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Soundwave on 26 January 2016
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spemanig said:
curl-6 said:

But here's the thing though; say you're a parent. Why spend $200 on a portable and $40 per game for your kid when you can just hand them your phone and let a free or 99c app entertain them?

Because the kid asked for it probably. Most parents aren't as cheap and shallow as you're making them out to be. If Nintendo markets it well, kids will ask there parents for one, and then the parents will get it for their kids because most of the time they love them and want to see them happy.

 

Reality: Most parents are exhausted most of the time and struggling to pay their rent, car payments, and groceries, let alone buy their kids that new XBox they want and that trip to Disney they want and the soccer fees they have to pay. Most parents can't remember the last time they had sex with their significant other and many would trade sex for a full 8 hours of good sleep. 

If plopping their kid in front of their phone/tablet is a cheap/free way to get their child to shut up for a damn 15 minutes ... that's nirvana to most parents. lol. 

Parents don't give a shit about what games their kids play so long as its not a game about killing hookers. And if phones/tablets can do that for free/$1 versus $40 that Nintendo's asking for ... that just seals the deal. Parents these days have a lot more to worry about than whether their kid is playing Mario or Angry Birds.