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Probably tangential to the article, but this quote depressed me more than it probably should: > “During Thanksgiving break, when I go home to see my family, I

Probably tangential to the article, but this quote depressed me more than it probably should: > “During Thanksgiving break, when I go home to see my family, I can play Legend of Zelda while I’m up there instead of being like, ‘Man, I can’t wait to go home so I can go play my console.’” Videogames are great, and I have a great time playing them. But man, time with family is so limited. You only get one trip around the block in this life, and at the end of the day, I'd rather have spent more time with loved ones than with a videogame.

__sha3d2 9y ago
I wouldn't be so quick to judge. All family time, and all families, are not equal.
astura 9y ago
Don't be so judgemental Consider your experiences are not universal. I'd rather do, literally, almost anything rather than spend time with my family of origin. They are very, very toxic and abusive people.
cableshaft 9y ago
This Thanksgiving I played Jackbox Party Pack on the Switch with 7 of my other brother/cousins. There was a lot of fun with family had that day, and it included the Switch.
EpicEng 9y ago
Oh c'mon. You go to see relatives and it's often great, but there's a lot of downtime. If I'm into something, _anything_, it's going to be on my mind during those periods, and the switch helps with that.
seanmcdirmid 9y ago
You say this, but what do you do when everyone has run out of things to talk about and everyone is just watching TV? Heck, going back for spring festival is this times ten. I’m all for family time, but I’d rather spend it doing something together.
- MBCook 9y ago
  Not only that, you can get some pretty good party games for the switch. Both the latest jack box party pack which is a ton of fun, and overcooked or available. I’ve had a ton of fun with my family with both of them. I believe this is also the point of 1-2 switch, but I haven’t played that.
photojosh 9y ago
Playing the Switch with my wife and 2 boys is family time. Currently Mario Kart, but there's more than a few other co-op split-screen games when that runs out. We did the same with MK, Smash Bros, New Super Mario on the Wii. And the early years of my marriage involved a lot of time together playing Mario Kart (again!) on the N64. There might have been tequila too... we've eased up on that these days.

__sha3d2 9y ago

I wouldn't be so quick to judge. All family time, and all families, are not equal.

astura 9y ago

Don't be so judgemental Consider your experiences are not universal. I'd rather do, literally, almost anything rather than spend time with my family of origin. They are very, very toxic and abusive people.

cableshaft 9y ago

This Thanksgiving I played Jackbox Party Pack on the Switch with 7 of my other brother/cousins. There was a lot of fun with family had that day, and it included the Switch.

EpicEng 9y ago

Oh c'mon. You go to see relatives and it's often great, but there's a lot of downtime. If I'm into something, _anything_, it's going to be on my mind during those periods, and the switch helps with that.

seanmcdirmid 9y ago

You say this, but what do you do when everyone has run out of things to talk about and everyone is just watching TV? Heck, going back for spring festival is this times ten. I’m all for family time, but I’d rather spend it doing something together.

MBCook 9y ago
Not only that, you can get some pretty good party games for the switch. Both the latest jack box party pack which is a ton of fun, and overcooked or available. I’ve had a ton of fun with my family with both of them. I believe this is also the point of 1-2 switch, but I haven’t played that.

photojosh 9y ago

Playing the Switch with my wife and 2 boys is family time. Currently Mario Kart, but there's more than a few other co-op split-screen games when that runs out. We did the same with MK, Smash Bros, New Super Mario on the Wii. And the early years of my marriage involved a lot of time together playing Mario Kart (again!) on the N64. There might have been tequila too... we've eased up on that these days.