[citation][nom]StopMeRanting[/nom]@cknobmanno disrespect but your boys are easily swayed by marketing hype and peer pressure. "a smartphone that does so many more things and plays games" ive yet to see someone qualify this statement, yes i do know a smartphone is very capable but when asked, my tech savy and adult friends what they do with their smartphone the answer always ends up play games.... ive yet to find someone who 'does so many more things' with their smartphone, at least with a dedicated gaming platform they get real buttons and you get to have some mediocre of control over the games they play (seeing as it's a physical media that has to be purchased in general)You also have to consider the content of games, the polish for the good games on a gaming platform far exceeds that of the smartphone industry at this moment in time, ive yet to see a game on the smartphone which can hold your interest for more then 10 or so minutes, they not like your metal gear, final fantasy, mega man et al, maybe it's an unfair assessment on my behalf but it feels like we're priming our kids for ADHD, kids now a days just dont seem able to focus on a single task for an extended period of timeguess im starting to rant so i'll end it at that[/citation]
I couldn't have said it better myself.
I'm a 32yr old Navy veteran, got an Android, and I'm very excited about the 3DS. Those 10-13 yr old kids actually sound a bit typical, and that goes to show the problem with the entire generation. I'd argue that gaming on mobile devices / smartphones is more of a way to pass/waste time; dedicated gaming machines -- PCs, consoles, handhelds -- offer a wide, real gaming experience.