I have never liked the "go outside and PLAY pasty lardbutts! >:O" argument, since it always assumes gaming is your only hobby. What a lovely unmatching stereotype.

say WHAT,WHAT

@John Doe

Can't afford upkeep of an animal, but can afford overpriced 360 games on top of internet and Xbox LIVE bills?

Bullshit. If you can afford all that crap, you can afford a dog and dogfood.

@StarPilot: Now we have to wonder why Sniper-tan doesn't have a moustache.

He didn't commit suicide.

Tanning games?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jxjwip2cng

Next Nerf Now comic involves the golden wrench.

Hey man, real sunbathing can give you melanoma...

Consequences?

Also real pets poop.

@StarPilot

Shit Storm of Excitement comeing in 3...2...

Is that samus? O_o

I'll just leave this here.

http://www.teamfortress.com/loosecanon/

@Bo: Indeed. Mian Madres is hooked.. possibly obsessed with the facebook games.


Also, anyone else think that looks like Samus?

Casual gamer = someone who plays less than two hours a week.

There is no such thing as a casual gamer. People who play Farmville and crap like are totally obsessed. They log in huge amounts of time in those kinda games. Just because the game is popular and easily accessible does not make it casual. Casual gamers don't exist they're just a myth.

Allow me to put my personal dis claimer that puppies hanging themselves is in fact NOT JUST AS PLANNED. Blame that douchebag Gendo Ikari. Something to do with tang.

DOG SPOTTED SNAKE!

I'm sure some people can't wait to take that virtual sunbath. Wait, don't we already have something like that ? It's called a Tanning Bed/Booth.

dog just swap sides that's all, only it didn't use a minigun.

This kind of comic makes it hurt more when your own dog has died. I've been one to never get into tamagotchie and nintendogs because I had a real dog. You can't beat the real thing no matter how hard you try to make it look nice.

@Kishgal: It began even before Nintendogs. iirc the "Catz" and "Dogz" games started in the mid-90s on pc.

This comic is both amusing and horribly depressing all in one. D: Poor dog...

This sad situation began with NintenDogs. It will probably never end.

I can see Kinect superman game where it feels like you can bend steal and crush heads with little effort.

wait is that the same tree rosalina mother is buried?

@Cap'n Schecky that's what the ps3 Move controller is for.

She'll be sorry when she realizes that a virtual dog won't lick peanut butter off her vagoo.

Kinect seem to be good with dance/exercise/martial arts training. I would be happy to see it explore interactions with more convincing AI, in simulation or strategy.

Other than that, I don't know what it is good for. It might actually be something revolutionary, but it wasn't explored enough.

@Frank West Those aren't "games" if you by the "entertainment products" definition. Those are more like interactive exercise tools. I don't think Innergy was a bad idea, it just isn't intended to people who want to shoot aliens in the face... unless they also want breath/anti-stress training.

@Vysard That Kinectimals tiger doesn't seem wild at all. It acts like a (particularly stupid) pet, it is ugly and creepy.

If that's the result of the project Milo, it makes me very sad. It would be very cool to be able to actually comunicate with a virtual character.

That's why this Kinect is a gamble. If succeeded, it always fails on something

That was darkly amuseing.


Diden't you had it in you, Jo.

I think a wise man summed it up best.

"It's not my fault your world orbits a ball of *fire*."

"YOUR STAR BURNS! I require frozen treats!

*Off topic* I love how people hear fabulous, well-orchestrated songs through-out games...

@Sayonara Zetsubou Inu: Lol, nice.

The Kinetic animal game is supposed to be training wild animals, like large, predatory cats. That's a little harder to do than raise a normal feline or a canine for that matter. Also, it could be for people with allergies, but love animals.

Que bundinha linda a dela!!

Thats not funny thats how my dog killed himself (except with Nintendogs)

As already mentioned, the upkeep of an animal is sometimes too much. On the other hand, maybe it's for people that are not responsible enough to have a dog, even if they can afford one. At least this way they get a pet that goes away when the power gets turned off.

