ABC news alert: “Predators are using Nintendo DS”
I’m jacking this word for word from Joystiq.com since most people dont click links I post 🙂 Man, I hate the media.. why isnt anyone fact checking shit like this? YOU CANNOT CHAT USING NINTENDO DS (at least in its stock form).
An ABC affiliate in Philadelphia recently broadcast an “important warning for parents” regarding the Nintendo DS: “Strangers can use this toy to lure unsuspecting children to dangerous places”
There’s no doubt that parents should be aware of the capabilities of any toy or device they purchase for their children, but to suggest that the Nintendo DS is being used by predators to lure children into their clutches is poor journalism. Most notably, the report implies that DS users can chat together via Wi-Fi hotspots. Nope. And do we even need to mention that there’s been no real child abuses here—just a dirty user name? Yes folks, it’s sensationalism at its best worst.
