Computer games 'not just for kids and geeks'

Advancements in console gaming mean the technology is no longer just for kids and geeks, one expert has agreed.

According to a spokesman for Stuff.tv, a site which offers news and reviews from the world of gadgets and gaming, the Nintendo Wii was one of the products that had changed the landscape for the better.

Joe Minihane, online news editor at the site, said that Nintendo had broadened the scope of the market with the Wii and its handheld DS system and that this had filtered down to others in the sector.

"My grandma has a DS, my sister - who's never been into gaming - has a Wii," he said.

"It's a real winner for everybody. The video game industry is bigger than film now."

Figures published earlier this year by the TNS Technology marketing group, said many parents believed games such as those available on the Nintendo Wii were having a positive influence in the home.

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