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A study produced by Nintendo UK and Netmums has revealed that 52 per cent of parents don’t understand some of gaming’s most popular terms, putting together a top 10 list of the terms that baffle parents the most.
Abbreviations like ‘NPC’, ‘FTW’ and ‘MMORPG’ make the list, alongside a phrase for being knocked out of first place in Mario Kart.
1. MMORPG – Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game – 53%
2. Twitch – Live streaming video platform / community – 50%
3. Blue-Shelled – Suddenly being knocked out of first place when you’re about to win (Mario Kart reference) – 50%
4. (J)RPG – (Japanese) Role-Playing Game – 43%
5. UGC – User-Generated Content – 39%
6. Backward Compatible – A newer gaming console that supports games or software designed for older models of hardware – 34%
7. Camping – Staying in one spot on a map in a game to gain an advantage- 33%
8. NPC – Non-Playable Characters – 32%
9. FTW – For The Win – 30%
10. FPS – First Person Shooter – 28%
The statistics were obtained from a survey of 1,783 parents through Netmums in September 2014.
Shelly Pearce, marketing and PR director at Nintendo, commented: “Nintendo realises that not everyone is tech-savvy, however we are keen to make gaming as inclusive as possible. Alongside Netmums, we have discovered where the gaps in parents’ gaming knowledge lie and produced a gaming terminology guide to help. This will hopefully ensure that the whole family feels confident gaming together and can focus on having fun, especially with school half term coming up!”
Nintendo has put together a handy guide to the terms which can be downloaded at Nintendo.co.uk.
Why not test out the terms with your own parents and report back in the comments?
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