Gamers getting tattoos

A long time ago tattoos were only on the roughest individuals or drifters. Now they seem to be almost everywhere. Just having a tattoo these days no longer helps you gain a sense of individualism, if anything it may make you more like everyone else.

Yet I have noticed that out of all different types of people; gamers are now getting a good amount of ink. Yet out of the gamers getting tattoos there seems to be a dived on how "geeky" to go. Some people seem to like referencing something small in a game that isn't obviously a video game tattoo. Something only another gamer would catch on to. This could be so the person only has to deal with people that know what it is, and might really get a kick out of it as well. Then you have the group that sees nothing wrong with getting sleeves chronicling the life and times of Mario, Link or Samus.

I believe that this trend of immortalizing video game charters with tattoos will only continue as time goes by. I think some of the reasons why people get them done in the first place is because they felt a real connection with the charters or the world. Now with video games and gaming becoming more mainstream. That means only more people will get a chance to experience some of the same life changing events that many of us have already felt.

So I am hoping to read your thoughts on this. The reason why I am asking is; I have noticed that the most extravagant tattoos I see are all Nintendo fans. So I was wondering if you have seen this with Sony or Microsoft fans.