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U.S. children want video games for the holidays | The ESA

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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The top item on the holiday wish lists of American children between the ages of 10 and 17 is video game-related presents, the ESA said.

A recent survey conducted by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) showed that 72% of children are seeking video game gifts, closely followed by requests for money or gift cards (70%), clothing and accessories (66%), and electronics or tech items like phones and smartwatches (62%).

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.