Steven Spielberg touts new video game

May 14, 2009 Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg was so frustrated that no video games catered to all of his seven children that he did what any entertainment maestro might do -- made his own game. "Boom Blox" was the first in a multi-franchise deal between Spielberg and video game publisher Electronic Arts and has sold close to one million copies globally since it was released for Nintendo's Wii last May. Spielberg, who said he plays just about every game that comes out, is a big fan of Nintendo's Wii console and its motion-sensor controls that involved physical interactivity.

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