Duracell: iPod, DS high on kids' wishlists

Posted Dec 11, 2006 at 7:19PM by QJ Staff Listed in: Nintendo DS Tags: Baseball, Christmas, duracell, GameCube, Hockey, NFL
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North Pole biatches!Besides the actual North Pole, there's one specific place that picks up all the mail addressed to Santa Claus. It's North Pole, Alaska, and the the merry elves of Santa probably find it a little bit warmer there than what they're used to, though they get to read through all the mail addressed to the jolly red gift-giver.

According to a press release from Duracell, it seems that tech stuff is mentioned a lot in kids' Christmas wishlists. They compiled a gift index based for all this called the "Duracell-North Pole Gift Index." This Gift Index was created by reading through 1,013 Dear Santa letters sent to the North Pole.

Of the top 15 things asked for, game systems and portable music players got in, with Apple's iPod and the Nintendo DS being mentioned often. Here's their list:
  1. Clothing (e.g., jerseys, boots and jackets)
  2. Dolls and Action Figures (e.g., Bratz, Barbie, G.I. Joe)
  3. Gaming Systems (e.g., Nintendo, Xbox, PlayStation 1/2/3 and Gamecube)
  4. Portable Gaming Devices (e.g., Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable - PSP and Game Boy)
  5. Video Games (e.g., Madden NFL 2007)
  6. Sports Equipment (e.g., hockey sticks, basketball hoops and baseball gear)
  7. Toy Vehicles and Planes
  8. Portable Music Players (e.g., iPod, MP3s and CD Players)
  9. Remote Control Vehicles and Animals (e.g., cars, helicopters, Tamagotchi and TEKNO dog)
  10. Movies/DVDs (e.g., "Cars," "Ice Age")
  11. Books
  12. Bikes/Scooters
  13. Art Supplies
  14. Board Games
  15. A Live Pet (e.g., dog, cat, ferret, fish or hamster)
While it's definitely not representative of what the world wants for Christmas, it's definitely an indication that kids are getting savvier with tech every year. Our only question, besides "world peace" losing its spot on the top charts, is why kids want Madden NFL 07. To each his own, we suppose.

 
 
 

Comments [refresh]

by dsafVA - 2006-12-11 15:14
» *****beQA

PS3 FO ME PLZ

by sdfafsad - 2006-12-11 15:32
» dsfdsaf

what kind of retarded kid asks for clothes?

by MM - 2006-12-11 16:12
» EH??

BOOOKS???????

by oldbenway - 2006-12-12 05:32
» too bad duracell

Hehe too bad ipods and DSes don't use duracell batteries...

by wow - 2006-12-12 15:35
» dur

white mannerd kids duhhhhhhhh

by Santa - 2006-12-13 13:23
» iPods for everyone

Everyone gets an ipod!

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