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An article issued by a website publishing news from the Pentagon (spotted by Vice), says the US army is concerned about the breakability of today's youth. Discussing new recruits aged 18-25, which one army major erroneously calls the "Nintendo Generation", the article bemoans how easily their legs break during boot camp. Broken legged gamers are not the ideal soldiers as it turns out.
The article claims that "today's recruits are coming from a far more sedentary lifestyle compared to previous generations, making their skeletons more prone to injuries because they're not used to the kind of intense activity they will face at basic training." Major Jon- Marc Thibodeau goes on to say "The "Nintendo Generation" soldier skeleton is not toughened by activity prior to arrival, so some of them break more easily," before recommending that they "get off the couch".
Concerned about your bones shattering because of video game consumption? Then maybe pick up Nintendo Switch Sports to counteract the pain.
The "Nintendo" the US army is likely referring to is the NES or SNES, whose audience are in their 30s and 40s at this point. Ironically enough, the "Nintendo" which was around when 18-25 year olds were reaching target impressionability was the Wii, the most active of gaming consoles to date. Age aside, the only clue we get as to who these darn feeble boned video gaming layabouts are, is that the injuries concerned are more common in women than men.
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It appears to have not occurred to those training the "Nintendo Generation" that women's bones break more easily because they are more slender and less dense, and not because they are into a bit too much of that Animal Crossing. Or that maybe if you are breaking people's bones left right and centre, you might want to consider feeding them better, or say, not forcing them to do activities which are known to break bones. Just some food for thought. No need to thank me.
Topics: Nintendo