Video games designed for exercising mental acuity

Although video games get a bad rap for causing kids to not participate in regular exercise -- save the newer Nintendo Wii system -- there are newer games that are apparently designed to boost players' mental health and self-esteem.

There is a new group of developers that have been inspired by the success of Nintendo's Brain Age title for the newer Nintendo Wii gaming system, which encouraging mental stimulation to put it mildly.

The result are game designs that get the ole' brainwaves working with math and word puzzles. First up is the title "DS Therapy" in Japan for Nintendo's handheld DS player.