I replied with:
Only through bad parenting do you let your children focus time solely on Entertainment (just as if they had watched TV 24/7 and consumed their mind) rather than enforcing discipline of time management.
Maybe I grew up differently, but I've been in a household with hand-helds and consoles since I was 4. We all (3 of us) still managed to do academically well in school, be avid band players (marching band, jazz band, pep band) and participate in generally one academic club at school. I took piano for about 8 years and participated heavily in our church.
A gameboy never once came across as a demon-creator. I blame the parents.
Numbers: Checker Players > Halo Players
Checkers Age and replayability > Halo Age and replayability
Therefore, Checkers > Halo
So, Checkers is a better game than Halo.
