Violence is caused by lack of money (job), lack of education, and breakdown of the family structure. Blaming entertainment for violence is lazy and avoids the hard work of dealing with the real roots of the problem.
You can buy one ipad for $500 or get two of these for $600. Or if you buy 6, thats $1,800. That might be too many. Just buy one and maybe another for family.
The graphical difference between the new consoles will not be as big since tech compounds much slower now. The Wii U will be cheaper and have a one year head start. They may not crush like they did with the first Wii, but Nintendo isn't going anywhere, especially if MS & Sony outprice themselves in Fall 2013. Wii U should have a price cut by then as well.
This is like a starter console. Less than a hundred bucks but you get a lot of value for your money. They aren't trying to price themselves like they are one of the big boys.
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