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US kids want games subscriptions and virtual currency more than games this Christmas (www.gamesindustry.biz)
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[–] AnonTwo@kbin.social 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I can understand the sentiments of the thread to offer alternatives

Just remember whats going to happen based on your own christmas as a kid, when you got "The next best thing"

Given there's a lot of good picks, it's still a tale as old as time.

[–] TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My parents refused to enable me to get into the glorified gambling of trading card games and frankly I was better off for this. I've seen people waking up realizing they had spent hundreds to thousands on cardboard designed to be replaced and deeply regretting it. That is while having cardboard to regret buying. Imagine what happens to these kids if the game they spent all their gift cards on closes down and takes it all down the drain.

Meanwhile there were gifts like games and D&D books that let me have fun for a long time as complete packages without needing additional expenditures to enjoy.

There are things kids can like and dislike, and we should keep that in mind. But as adults we should also take some responsibility for cutting through the bulshit of manipulative marketing. They aim these things at children because children only see their immediate excitement and wonder, but not the sleazy business behind it.

[–] EssentialCoffee@midwest.social 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Meanwhile there were gifts like games and D&D books that let me have fun for a long time as complete packages without needing additional expenditures to enjoy.

I see that kid-you never got into the world of gaming accessories.

[–] TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

When I bought dice sets there was never the risk of missing out on the Ultra Rare d4 and being unable to use Magic Missile because of that. I might not have always gotten everything I wanted, but I got what I needed and I didn't need to pay a subscrption to continue playing.