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60% Of Kids Play Games Every Day
Next Generation has a piece up stating that, according to a JuniorSenior Research poll, something like 60% of all children play video games every day. From the article: "39% of the children polled said they were happy to pay a high price for games they especially wanted, and said they had saved up to buy a particular game. A third of children say their friends are the primary resource for information about new games, signaling the absolute importance of playground evangelists. Surprisingly a quarter of kids say advertising is a key source of information, while only 10% say they rely on TV shows."
ditto. I remember I saved up for a $10 phone and a $5 extension lead. My mum freaked out cause she couldn't understand why a kid would want a phone in their bedroom. After I told her how hard I worked to get the $15 she caved. Couple of months later I heard about modems and managed to save $30 for a 1200/75 baud one for my C64. Now that phone line had a dual purpose. I used it for almost a year before I learnt the fun of scanning 1800 numbers. Telstra sent me a nasty letter which my mum rang up and complained about. "It's not abuse to ring a number that is free. If they don't want people ringing it then don't make it free! No it doesn't matter how many calls he made, it's the principle of the matter!" Unfortunately 6 months later I called a few too many STD numbers and racked up an $800 phone bill. I never got an allowance again.
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