Health

● A Japanese study involving more than 8,000 participants investigated the impact of video games on mental well-being during the Covid-19 pandemic.
● Contradicting conventional assumptions, the results of the study demonstrated that gaming was associated with improved scores across a range of psychological indicators.
● Gamers, notably the owners of Nintendo Switch consoles, enjoyed greater mental well-being than non-gamers, and the extent to which they did varied significantly depending on gender and age.