By Andy Marken

“Listen, you moron! I am here to stay and if you don’t wanna be in my life, you’ve got two choices. Move out or ring out! That’s it! End of file!”
– Lt. Jordan O’Neill (Demi Moore), G.I. Jane (1997), Caravan Pictures

When we were growing up, our parents used to tell us to go out and play in the street. They meant it!

Today, entertainment is at our kids’ finger tips – computer video, game systems, standard TV, premium TV, mobile phone entertainment, music, and online website options.

Nielsen Research says that about 5 percent of all U.S. family entertainment dollars is spent on video games. With video game households that percentage jumps to 9.3 percent of the monthly entertainment dollars. Video gaming families also tend to spend more of their entertainment budget at home, rather than activities like eating out, shopping or basic TV cable packages.