Please put down what you’re doing and take just three minutes of your life to listen to this appeal. At this time of year it is all too easy to forget the suffering of others. You may be busy shopping, planning parties, enjoying the company of family, decorating your home or even indulging in all the new releases. You forget the hardship others are going through, the torment they may be enduring right under your nose.
Take Libi… Living in a household with only one brand of seventh generation consoles. Yes, she may be able to play Left 4 Dead and Modern Warfare 2. Yes, she can download films or games from the Xbox Live Arcade. Yes, she can spend time in party chat surrounded by friends and laughter but little do you know the daily pain she goes through. There won’t be Killzone in South Wiltshire this Christmastime. The greatest gift she’ll get this year is MS Points.
The emotional torment when Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time was released, the unrelenting dispair at the upcoming God of War 3. She never had the chance to stuff royalty with cake in Fat Princess. Her arduous life is even devoid of a Nintendo DS which she had to sell in order to pay for gas, a roof over her head and Maoam. Zelda games remain uncompleted and Mario Kart is a fading memory. When you’re enjoying Scribblenauts, think of Libi and others just like her.
They don’t ask for much. They can survive without a Wii, they just want the equality of other dual wielding console gamers. So this Christmas please take a moment to remember those thousands of gamers less fortunate, gamers in need, and together we can make a difference.
Thanks to MarkuzR for the awesome graphic.
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