How to Get Friends Into Video Games

When you’re a gamer, you like to spend a lot of your time playing video games. If you have a friend that doesn’t like them, this can really cut into your play time. Some of the best occasions are the ones spent doing fun things with friends. If you have a friend that doesn’t like video games, things aren’t completely hopeless. There are ways to introduce your pal to games so that they realize how fun it can be. Done properly, your friend will love playing the latest games with you.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Video Game Console
• Video Games
• Television
• Friend

1. Look at their interests. Some people think that there's only one kind of video game. Well, if your friend likes sports, show them sports games. If they like cute and colorful graphics, they may like Katamari games. Work with what they already like.

2. Invite them to a gaming party. Have them over for some multiplayer fun. Include different kinds of games like rhythm games, shooters, sports, or fighters. They’re bound to like something.

3. Talk about games. Try your best to talk about a lot of different cool games that you think they might enjoy. Just don’t go overboard or you may become annoying.

4. Let them borrow your games. If they are adamant about the cost of gaming, let them borrow one of your consoles and a few games. Then they have no excuse not to play.

5. Benefit from a snowball technique. If you have several friends that steer clear of games, you can often get a lot of them on board after you get just one. When they see someone else like the games, they will surely follow.

Tips & Warnings

• Don’t push too hard. At some point you just have to accept that they don’t want to play video games. If you keep pressing, they may stop hanging out with you.