Nintendo-playing centenarian (100 year old) says video games secret to youth, page 1

Nintendo-playing centenarian says video games secret to youth

Telegraph.co.u k

Kathleen Connell, known as Kit, turned 100 last week but attributes her sharp mind to regular sessions on her hand-held games console.
"It's absolutely super, I can't speak highly enough of it. I don't know what I would do without it," the grandmother of one said.
"I'll play it in the evening, then I'll have a break and a cup of tea, then I'll go back to playing my Nintendo," she added.

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reply to post by OrphenFire

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Yep...this story is going straight to my wife.

reply to post by iamdavid

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Some old people are just young people who have been alive longer. I think a gaming market for the elderly gamers out there isn't a bad idea at all. With the right marketing, you can get old people to buy almost anything. And why not provide a gaming service intended to keep their minds sharp and young, while offering them fun times and keeping them up to date with current technology.

reply to post by OrphenFire

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Oh thats a great idea live an extra 30 years by playing video games (ie:killing time) 4 hours a day X 365 days in a year = 1,460 hours or 60.83 days per year X 100 years = 6083 days or 16.66 years

it seems that if you have to play for 4 hours it's a 1 to 2 thing (ie: 1 wasted year gives 1 additional year) but if you had to play more then 8 hours a day then your really not living much longer then your were without video games.... unless you consider video games having a life

Oh and I'm a VG JuNKie so I'll be here another century beaches

reply to post by FORMe2p00p0n

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But consider that for most elderly people their day doesn't consist of much more than watching TV. So in this case playing video games is a much more beneficial option. Sure, going out and doing something like learning a new language is even more beneficial, but most elderly aren't going to seek out that opportunity. If they're going to be watching TV anyway they might as well be doing something the engages their brain.

reply to post by KILL_DOGG

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I showed it to my mom.

And she had the audacity to say "that's what i want!"

That'll do ATS, that'll do.

reply to post by purplemer

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This gives me a vision of a hilarious future where online games are populated by 97% old people who are us. Like... our future selves, when old, are going to be the majority of the online game population. Lol.

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