
by Nikki Hanna
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My kids and husband are video game junkies. As such, we have to have a gaming console in our house at all times. At first it was the new XBox 360, when they were first released, but this console had a world of bugs the company had yet to work through, so we decided to trade it in for the more family-friendly (and mother-friendly) Nintendo Wii.
The Wii is a novelty, to be sure, with it’s incredibly interactive and virtual reality-like games. Wii Sports, which is included with the purchase of the console, is a work-out for even the most avid workout enthusiasts. Stand up in the middle of your
living room and play Wii Tennis for an hour and you’ll be feeling the effects of it the next morning. With that said, this is the gaming console most mothers want because it keeps their children active.
However, my children are no longer children, but growing young teenagers, and most of the Wii games available today are not exactly stimulating for the average teenage boy. My kids have coined them “little kid” games. and though I like the idea that there’s a console out there that produces wholesome games without the blood and guts most kids appreciate these days, I can recognize that tweens and teens need more than just ...