Study: Kids Want Wii More Than Xbox 360 or PS3

A recent poll 7,982 U.S. consumers taken by the company BIGresearch showed that in terms of the most sought after toys, Wii made the Top 10 list for both boys and girls. Xbox 360 made the Top 10 for just the boys side. Next-gen competition PS3 did not make either list, nor did any other video game console or handheld.

[power of Green]

No kidding the Wii doesn't sell like hotcakes for nothing. To a kid the Wii is like the movie The *Lawnmower Man* that has virtual reality-ish gameplay even adults see this thing as revolutionary.

EDIT:
This movie really for the first time brought the concept of the virtual world and the physical world as one to the masses. It was kind of exciting in the 90's. If that kid #1.2 doesn't understand then he simply hasn't seen the movie(might be too young from the sounds of it).
What company can compete against a console aimed at the casual masses with *physically controling virtual worlds* as a selling point?.

[Prismo_Fillusion]

What movie?

[thereapersson]

POS is always making analogies that make no sense to anyone except for himself.

[TheExodus]

power of Green may be dating himself with reference to "The Lawnmower Man" but that doesn't mean his analogy doesn't make sense, it just means you need to try to make friends with Google.

[power of Green]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

Lawnmower Man created unrealistic expectations amongst the public of what to expect from their "LSD of the 1990s" .Beleive it or not this movie reached out to many people and got them intrested in cyber space to the point people thought this tech was right around the corner it caused alot of excitement to say the least.
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I don't know if your post was pun but 1.1 is an idiot I was saying to physiclly control charactors in a virtaul world has the same appeal now as the concept of VR in the 90's.

#1.1 isn't a smart man don't pay him any mind he has personal issues that cause him to get personal when he has the chance.

[PS360WII]

Dude yea! Lawnmower Man. I watched that a few times. Pirece Bronsan and that other guy who you'll later see as a bad guy in Tombstone. Pretty cool movie for it's time. ^^ yea movies.

[ItsDubC]

Tombstone... now THAT is a movie. Especially when playing the drinking game =)

[titntin]

This was survey of popular TOYs.

Whilst I can understand the Wii being viewed as a toy, it will be no suprise to anyone that the other consoles are not seen as toys.....

[TheExodus]

Does the PS3 cook dinner? Clean the house? Walk the dog? Take out the trash? Change the oil in the car? Get you a good job? Get your kids into college? Make wild passionate love to you?

If you answered no to all of the questions above then the PS3 is in fact a toy, but if you answered yes to any of them, at best you are in danger of voiding the manufacturer's warranty & at worst need professional help.

[ravinash]

They should go outside anyway.

[ItsDubC]

How many games on the 360 or PS3 are kid-friendly?

[Hapimeses]

Yeah, bit of a non-event story this, and missing some useful stats -- like the ages of those surveyed. The end result is pretty much what you'd guess a bunch of US kids would want for toys.

[vaan]

More adults prefer Beer over orange soda or cola.

[Prismo_Fillusion]

I can't choose "All of the above"?

[felman87]

The breakdown was as follows:

GIRLS:

1. Barbie
2. Bratz
3. Dolls (generic)
4. Dora the Explorer
5. Disney Princess
6. Disney Hannah Montana
7. Nintendo Wii
8. Webkinz
9. Elmo
10. American Girl

BOYS

1. Transformers
2. Video Games
3. Nintendo Wii
4. Cars (generic)
5. Spider-Man
6. LEGOs
7. Thomas the Tank Engine
8. Xbox 360
9. Elmo
10. Remote Controlled Vehicles

[The Chief of Mjolnir]

This is pretty obvious. Of course they want Wii the most.
What would they take, a Resident Evil movie or a Pokemon movie? It´s almost the same comparison.

[MK_Red]

"a Resident Evil movie or a Pokemon movie?"
Hilarious but true comparison... Bubbles for you.

And they said Wii is not a console for kids. Well, here's the proof.

[ItsDubC]

I actually don't think this is solid proof that the Wii is *for* kids, just that kids find it more appealing than the other offerings. Assuming that Amazon isn't dominated by kids, the fact that the Wii is the most-wanted console there isn't necessarily solid proof that the Wii is *for* adults now, is it?

[MK_Red]

It's not that it's true or not. I just had to say it to feel good. You have valid point but I honestly can help ot hide my hate for Wii even though I'm love its games like Metroid P3, Zack & Wiki and Rabbids.

[ItsDubC]

Conversely, I've been pretty good about keeping my extreme desire to play Little Big Planet under wraps lol. Oops, the cat's outta the bag.

[ErcsYou]

the most wanted video game system by children world wide with out jobs is the wii....does it matter since they are all broke?

[TheExodus]

Yes, it does matter. Everyone has been hoping that a Wii shortage this Christmas would result in de facto PS3 sales, but PS3 isn't even making kid's Christmas wish lists which means that price isn't really the PS3's problem.

[Fighter]

end of story.

[Silver Bull3t]

The Wii is more kid-friendly than the 360 anyway. I'd rather my boy getting some exercise than pulling off a headshot from 300 yards with a sniper rifle.

[donscrillinger]

this is true that kids want wii but thats fine with me .im an what u call hardcore gamer .i love the 360 its just so fresh ......

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

I know of NO children that want the Wii.

It has little lasting effect...especially on children!

[jlytle1234]

good...i hate hearing kids when i play online.

[Grassroots]

If this means less yelling in my ear when I play online, they can have all the Wii's they want. There is a god.

[IRONMAN_X_357]

this site is not even news anymore, bluh so boring

[Grassroots]

lol, now almost any story is approved, and most are simply rumors, or opinions about games rather than information, and news.

[Bullseye]

Lets hope all the kids buy WII's. Maybe it'll keep all those hooping and hollering American ten year olds off of xbox live !!! Jeez they drive me crazy with their stupid singing 'i shot, i shot u' in some childish, bratish unmelodious tune !!!! AAArrrrgggghhhh. And that grating, annoying American twang in their voices, god help us. BTW love my American cousins, just not your awful kids :) Please, keep them away from live!! Who the hell lets their 11 and 12 year old's play COD4 anyway?

[SSCOOLCHEA]

The idiots that did this survey must be really smart ...
2 words ...NO shi.................

[feejo]

There is really people making studies on such a evidence? Wow.

[jinn]

kids-Wii

teens-PS3

adults-xbox360