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L.A. Latino Kids get New Xbox 360 Arcade Console

10:18 H | Topics: Children - Los Angeles - Tech

Most kids these days want a video gaming system and Xbox representatives along with the organization Para Los Niños made that want a reality.

The new Xbox 360 console and more than 200 educational games and entertainment programs in English and Spanish are being released nationwide, and to mark the occasion, Microsoft Corp. is making a donation for the benefit of Spanish-speaking and low-income families. Para Los Niños is being equipped with two Xbox 360 Arcade consoles that include five games, a wireless controller, a 256MB memory unit and parental controls to help parents or caregivers monitor use of the console.

Wait did someone say educational? And parental control? Note the look on the kids' faces in the picture. Note the adults' faces. I'm sure the kids were hoping for a game that involved shooting and blowing things up.

So while Microsoft is pushing this whole family-friendly togetherness let's hold hands type of attitude, the fact remains that the bulk of Microsoft's video game $$$$ is coming shoot em up games. Kids will play them behind their parents' back and parents will play them when they think the kids are asleep.

Article and pic Via / Hispanic PR Wire