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Friday, November 23, 2007
Kids: Mom and dad buy the wrong games
The battle between videogame systems Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation will take center stage again this holiday season.
Nintendo’s Wii is apparently the front-runner, with almost 3 in 10 respondents making it their choice, according to a new survey by Weekly Reader Research. Sony’s PlayStation and Microsoft’s Xbox 360 fight it out for second place.
Six in 10 will be asking for a game console this Christmas. But 60 percent expect their parents to buy the wrong game, buy a game for the wrong video-game console or not buy the game they asked for.
Here’s a couple of hints:
Check the prices on the games before picking one. If you’re looking for quantity, then don’t go for one of the higher priced games. Super Mario Galaxy, one of the most popular, for the Wii console costs $49.88 at Walmart. Others can run as high as $60.
But if that’s what you want, write it down so your parents don’t have to guess. And parents: Ask for a list. Don’t drop 50 bucks on the wrong game.
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