"Video games were always one of mine and my siblings' favorite ways to play together, and we absolutely loved it when our parents got in on the action. As young adults in the '80s, their first tax return after they got married was spent immediately on an Atari console, a fact they love to share. So, having our parents play video games with us is a huge childhood core memory."
"The Entertainment Software Association (ESA), a group founded in 1994 to be a voice and advocate for the U.S. video game industry, recently conducted a survey that found nearly three in five kids plan to ask for a video game-related gift this holiday season. That seems normal, but among those kids, 58% said they want to play more video games with their parents. For kids ages 5 to 7, that number was 73% of kids."
Millennial childhoods combined older and newer technologies, mixing analog activities with digital ones and creating varied play experiences. Parents joining children in video games created lasting family memories, exemplified by parents buying an Atari after marriage. A survey from the Entertainment Software Association found nearly three in five children plan to request video-game gifts this holiday, and 58% of those kids want to play more video games with their parents. Desire to play with parents is strongest among ages 5–7 (73%), followed by ages 8–9 (66%) and ages 10–12 (62%). Choosing games should include checking age ratings, content descriptions, and interactive elements.
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