@Dr. Light: I see what you did there.

Also, BONK! is fulla radiaton, which we know is great for giving people superpowers. So go outside and absorb some good ol' sun so you can get more superpowers!

@Fluffy-Neko-San: Yes "staying inside for long periods of time" and "playing video games" may not be synonymous all the time, but even 15-30 minute intervals are periods of time spent not enjoying summer-ish activities.

Especially considering the type of video games that nerfnow likes to cover, I think my original statement still stands.

Yes, moderation, etc. etc.

@Marcelo: Boktai: The Sun Is In Your Hand

It's because our kid's kids will be so pasty white that they'll be fried instantly the moment they step out.

AND I JUST WATCHED TOY STORY 3
GODDAMN I AM SAD

Well, the point is to own exotic animals, but it's still stupid and dumb compared to real animals.

People who wanna play this faggotry , its probally a REE REE or a Justin Bieber fan.
Seriously.

This reminds me of one "making of..." video for the anime, Spirited Away. The director, Hayao Miyazaki, wanted his staff to draw a certain scene with a sick dragon "behaving like when you feed a dog a pill". NONE of his staff had ever seen a real dog.

sorry i have to tell you having a pet DOES have "real life consequences"

Some people live in apartments that don't allow pets, and that kind of situation. Everyone has different situations. That said, a lot of 'casual' games do seem petty banal to me, but then I'm not the target audience.

But it's not like I really play much of the major games either.

@Irony: the REAL irony is that "staying inside for long periods of time" and "playing video games" aren't the same thing

it's not that stepping out side is too much work, it's just that A) too much sun exposure is unsafe ("too much" is subjective somehow and B) too much sun exposure in the wrong way causes uneven skin tones which really tick some people off

>step outside to take a sunbath
As I Russian, I must say I am hating you bald.

I'd like to point out that at E3 we got a preview of a game based around BREATHING.

I hate the gaming market.

Roll have you seen Rush lately?

A comic about video games looking down at people who stay indoors for long periods of time...........

I have 2 dogs. Happy with it.

"I want to pet a cat. But I am deadly allergic so getting this game makes me a bad person?"

There's just something about going outside and doing shit that no game, no matter how awesome, can replace....

Anybody who agrees with Jo say I...

the sun game already exists in game boy advance. I dont remember the name.

I'm in despair! The virtual pet has left me in despair!

dem casuals, man

dem fucking casuals,

fucking ruining everything since.... well pretty much when the current gen started

Now I'm depressed.

This strip's not funny, my dog died that way... ;_;

Hah, "nintendosun." What about tanning salons? "I'm not getting enough sunlight for a good tan, I'D BETTER GO INDOORS AND SIT UNDER A LIGHT!"

As it says in the bible, "There's nothing new under the sun."

poor dog :(

It's probably more about the cost of having a pet than the work involved, though dogs can take a lot of your time, *every day*.

Also, you do realize that the sun is a humongous ongoing nuclear reaction? Have fun suntanning!

actually that might be a good thing, there's dung all over the place, on the pavement, on the grass, at the bus stop, damn if those craptastic dogs become obsolete, get eliminated, and stop shitting all over the area i'll be happy.

All my pets take care of themselves ... its a godsend when the vet bill comes in and they can cover it.

also, I'd rather give my kids an artificial pet than have to clean up and feed it because they grow uninterested in less than half a year.
if i ever will have kids, that is. :(

> because stepping outside is to much work

Rather dangerous. All that radiation and toxins and stuff...

But it's been done already, it was called NINTENDOGS and was the hottest thing and then a year later? No one remembers it =P

Oooh, that's cold.

@BarGamer: :'(

Maybe it's for people who can't afford the upkeep of an animal? Some people are having trouble getting through the day on whatever they make, let alone carrying another adorable mouth to feed.

Poor doggy... T_T

ditto

i lold