Something else to contemplate today . . . (We've linked to your blog, Wally, please check out ours?)

Listen to what Wally the Weiner had to say:

December 14, 2004 was the night of the Video Game Awards Show in Santa Monica, California hosted by Snoop Dogg. But Snoop's not the only one who handed out hardware that night, 'cause it was also the night of The Wally Awards. The Wally awards are our answer to the 2004 Video Game Awards. The show featured Mike and Craig of XXXchurch, Rob and JR of Gatecreative.com, Bobito the Chef, Fin, Cal Logic and many others.

Click Here To Purchase a DVD of the Entire Award Show.
Click Here to Watch the Entire Show Online! (windows media file) (Well, this download took nearly 10 minutes at about 120 KB/sec, but the eye-opening half-hour lampoon that's so informative about M-rated games, which any kid can buy, was well worth the time spent downloading and, I.M.H.O., is must viewing for concerned parents. Please check it out for your children's sakes.)
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THE FACTS ABOUT THE INDUSTRY
How did an industry that used to be represented by PacMan and Donkey Kong turn into Leisure Suit Larry and Extreme Thong Volleyball? 2004 was the year of porn and sex in video games and Wally took notice.

• Game industry worldwide video game annual sales reached $20 billion (Cohen, 2000).
  

• In households with children, 67% own a video game system (Subrahmanyam et al, 2001).
  
• In a report by the Federal Trade Commission, of 118 "M" rated games, 70% were targeted to children under 17 years of age (FTC, 2000).
  
• Unaccompanied children, ages 13 to 16, were able to buy "M" rated video games 85% of the time (FTC, 2000).

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Regards, Hypatia Theon