Game manufacturers, like Namco, have created products with a supposed health benefit. Reports claim these “mind games” will delay the onset of dementia. Millions of copies have been sold in Japan, as older people are looking to stave off the effects aging by keeping mentally active. The games are set to launch next in Europe.

Some of the games include mental exercises that test Math skills. There is no hard evidence the games actually work, but with people’s livelihood on the line, what’s the harm in playing? Diminished capacity due to ageing is something we all have to face, eventually (unless, of course, you plan to “live fast and die young”). Developing games for the aged market set is an up-and-coming area of gaming industry expansion.

Read More | BBC News