By now most kids have probably handed over their holiday wish list. My daughter’s list is a mile long where as trying to find out what my son wants is impossible. He really doesn’t want anything more then a huge blizzards and for the government to say school is pointless and shut schools down. Ha Ha.
As Black Friday and the holiday season approaches, Apple appears to be the consumer electronics brand to beat. A recent Nielsen survey shows kids’ holiday gaming and electronics appetites are whet by a number of top-selling Apple devices – with the iPad leading the pack.
Consistent with U.S. kids’ 2010 wish lists, the Apple iPad is the most desired consumer electronic among kids ages 6-12 for holiday 2011. In fact, the iPad increases its stronghold, with nearly half (44%) of kids expressing interest in the product, up from 31 percent in 2010. Two other popular Apple devices – iPod Touch (30%) and iPhone (27%) – round out kids’ top three, with computers and other tablet brands each appealing to a quarter of younger consumers.
Many kids will also ask for gaming devices this year, with two products that offer unique gaming technologies – Nintendo 3DS (25%) and Kinect for Xbox 360 (23%) – leading the way. Given the 3DS’ spring 2011 release date and the surge in Kinect interest versus last year (up from 14%), parents can expect both devices to be frequently requested this holiday season. Beyond these, older Nintendo DS models continue to resonate with young gamers (22%), while the PlayStation 3 (17%) and Xbox 360 (16%) edge out the Nintendo Wii (11%) as the most desired gaming consoles.
Here is a breakdown, by age groups, as to what kids want. You can click on each photo for a larger view.
I hope this helps make your holiday shopping a little easier, although not less expensive. All of the items on these lists tend to be very pricey.
Have fun shopping!
Kimberly
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Sally says
Looks like the TickleMe Plant Greenhouse will get added to that list soon.
In it you can grow a real house plant that closes its fern like leaves when Tickled!
anna pry says
While none of these are ‘must haves’ we did cave in and bought our 8 year old a laptop this year. But in my defense, she is homeschooled and will use it daily for school. And it was super cheap on black friday