Writer Barbara Meltz for the Boston Globe discusses how the Wii takes violence in video games to an extreme level. Meltz says that the Wii makes violent games more violent with the motion control provided by the system. Meltz quotes people that are on both sides of the issue. Those against violence on the Wii provide the same argument that it will make children into killers (although they shouldn't have violent games to begin with). One person says the Wii alone will not turn a person into a killer, it only occurs when combined with other factors such as abuse at home or preexisting mental illness.

Child advocates such as the Boston-based Campaign for a Commercial - Free Childhood say violent games such as Manhunt 2 should be kept out of teenagers' hands. "The level of participation makes the game worse than any that preceded it. It might not make anyone a killer, but could it make someone prone to domestic violence or child abuse?"

"Wii provides a double whammy," Rich says, "very violent content and physical involvement, which we know is how learning happens."

sk8inandy87 via boston.com »