Nintendo Power: "Memorable video game characters help us suspend belief and embrace fantastical worlds and settings, and they can even help generate true emotional connections. But the power and poise of one reader's favorite Nintendo character - Samus Aran from the Metroid series - helped her bounce back from a family tragedy and address an unhealthy lifestyle.
"I wanted to make a vow of personal improvement to my mother, so I decided to target the one problem that had been causing me great distress for years — my weight," she explains. "My most powerful source of inspiration to keep me going was Samus Aran."
Alex DS. from Link Cable Gaming writes: "All this renewed Metroid love has put us in a Kraid sized mood to revisit the series’ highlights – so for today’s Top 10, we’re looking at the greatest Metroid moments ever."
This hardcore gamer grandma has put nearly 4,000 days into Wii Fit!
The NPD Group has revealed the top 10 best-selling exclusives in the U.S. since 1995, and Nintendo holds all 10 spots.
And the #1 game on this list is also the #1 game (and accessory) to be found at the local goodwill.
Take a look at the 50 best selling games of all time https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...
Nintendo has always had the most mass appeal, my Mother would play Mario.
There's landslides and then there's this. Wouldn't be surprised if the top 50 was mostly Nintendo games.
It's nice to hear a story about games helping someone, for a change.
She was 200lbs? wow congrats to her. makes me feel inadequate when I can't even shed 20-30 lbs. Not that I'm overweight, but I'm certainly not losing any pounds..
Good to hear about story's like this. I was at Walmart today getting some sandpaper and I saw a fat ... err, OBESE women take a scooter from an elderly person.... I vomited profusely.