Dear Tweens, What's the best game system to buy for the holidays? Do kids play them too much?
Brian Galvin
Out of all of the game stations, I would rate them like this:
4: Nintendo
3: Playstation
2: X-Box
1: Wii
I definitely think Wii is the best game system ever invented so far. You actually get to play the game with your body, not just your hands. The game makes you feel like you are really in control of your character. It is a great action game and a great family game. If I had to stay inside all day, I would play the Wii if my parents let me.
Matt Dube
My favorite game system is the XBox 360. I say that because I don’t have a PS3, so I don’t know if I would like the PS3 better, so it is hard to say. What makes a gaming system better or worse? It is better if it has the latest stuff that another system doesn’t have. If there are two systems that are about the same, you would buy the cheaper one.
I don’t think that most kids play too much because they have a lot of other activities.
Ben Heifetz
Just to start out, I think that price is a very large factor. Each of these consoles delivers a rich, high quality graphic system as well as a unique game play control. So, I think they are tied.
Each of these have an unforgettable impact on tweens. Sometimes they can give an educational boost with games such as SAT practice, My Word Coach, or Brain Age, or maybe an athletic boost with games such as Wii Fit, Wii Sports and Shawn White Snowboarding. Sometimes people play violent games such as Left 4 Dead, Crime Craft or Grand Theft Auto. If people have reactions like these, it is a sign that they are playing too many games.
In a recent study, 98.7 percent of games are completely unrealistic. But most tweens can see that. I do not think that tweens play too many games on their game stations.
Rowan Ferrier
I think the Wii is the best game system because with all the other game systems you are sitting down and using your hands. But on the Wii, you stand up and use your body.
Do tweens play video games too much? I don’t even have to think about it, of course. When it is a beautiful day out, too many kids are inside with their eyes glued to the TV.
Harpreet Kaur
I think that Wii is the best game station. What makes Wii so great is that it’s fun and active. You can stay fit and have fun. In most Wii games, you can get up and play as if you’re really there and other games you’re not active.
I don’t really think tweens play too much video games because most of the time they’re at school, doing homework or involved in sports. To make it short, I don’t think tweens play video games too much.
Emily Hewey
Video games are very entertaining for tweens. But I think that the Wii is a better game system because there are games that you can interact with, like the Wii Fit. It allows you to get active while you are playing a video game. When you are playing Nintendo, XBox or Playstation, all you do is stare at the screen and play on a controller, but on the Wii, you exercise while you play the games.
