What do you think about video games and how they market to kids?

[Crissy R]

I'm writing a paper for my Media Lit class relating to this topic and was wondering if anyone would answer some questions for my paper.

1) Have most adult/teen gamers been gamers since they were kids?
2) Are there video game products specifically designed and marketed towards children?
3) Do the games people play (or the consoles they play them on) in their childhood create any brand loyalties?
4) Do children's games tend to be a lower quality product than more adult oriented games (basically do you think companies put less effort into children's games because they feel the kids wont be able to tell what is and isn't a quality product)?
5) Are most adult gamers well informed video game consumers?