QJ's Mother's Day Gift Tip: Buy Mom a PSP/DS/PC/Laptop

Posted May 6, 2007 at 8:07AM by QJ Staff Listed in: PSP, Nintendo DS, PC Gaming Tags: Core 2 Duo, Intel, Singapore
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Ruth Tang and daughter gaming  - Image 1In Singapore, new generation moms prefer computer-related gifts over anything else. G3 Interractive's Lynn Oh has gone as far as to say that women really go for PSP and DS Lite games. She cited Cooking Mama and Cake Mania as two games that are easy for women to get really into.

A good example of a mom who really got into this is 60-year-old Ruth Tang. She has two children who are already working, so now she spends her time playing online computer games. She stated that "I enjoy it! In fact, I play every day for one to two hours. Sometimes when I want to play more, my daughters will say, 'No mummy, not good for you'."

She was drawn to the new hobby because of curiosity. She spied her youngest daughter playing the whole night, and decided to watch her play. Now Mrs. Tang plays video games and claims that it exercises her mind as well as her hands. (Hmm, dont'w we all use the same excuse) Her daughter speaking on her mom's new hobby:

She used to be afraid of technology. That's why I was very, very surprised when she started playing. Before that, she couldn't even hold a mouse properly. I tried to enrol her into community centre courses and everything but she just didn't like it. Nonetheless, she managed to find her own groove, which is good.


So what's in the future for Mrs. Tang? She wants a laptop. We would like to suggest getting an Intel Core 2 Duo laptop for her needs because the it is currently the preferred processor by women according to MC2's Leslie Lim.

Via Channel News Asia

 
 
 

Comments [refresh]

by skidz - 2007-05-06 03:42
» yea

Go buy your mom a $3000 laptop with all that money saved up from Mcdonalds pay checks.

by lol - 2007-05-06 03:49
» pft

there's hardly great games for US let alone people like her mother :) The DS has more games that she'd like like, indeed, cooking mama.. brain training.. etc shame really

by GaveUpTomorrow - 2007-05-06 03:57
» Technology is the worse thing...

you can buy a mother. Stay simple. take them out to dinner. get them a card, flowers, make something. Buying your mom a PSP/DS/Laptop should be saved for Christmas...or Birthday. ...or just not at all...

by a - 2007-05-06 04:20
» LOL

be careful, it can brick your mom

by Blahger - 2007-05-06 04:54
» Keep it simple

I'm getting an iPod for my mom. It's easy to use and a good way to introduce an un-tech-savy person into the modern digital world.

by mohaas05 - 2007-05-06 07:45
» lol

or maybe just semi-brick. then take her to the hospital so you can reflash her

by a - 2007-05-06 09:18
» lol

you killed my joke dude

by manaox2 - 2007-05-06 09:49
» Cooking mama... Cake Mania?

Is getting your mother these games really supposed to be not such a subtle hint?

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