Games For Nintendo Wii Are As Unique As The Wii Itself by Michelle Bery
The ever changing video game industry took a giant leap when Nintendo released the Wii in late 2006. Unlike previous video game releases from Nintendo, and others, the Wii’s distinguishing features were not improved graphics, or faster game speed, or any of the countless other innovations that... Wii Sports is a game that features five game simulations – tennis, golf, baseball, boxing, and bowling – and the natural movements in sports make for a great platform for the Wii to strut its stuff, so it should come as no surprise that Nintendo included Wii Sports with each purchase of a Wii system.

The Goodness in Video Games by Jake Rose
We’ve all heard the many sayings from our parents: “Stop playing video games, they’re no good for you” or “If you keep playing video games you’ll become stupid!” I’m here to prove these wrong. Video games are not always mindless graphics put onto the TV or computer for your child to become zombies. ... The video game provides a way for the child to interact with something. ... The parent should even try playing the video game. ... I did well in school regardless of the video games. ... More importantly, for me as a writer, I find that video games provide a great amount of inspiration in...

PlayStation 3 vs Nintendo Wii by Victor Vargo
There will always, regardless of our time in space in the span of human history, be an open competition between those who believe in the old school and those who side with the new school. In other words, those that believe that there needs to be some traditional guidelines for how to be a... Nintendo is trying to change this fact with the introduction of their latest competitor in the video game industry, Nintendo Wii. ... Nintendo stepped out and solicited the help of IBM for the production of the Wii processor, meaning that they are seriously looking to re-enter the video game wars.

Eat Your Fruits And Vegetables - And Play Video Games by Kurt Uhlir
The continued battle of the “games are good” “games are bad” war plays on with a recent article in Discover Magazine that examines the growing body of research suggesting that video games exercise the mind similar to the way physical activity exercises the body. ... “First of all, if you played video game [at any time] in the past, it was found that you were significantly faster and, more importantly, you created fewer errors than people who had no previous video game experience. ... "Our research was interested in examining whether there were differences in how video game players and...

Why 80's Arcade Games are the Best by Dave Poon
Reminiscing the 80s would never be complete without mentioning about 80s arcade games. An arcade game is a coin-operated gaming machine that you would usually find in entertainment centers, video arcades, and even in restaurants. Popular arcade games are redemption games that give players... The success of the Pong video game spawned lots of imitations and created more and more avid video players. ... Eventually video game arcades abounded through the 80s. ... Some of the most influential 80s arcade games were the following: Space Invaders – This game, one of the predecessors of modern...

Game Cheat Advice by Eriani Doyel
If you are wondering about using a game cheat to bump your online, computer or video game playing there are lots of resources available to you. When you are first beginning to play a game, especially an online game, you may be frustrated by your lack of skills and experience. ... Not only do these online companies offer game cheat codes for online games but also games for systems like PS 2, X-Box, and the Game Cube. ... You simply type in “game cheat” on your search engine and “voila” a whole list of sites will come up.

PC Gaming Video: Meeting the Demands by Phil Moyers
If you have an interest in playing PC games that were made at least in the past couple of years, you’ve probably seen the serious video demands these games now have. It’s not only that you need a fast system that can handle all of the information in today’s games, but you need a major... By paying a little careful attention to brand names, video memory, price, and how they all fit together with your unique needs, you can get a system that can handle some serious computer game video for any game you throw its way.

Video Games Xbox-Leading The Charge by Wycliffe Williams
Video Games Xbox took gamers to a whole different level in video games systems. Interacting with other gamers over the internet, the game graphics and the functionality took gamers to a level they hadn’t been before. Microsoft had high expectations in November of 2005 when they launched Xbox 360. ... Check their promises: • new peripherals • cutting-edge technology • superior graphics • increased multimedia functionality • game downloads • richer online experience • and advanced game play options.

What Are Indie Games? by Steve Hall
Overview of Indie Games For those individuals who love to play various games in their free time and are also avid computer users, the two concepts can easily be combined to produce a wonderful result. Playing games via a computer is a common occurrence these days. ... Size of the Indie Game Industry The Indie game industry is one which is growing in size. ... For example, Indie games which fall into the category of video games were developed in the 1970s shortly after the larger companies developed the mainstream video games.

Good News Concerning Children's Video Games by Valli Schieltz
Research that has been published by two leading neuroscientists of the University of Rochester has grabbed national attention because they suggested that playing "action" video games have positive effects. They seem to enhance a student's visual selective attention. ... Today's game-playing child goes into the first grade being able to do and understand many complex things - from flying, to building to reasoning. ... What attracts kids to the video games of today is not the violence or the surface subject matter, but the learning that the games provide.