Thats way better than the joke I had.

lets just say minus the kids age from from that joke and you're around the right area.

$5!
I got 50p a day for dinner. I went hungry a few times myself.
knew a few kids who's parent would give them a fiver. They never went hungry and I bet a few of them now have WiiFit.

And stolen, not bought.

My kids won't have this problem. When I want a system, we get it on day one. And I talk about it non-stop, so they'll either think it sounds awesome, or want nothing to do with games because their dad plays them.

reminds me of my mom, who consistently bought me stuff I didn't want.

Like for one Christmas, I wanted a ghostbusters toy (dr venkman), a raphael ninja turtle, GI-JOE for nintendo, and Creepy Crawlers among other things. This is what I got:

A mouser from Ninja Turtles, Egon from ghostbusters (that I already had), a GI-Joe action figure, Bible Adventures for the NES, and a CreepyCrawlers mold set (ALthough I asked for the oven, which is required for the molds to be used)

I never complained, I pretended to be happy and never made a fuss. But at that point, I realized that if I ever wanted to have my own things I would have to buy them myself. I got a job when I was 12, saved up, and moved out at 17. I now live two states away in Boston and tell my mom I don't want anything for my CHristmas or birthday and if she sends me things I give them away.

EDIT: WOW 5$ a day!?! I got 10$ a week!

Poor kid.

She wants him to shut up.  She is likely getting ONE system for the house, and the kid wants it to be the 360.  She wants one more family friendly, and one she would want to play.  There are a bunch of reasons why a parent wants input from their kid, or at least to be happy with what they are doing for fun.

Well, this incident has me making several observations:

* The mainstream videogame business is even less about raw specs than the past.  People buy the Wii, and will even rationalize it is "more powerful (and cool)" and the graphics don't matter as much.  It is more style than anything else.

* Waggle hypnosis has captivated millions to make them want to buy the Wii.  The waving of the Wiimote has hypnotized moms all over that the Wii is the system of choice.  Besides this, the Wiimote does look more accessible for people.  It is small, rod shape, and vibrates, so that moms all over... (Ok, scratch that.  This is a family safe forum, in theory, so I am best not to go there).

* Store clerks will say anything to agree with the person who holds the purse strings and making the buying decisions.

* The kid doesn't have a clue either.  He is just operating under peer pressure, and isn't thinking, and doesn't know.  He is likely grade school kid, who just has 360 as "cool" and so on.  Can't even answer this, because he is young.  Wii is not considered "cool" enough, and he needs to be popular with his snotty friends, and suck up to them.  Now he will likely get laughed at.

* If the kid had a clue, he should ask for MadWorld and also No More Heroes for his mom.  Remind the mom that the Wii also has M-Rated games to.  Red Steel/No More Heroes bundle is great for this.

@rich

It's absolutely true. The "non gamers" are captivated by the wii. Nintendo really caught a huge wave with that one.

But I have to disagree. The mom IS buying one for the house but more importantly, she is most likely buying one for either: her own use, or, her own peer pressure.

If this was a birthday present, then she's a horrible person, and if it's just for the house, then she's a good mother by not caving in to a crying child.

I'm also sure that the kid has played the games before and really likes them and what they have to offer. Plus, he probably has friends that he can trade games with. So that would be like having 10 games instead of one or two.

u say stupid things about macs
you can install windows natively if u want and u have a pc
how many times will we say it? MACS ARE PCS TOO
why someone buy a pc when macs are pcs as well?
you are so ignorant and u make all that fake comments without having the slightest idea of what u are talking about

my mother did stuff like that too, but she didn't care if we wanted to exchange anything she bought for something of the same value. So long as we didn't spend more.

I got $5 week, but all my necesities were provided for me, so the $5 was purely for gifts for others and buying stuff for myself. But the $5 we got wasn't even for free, we had to do 5 chores a week, and if we missed any of them, then we got $1 off for each. That was after we renegotiated, because when I was really young it was only $0.25 each chore, and when I was 5, it was a nickel.

If the kid is inventive...he will list the Wii on craigslist and say "Trade for xbox arcade with a game or 2".

But he looked too young so that probably isn't a good idea...