If you're a child that is. A recent study by a Netherlands-based firm known as JuniorSenior Research has confirmed what most people have suspected for a long time: lots of kids play video games.

Of the 4,000 polled, male and female, 61% said they play video games "on a daily basis".Another interesting statistic from the poll: When asked where they get information about new games, one third named their friends, as opposed to only a fourth for advertising and a slim 11% for television shows.

Despite all of the outrage in recent years about the almost hypnotic control advertising is supposed to have over them, it seems children are a lot more discerning then many adults give them credit for.