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have now replaced &#8220;cops &amp; robbers&#8221; or &#8220;cowboys &amp; indians&#8221; games into hyper-realistic wargames.\u00a0 Real sports are replaced by virtual football or basketball games that only exercise the fingers.<\/p>\n<p>Parents now can&#8217;t use the excuse that videogames are causing their child&#8217;s sedentery lifestyle.\u00a0 Recently the American Heart Association (AHA)\u00a0allowed its AHA &#8220;heart check&#8221; logo stamp to be placed on Nintendo active and virtual excercise game systems like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Wii-Fit-Plus-Balance-Board-Nintendo\/dp\/B002BSA3EM\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=videogames&amp;qid=1274587238&amp;sr=8-1\">WiiFit<\/a>.\u00a0Before the AHA &#8220;heart check&#8221; logo was reserved for heart healthy foods but now this new partnership involves the AHA with this videogame maker who makes exercise fun.\u00a0 This partnership resulted in a $1.5 million donation from Nintendo to the AHA.\u00a0 This gives the 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