Someone once said that video games are not beneficial for the health since there is not much movement in the recreational pastime of most teenagers (and adults) nowadays.
But critics of video games just recently got a big surprise when the American Heart Association branded the Nintendo Wii, a popular video game console that have the famous Wii Fitness Board attachement, beneficial for health. It’s primary health benefit? The heart.
Recently, American Heart Association has approved that Nintendo Wii is a console that is good for health, especially for the heart. The approval stamp is given not to Wii alone, but also goes to Wii Fit Plus and Wii Sports Resort games, too!
Nintendo Wii got these stamps because perhaps it is one of the gaming consoles that introduces healthy gaming to gamers and keeps users from sitting for long hours working out their wrists and fingers only. There are a lot of games in Wii that require less activity, but this is the first time to hear a console that is good for a gamer’s health and has been recognized and approved by a health association.
And to think it was not that long ago that critics to video games posted this question to Nintendo : “What can a game company facing outdated hardware, aggressive and innovating competitors, and game-changing newcomers do to stay afloat in the video game business?”
Well, they just got their answer. It’s an official approval from a health association. And that’s not from any health association. It comes from the American Heart Association.
Proponents of the game claim to have really improved physical health due to playing long hours within the game. Now that’s what I call putting fun in exercise.
