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CMV: I don't think Nintendo had to apologize for not including gay marriages in Tomodachi Life

Nintendo fell under a surprising amount of heat for their recent "life simulator" game Tomodachi Life, because they allowed people to get married, but not same sex couples. In my opinion, he fact that this was controversial is somewhat ridiculous: this is a game which sole purpose is to be silly. You can make your friends/celebrities/fictional characters, and watch them interact with one another. One aspect of the game is that characters can get married and have a child, which is a mix of the two characters faces. There is a work around that allows same sex marriages, which is to make a male character a female or vise versa. You aren't restricted whatsoever to physical appearance, which allows quasi-same sex relationships.

Now, this is a silly handheld game, which will likely be played mostly by children. Since their target audience is, in my opinion, children, I can't imagine the majority of them have decided whether they are gay or straight. And it affects the gameplay itself: If two of the characters get married, I want to see the ridiculous offspring of my roommate and Jennifer Lawrence for example. This element would be lost with the addition of same sex marriages (small factor, but still). 

This whole issue strikes me as one that is getting brought up by people who won't play the game, but are offended they weren't included. I can't make a female character in Madden, not can I make a black character in animal crossing, why did this become such a hot topic? I am completely accepting of gay couples, and wouldn't have complained if they had been included/will be included in the game, but it's so silly to get upset with a children's game company for staying out of a hotly debated topic.
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It's true that this game is aimed at children, but that's exactly why it's important to include the possibility of same sex marriages.

In a modern, western society we accept homosexuals and give them the possibility to marry, because we view all those couples as equal. By not including same sex marriage in the game, Nintendo isn't relaying this message. They're not necessarily saying that they disapprove of same sex marriage, but they're implying that same sex marriage is abnormal. And that implication will be taught to or 'absorbed' by the kids that are playing.

Nintendo would greatly contribute to a more progressive society by allowing same sex marriage in Tomodachi Life, by showing kids that love can exist between two of the same genders.

> This element would be lost with the addition of same sex marriages (small factor, but still).

And this element isn't present in real life gay marriages as well, so it would be weird to include it in same sex marriages.


The game isn't supposed to be social commentary, ofcourse, but it still will influence this generation's children, and it would be wise to include these messages.