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Have video games outgrown children?
Of course, a certain amount of the gaming market will always cater to children. However, it may seem like home gaming systems have evolved so far past the Atari 2600 of the 1970’s, that it is sometimes difficult to even define the function of that gaming system. In other words, with the advent of DVD capabilities, wireless internet, and seemingly countless other sophisticated features all included in modern home gaming systems, to what extent are gaming systems like the PS3 and Xbox no longer toys? | Total Votes | % of Voters | Female Votes | Male Votes | % of Female Votes | % of Male Votes | Average Age | Answer | | 7 | 20.0% | 4 | 3 | 28.6% | 30.0% | 39.7 | Bells and whistles aside, they're still just toys. | | 11 | 31.4% | 6 | 5 | 42.9% | 50.0% | 37.9 | Gaming systems have become true multi-media devices; they're no longer toys. | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Modern gaming systems are ill-defined. | | 2 | 5.7% | 2 | .. | 14.3% | .. | .. | I don't play video games. | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | I don't know what any of this stuff is. | | 4 | 11.4% | 2 | 2 | 14.3% | 20.0% | 34.7 | I have something else to say. |
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| Rating | Total | Female | Male | Average Age |
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| Good | 6 | 2 | 4 | 47.1 |
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| Bad | 1 | 1 | 0 | N/A |
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| No Opinion | 27 | 16 | 11 | 35.5 |
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| | Type | Number | | Abstainers | 11 | | Male | 10 | | Female | 14 |
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