Comments on: Kids' holiday wish: No lame games, please

Survey says majority of kids who expect to get games as holiday gifts also expect to be sorely disappointed by their parents' choices of presents.

[Mike_in_Florida]

Screwed-up priorities

This article is nothing more than a self-promoting free advertisement for "game crazy" to make money from uneducated parents. Why are we supposed to care about kids who want want want for Christmas? How about an article about parents who refuse to buy games for their kids, because they want to teach them the value of giving instead?

[the Otter]

Boo-hoo.

Of course they?re not going to get every game on their list. When I
was their age, I probably had at least a dozen games on my list.
And as for kids that say they?re asking for a game above their age
level, it doesn?t surprise me that they?re not going to get it. (What
*does* surprise me is how many thought they would, anyway! When my kids are old enough to ask for more games than they
already have, I guarantee *they* won?t be getting inappropriate
titles.)

Frankly, I agree with the last post. Christmas is (and other holidays
around this time are) about giving. Deal with it.

[Allengers]

So true. Let them choose.

This is a great article. Interesting that 45 percent don't get what they want. Last year I got our 2 sons a Gamefly account for Christmas. Probably one of the best gifts I've thought of. They get to rent videogames all year, and they can pick them out themselves, no late fees and all the new games. I also set the parent controls on their account so they're restricted from games rated Mature.