&gt; It&#x27;s unfortunate that video games need research to make them seem worthwhile, [...]<p>Just wait a generation.<p>I am willing to bet however, that your opinion on sports is too pessimistic.  At low to medium levels sports probably helps academic performance, because it helps everything.  (But for a proper bet, we&#x27;d have to agree on more precise terms, and odds we are offering, and an amount, and then go ahead and do some research.)