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Ipad and 3ds top kids Christmas present wishlist

Despite the cost of their products (does anyone really buy their six year old kid a £400+ iPad for Christmas?) Apple was once again the top brand for Christmas wishlists this year, with 44 per cent of brats asking for an iPad, 30 per cent for an iPod touch and 27 per cent for an iPhone.

A computer and non-iPad tablet made 25 per cent of kids’ lists but so did the Nintendo 3DS, which was the top-rated games-only device. That’s the same percentage as the Nintendo DS last year and suggests that Nintendo’s bad start with the device might finally have been overcome.

Titanz4540d ago

A sign of good things to come, for the Nintendo Wii U.

ssb31734539d ago

Lets hope that the wii u gets this much attention

hennessey864539d ago

Another underpowered nintendo gimmick, but yes im sure the sheep will lap it up

Gam3rSinceBiRTH4540d ago

Jeez, I remember just wanting a He-Man or a couple of G.I.Joe's.

LettingGo4540d ago

Good lord... How old are you?!?

Si-Fly4540d ago

Same here Gam3r lol. Although I think I was lucky enough to get Skeletors Snake Mountain base one Christmas :)

klecser4539d ago

Snake Mountain was the bomb. I also really liked the GI Joe circle fortress thingy with the spring loaded missle launchers.

Khordchange4539d ago

I remember the day when kids were obsessed with dragonball z :/

ssb31734539d ago

Agreed, even though i use to be one of them. I dont actually know why but we all liked them

Me-Time4539d ago (Edited 4539d ago )

oh hell yea. I was watching DBZ yesterday and I'm going to watch that series all over again. I was way way young when it came out in the US.

Dragonball has a deep storyline. It's even more obvious now that I'm older. Dragonball IS legendary. It's actually sad that you guys don't understand. Too sad.

dcortz20274539d ago

I agree. When I was a kid I never even thought of electronics/gadgets, just toys haha.

hennessey864539d ago

was all about teenage mutant ninja turtles and te power rangers. OH and wrestling was actually worth watching back then, the ultimate warrior, brittish bulldog, bret the hitman heart, jake the snake, 123 kid yoko zuna and all the other great wrestlers of that gen I had all the figures

Gam3rSinceBiRTH4539d ago

Snake Mountain! Nice! I got a Castle Grayskull. I still have it. Somewhere in the garage.

I remember the G.I.Joe circle fortress. That thing was sick. I had the regular command center. Again somewhere in the garage.

And yes the golden days of wrestling. I was a big fan of Ricky the Dragon Steamboat.

Good times! :)

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LettingGo4540d ago

Strange. I work retail. Most parents are going for one of the PS3 bundles, the 360/Kinect bundles, or a DSi. They usually don't know the 3DS plays different games.

We're selling used Wii's for $50 too. Should be a fun Black Friday. :(

MasterCornholio4540d ago

Same here in Spain. Due to Nintendo's horrid advertising most people think that it's a DSI with a 3D screen slapped on.

No offense Nintendo fans.

XperiaRay

klecser4539d ago

None taken. The marketing was botched. However, recent commercials do a pretty good job of describing the differences and I think it will be hard for kids to not ask for MK7 and 3D Land.

ssb31734539d ago

Agreed, the amount of people who dont know the difference is astounding. But considering how its been selling so far, its safe to say that it will sell alot

Ck1x4539d ago

So do people have the same problems when going to purchase an ipad 2? Or do they know the difference with that when buying that device for their 6 &7 yr old kids...

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Pokémon GO players rally against Niantic after poor customer service

After the release of the horrid avatar update, Pokémon GO fans are trying to get items refunded. This has led to some getting threats of being banned.

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Shenmue: Reclaiming the Path is a fan game coming out September 16th.

Shenmue: Reclaiming the Path is a fan game using Dreamcast-era visuals, and tells a new story within the Shenmue saga taking place in both Hong Kong and Guilin. Its expected to release on September 16th.

Inverno4h ago

Something about recreating old school graphics in an era of HD high poly photo realism just hits a spot. I'm not nostalgic cause I mostly played GameCube and GB/A, but it's a visual style that gets over looked even by indies.

Rynxie1m ago

Definitely a fan project. Terrible hand animations. Some characters have very bad body proportions. Some look like little kids in adult bodies. Some have short arms, small head, big hips and so on.

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6 Fun Games Where You Actually Play As The Bad Guy

While the mainstream media always sees things turning in favor of the hero, here are 6 games that own being a bad guy.

Profchaos1h ago

Pretty much all of these games listed are based around a morality system you don't have to be bad and you don't have to be good.

It seems to have left out some real amazing games like red dead redemption 1/2,ass effect and true crime la/ny

Tacoboto50m ago

Armored Core VI?

Ok, I'm really missing something here. Just beat chapter 3 earlier this evening, unlocked A-rank Arena fights. I'm not seeing or sensing any branching paths or morality system and I've done every side mission and arena fight available to me up to that fight.

Is something big coming soon to branch the story?

banger8835m ago

No mention of Grand Theft Auto? Saints Row (original trilogy), Manhunt? Also The Suffering (depending on the ending you get).