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   Kids may gobble up junk food, but it seems they love playing with Nintendo devices even more.

Out of the 100 most loved brands for America's children and tweens, the Nintendo Wii  and DS scored the first and second spots, according to a report by research firm  Smarty Pants .

The survey " Young Love " found that even tempting snacks like Oreos and M&Ms trailed behind the Nintendo gear, taking the third and fifth spots in the list, respectively. Other techie items loved by 6- to 12-year-olds included the  iPod  at number 12, Sony's Playstation at 14, YouTube at 36, and Microsoft's  Xbox  at 42.

Kids participate in more than $500 billion in consumer spending each year, according to Smarty Pants, and their parents consider their favorites when buying everything from snacks to entertainment, both of which popped up heavily on the list.

"From Crayola to iPod, kids' most loved brands are familiar, iconic brands that delight kids and parents with variety, value, family-friendly content, and simple pleasures," Smarty Pants President Wynne Tyree said in a statement. "Interestingly, the top brands are not traditional 'for kids only' brands; in fact, many are not marketed directly to kids."

To compile the report, Smarty Pants questioned 4,700 American kids and their parents online over a period of nine months. Covered in the survey were more than 260 consumer brands across 20 different product categories.

The brands that kids liked most, said SmartyPants, were the ones that offered high-quality family time, age-appropriate content, parent-approved indulgence, variety/choice, "cool" accessibility, and chatter-worthy advertising.

Skittles are that low? That's a damn shame.

" skittles are way better than m&m's "

I can't believe Kraft Mac & Cheese is that high.  You Americans have shit tastes in food - no offence, but goddamn.

" @basal1sk said:

" skittles are way better than m&m's "

You're crazy. "

I love that list  :), apart from where Mc D's is placed : ( ...it's worrying stuff.  
 
I love my Oreo's also... 

" I love that list  :), apart from where Mc D's is placed : ( ...it's worrying stuff.   I love my Oreo's also...  "

About time Nintendo got the kid market. It was just embarrassing when Nintendo did their best to gather all the kids with the Gamecube, and all the kids went to play Playstation.
 
Also, McDonalds sucks.

" About time Nintendo got the kid market. It was just embarrassing when Nintendo did their best to gather all the kids with the Gamecube, and all the kids went to play Playstation.  Also, McDonalds sucks. "

So, according to children: 
 
Mac and Cheese>Playstation>Reese's 
 
I'm sorry, but these kids got this list hella backwards.

" @Linkyshinks said:

" I love that list  :), apart from where Mc D's is placed : ( ...it's worrying stuff.   I love my Oreo's also...  "

Dude, why?  England has some of the best biscuits in the world and Oreos seem so ordinary. "

Two Oreos (particularly double stuffed) + glass of milk + 30 seconds dumped into milk = God damn, I've already eaten half the package.

poor lunchables

" @oldschool said:

" @Linkyshinks said:

" I love that list  :), apart from where Mc D's is placed : ( ...it's worrying stuff.   I love my Oreo's also...  "

Dude, why?  England has some of the best biscuits in the world and Oreos seem so ordinary. "

 True, we do indeed have fine biscuits here. Our love of Tea has played a role in that.   An old girlfriend got be into them some years ago... Perhaps me using the word love was inappropriate, but I saw that they pipped McDonalds to third place, so I went with love :) "

Custard Creams and Bourbons are my favourite and a good Chocolate Digestive.
 
I've never been that keen on McDonald's, personally.

" @Linkyshinks said:

" @oldschool said:

" @Linkyshinks said:

" I love that list  :), apart from where Mc D's is placed : ( ...it's worrying stuff.   I love my Oreo's also...  "

Dude, why?  England has some of the best biscuits in the world and Oreos seem so ordinary. "

 True, we do indeed have fine biscuits here. Our love of Tea has played a role in that.   An old girlfriend got be into them some years ago... Perhaps me using the word love was inappropriate, but I saw that they pipped McDonalds to third place, so I went with love :) "

Hob Nobs and Choccie Digestives! Yeah you guys make the best biscuits in the world! "

" @Linkyshinks said:

" I love that list  :), apart from where Mc D's is placed : ( ...it's worrying stuff.   I love my Oreo's also...  "

Dude, why?  England has some of the best biscuits in the world and Oreos seem so ordinary. "

" @oldschool: If that's the case then I must try them when I get the chance. I found Oreo's along with other American biscuits (or cookies and crackers?) to be pretty bland or just plain horrible. I don't know how much you like biscuits but these guys seem to have tried each and every one of 'em.  Back on topic! Skittles are low? Lower then M&Ms? You kids don't know your sweets! "

Damn, higher than Oreos? Even among adults, praise doesn't get much higher than that

" @oldschool: I don't dip stuff in my tea! Spread or biscuits! Don't like that soggy feeling. Plus I'm shit at dipping biscuits. I just can't do it. Then again I only dip Rich Tea Biscuits.  I thought the Peanut Butter Kit Kat was too salty for it's own good. Then again most peanut butter based snacks can't seem to nail the taste right. Speaking of peanut butter, I had a peanut butter and banana sandwich for the first time last week. Meh, nothing special, just a little messy. "

"A Tim Tam Slam is what is called:   Tim Tam Slam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  Americans love peanut butter.  When I was there 9 years ago, it seemed like they had it in everything. Now I feel like a peanut butter and banana sandwich.  You no what, forget the peanut butter.  And forget the sandwich.  I will just have the banana  :-) "

" @oldschool said:

"A Tim Tam Slam is what is called:   Tim Tam Slam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  Americans love peanut butter.  When I was there 9 years ago, it seemed like they had it in everything. Now I feel like a peanut butter and banana sandwich.  You no what, forget the peanut butter.  And forget the sandwich.  I will just have the banana  :-) "

Tim Tam Slam? Is the biscuit hollow in the centre?  I'm probably missing something. I'll probably try it out as long as I can find a TimTam round here parts. When I was younger I did the same thing with wafer straws that Kellog's released. It was fun drinking milk through a wafer straw but at the same time I thought "What the fuck am I doing? This is stupid!". It was fun though.  You know what? I'm going to have banana as well! :D "

I could really go for some skittles right now... 
 
I personally think that's great that McD's isn't at the top and video game related brands are.  Kids now would rather play games than jam chicken nuggets down their throats!

Lunchables at 25?  Man I remember when lunch time in elementary school was all about the lunchables.  My personal favorite was the original pizza lunchables, two different kinds of cheese (possibly the colors were the only difference).  But what sold me on those was the pizza sauce after making the pizzas downing the sauce was great.  Ahhh memories....

" wow this has turned into a bicuits thread "