Nintendo Wii System

I recently viewed a video clip of a little boy playing baseball on the new Nintendo WII system. In this clip the boy got so involved that while he was swinging with all his might, he accidently let go of the bat controller and threw it into the TV screen. This accident caused his parents to be out a good amount of money because of having to purchase a new TV. I have played the WII system with my little sister and my daughter. We played several games boxing, bowling, baseball, tennis, and even carnival games. I really enjoyed playing the new game system. It is so creative how the game makes you feel as though you are actually in the middle of playing a real life sport. You get so involved in the game that you forget it is not real. I got so involved in the fighting match when we were wresting, that I almost really boxed my little sister. The creativity that they have used to make this new game system is amazing because of its reality. But there is also the side where all the game and computer technology of today has taken away the creativity the children of today have. There are always two sides to every story, but I think it is sad that the children today don’t have anywhere near the level of creativity that we did when we were growing up. Even though I find the WII game system amazing to play, I think as a parent we should all stop and decide what we think is most important for our children to have. It is a personal question for us all, do you find it more important for them to have all the neat and newest toys around or would you rather then develop an amazing level of creativity and individuality.