video games are not useless

IS it just me or have the rest of you heard "stop playing those useless video games" or variations thereof a thousand damn times. I'm sick of it. Video games are not useless. They can do a lot of things for people. For one thing they can increase hand eye coordination. For another thing video games teach problem solving skills Which are some of the most important skills a person can have. What do you people think?

Video games aren't useless. Just look at the Wii and the NDS, many games on these consoles provide useful skills, and even games on the PS3/XBox increase hand-eye co-ordination and, generally, problem-solving abilities. Although, arguably, the more violent games can tend to glamourise weaponry, which, I suppose, can especially be a problem in the USA. However, in general they do good.