
I'm the opposite, I love oranges, but I need to be in the mood for apples. lol Actually, dieting has made me love all fruits, but I do love my oranges best of all.
I usually play my games solo, and most of my close friends are females about the same age as myself (a few of which are exes) that don't mind watching the kiddy movies (well, the modern comedy-for-all-ages ones anyway), and probably wouldn't care if they caught me playing Wind Waker, so I don't really have the embarassment problem, since I don't play games in front of people to start with, normally.
Oddly enough, Super Mario Sunshine got a LOT more flack for being too kiddy/"gay" (not my phrasing, other people's) from my memory, and I loved that game.
I do get what you're saying though, I've been watching a Sonic Adventure cutscene and just felt embarrassed, whether or not I was being watched, so I get where you're coming from. I don't think I'd feel embarrassed by something like Jet Set Radio, though.