

~ Flustered over Fortnite, Milwaukee, WI






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8 Responses to “What should I know about Fortnite – is it ok for kids to play?”

  1. Nancy

    This is very helpful. Thank you. My children don’t play Fortnite, but they have friends and cousins who do. From reading this, I feel that my gut instinct to not let my kids play was the right approach. Thanks again.

  2. Gale

    Fortnite is less violent than a Tom and Jerry cartoon. There is no blood nor is there death. It is the same as playing with nerf guns. Once you get ‘hit’ enough times, you’re out of the game, you do not die. Even a football game is more violent.

    This article is meant to deflect the issues of gun violence subtly off those invested in the gun industry. They’ve been doing it since the 90s. There has never been any study confirming that violent video games make kids behave in a violent or criminal manner. The only conclusion they’ve ever been able to find is that it can cause them to be more aggressive. The caveat being they define ‘aggressive’ as everything even remotely competitive, i.e. wanting to beat the opposing team in a football game is considered ‘aggressive’ behavior.

    Please read the so called ‘research’ these groups put out. Having a fancy title or degree does not mean you know what you’re talking about or did your due diligence when researching something. Also, look to see who it is funding these groups. Oddly enough most of the people who denounce video game violence are really interested in turning kids into gun owners.

  3. Concerned Dad

    I am torn. My 9 year old played, then one day I thought about the concept of shooting someone in the Battle Royal Game, then the victim crawls, then you shoot them point-blank and they vanish. It made me take the game away…. now my sons friend play it, I mean all of my sons friends play it, and my son is somewhat of an outcast… he is literally the only kid not allowed to play. I’m wondering now if the damage I’m preventing is worth the damage I’m causing?

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