"You need a break"

[Wholockian]

So, my villagers are constantly telling me I need a break, and I think the reason for this is so that if something happens to you, you can't sue Nintendo, but why do my villagers constantly ask me. I just booted up my game after a short break, and 5 minutes in Rosie said I looked tired.
Why do my villagers tell me so quickly? I mean, if I was playing for 30 minutes or so, I would sort of understand, but 5 is just ridiculous. Does anyone know why they ask so often?

 

[Lion-Lhasa]

It goes by how long your game has been turned on.
Nintendo games tend to say this because of how family friendly Nintendo aim to be seen as and is just there to aid your time management, as far as I've noticed it says it every hour. Fire Emblem and Mario also do this.
Even if something happened to you while playing, you wouldn't be able to sue Nintendo. Look at those Koreans that die playing Starcraft, their families can't sue Blizzard because it wasn't their fault.
If something happens to you while playing a game it's your own fault for not managing yourself well.

The only thing they're legally required to have is the medical warnings about epilepsy/eyesight and maybe the warnings about 3D's effect on your vision, hence the little black books/leaflets you get with games.


They might also just say it if you're playing at a late hour? *shrug*

 

[Wholockian]

It goes by how long your game has been turned on.
Nintendo games tend to say this because of how family friendly Nintendo aim to be seen as and is just there to aid your time management, as far as I've noticed it says it every hour. Fire Emblem and Mario also do this.
Even if something happened to you while playing, you wouldn't be able to sue Nintendo. Look at those Koreans that die playing Starcraft, their families can't sue Blizzard because it wasn't their fault.
If something happens to you while playing a game it's your own fault for not managing yourself well.

The only thing they're legally required to have is the medical warnings about epilepsy/eyesight and maybe the warnings about 3D's effect on your vision, hence the little black books/leaflets you get with games.

Oh, I thought that was what the warning was there for XD. But that does make more sense...
The thing is, I have only recently turned the actual ds on. That's what's confusing me

 

[Yui Z]

Umm I'm curious... What's starcraft? ._.

 

[Dembonez19]

Umm I'm curious... What's starcraft? ._.

It's a space/fantasy based strategy game much like World of Warcraft. A South Korean man played it for 50 hours straight and died of heart failure due to exhaustion. You could die playing any game without any food or sleep, so StarCraft itself isn't dangerous to your health.

 

[Wholockian]

It's a space/fantasy based strategy game much like World of Warcraft. A South Korean man played it for 50 hours straight and died of heart failure due to exhaustion. You could die playing any game without any food or sleep, so StarCraft itself isn't dangerous to your health.

How can you play something for 50 hours 0o0. I can't even stay awake that long no matter how hard I try

 

[Dembonez19]

I wouldn't even try to play any game for that long in one sitting. I eventually stop enjoying myself once I get too tired. If I don't enjoy myself, it ruins the game. With New Leaf, I usually stop playing around the time a villager gives me the hour warning anyway.

 

[Le Ham]

Yeah, personally I'd rather have my game tell me that my battery is low than have my villagers tell me I need to get some shut-eye.

 

[DragonKeeper422]

Yeah, personally I'd rather have my game tell me that my battery is low than have my villagers tell me I need to get some shut-eye.

Bwahahaha, that's to funny, and yes I agree ^^ It's bad when the characters in the game tell you to take a break!

 

[Ras]

I only mind it if I'm doing the PWP swim trick and everyone is ignoring me. I finally talk to someone, and it's the "take a break" message.

 

[Suave_Spencer]

The annoying thing is it appears to stop villagers wanting to talk to you. It should be a little less obtrusive, like other games have.

 

[saehanfox]

It's a space/fantasy based strategy game much like World of Warcraft. A South Korean man played it for 50 hours straight and died of heart failure due to exhaustion. You could die playing any game without any food or sleep, so StarCraft itself isn't dangerous to your health.

Similar events happened in Taiwan and China. It all happened in internet cafes all because the gamers wouldn't get up from their seats to take a break. No one has died yet in the US and Canada from not putting down the controller.

 

[Ras]

The annoying thing is it appears to stop villagers wanting to talk to you. It should be a little less obtrusive, like other games have.

Yeah, they won't talk to you at all in that period. You have to finally approach one and get past the dialog. Of course, it seems to count as one of your conversations, so you're that much closer to them being mad at you for talking too much.

 

[RisingSun]

Zelda Ocarina of Time did it as well. I think that Nintendo is trying to become more family friendly, and it is obviously good marketing to address the situation of children playing too long and not doing anything. The whole thing broils down to marketing. If parents do not think that Nintendo is addressing this situation, they may or may not purchase the system or new games. A lot of times, kids will play and play and not get up to do some physical activity.

 

[Candy83]

The mistake in how this is handled is that playing it two hours straight is not unrealistic given how involved "Animal Crossing: New Leaf" actually is. It's unrealistic to do this. if it was four hours straight … fine. So there is something set up where the feature is too easily triggered. And I love the person having pointed out that the battery shortage is much more important. So true!

 

[ceribells]

The whole thing broils down to marketing. If parents do not think that Nintendo is addressing this situation, they may or may not purchase the system or new games. A lot of times, kids will play and play and not get up to do some physical activity.

You're totally right, but that's really the parent's responsibility IMO. And as a kid, I'd ignore it like I do now. (I'm also perfectly healthy and fairly active, I just like playing games for a few hours sometimes)

I just wish it could be disabled, especially in games like OoT. Navi is annoying enough. Nintendo is definitely a family-oriented company, but seems to ignore that adults use their products too. I am old enough to share my friend code on miiverse with another adult if I choose.

 

[oath2order]

It's just some stupid thing that Nintendo puts in because parents are too lazy to monitor how long their kids play video games.

Zelda Ocarina of Time did it as well. I think that Nintendo is trying to become more family friendly

Compared to the big three (Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo), Nintendo has ALWAYS been the most family friendly.