Video Games, where have you gone??

I have a Nintendo 64, a Nintendo Wii, Playstation2, and an XBOX 360. I haven't used any one of these in the past 4 months. I used to be a Guitar Hero addict, a Madden fanatic, and a daily-craver of Zelda and Donkey Kong. I'd like to convince myself that the reason I don't play anymore is because I've grown up, and such childish things don't appeal to me anymore. After seeing the picture below, I had a sudden urge to try them all out!

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I realized that I'm not too old for video games, I just don't have the time for them. You can be sure that I'll be playing during the Christmas holidays though. Hopefully my brothers ask for video games because there's no way I'm wasting my Christmas wishes on games. I'm too old for that... I think.

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