"The "video" in "video game" traditionally refers to a raster display device.  However, with the popular use of the term "video game", it now implies any type of display device. "

 curling is certainly a sport.  more controversial are chess, bridge, go, etc.  until that ruling from the olympics committee a few years ago, mind games had strong lobbying to be considered an olympic event.

 games are, from merriam webster:  "activity engaged in for diversion or amusement"

which is pretty broad.  basically, all non-work activities.  dating, cooking, going out, etc. 

one's pain might be one's gain.  i enjoy doing math and programming for fun.  for me it's a game.  for 99% of the population those would certainly be homework, if they even do those for homework.  one's work could be a game, but that wouldn't be a diversion from your daily routine.

i find playing Zelda: TP absolutely painful.  it's long, it's windy, there's so much repetitive actions to me it's not anyway close to being a game.  but hey, it's one of the best games around, i know that and fully acknowledge that.  you have no idea how grateful i am to see the age of brain ages, i've been waiting 15 years for this golden age.

some is is bitter.

 Its my belief being around people that think brainage is a game would put me to sleep form boredom.

There we go, I like that Merriam-Webster definition even better.

1) "activity engaged in for diversion or amusement"

And I love Blue3's defense. "Brain Age is no more a game than Curling is a sport!" When there is absolutely no question that Curling is, in fact, a sport.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curling

Not only is it defined as a sport at the very top of the page, but one should note that it is part of the Olympics.

 lol !!!

  that's highly likely.  you won't enjoy conversations with me and my friends, where they typically go from "hi" to "here's this brainteaser i heard" in 2 seconds.  99.99% of the population i'll end up doing "small talk", which is extremely boring and only do so out of social and networking reasons.

  hey, people have different experiences.  it's impossible for somebody to be buddy-buddy with everybody. 

That's why when you say 'non-game' because it is a game by the narrow definition of it, but isn't a game like other video games are. Quotations do the work.

It seems the literal definition of brain age would be mini-game collection which is not that much better in my view but I'll use that term if you are so offended by 'non-game'.

I can't stand Brain Age because I consider it Nintendo duping the public by claiming it helps maintain mental alertness even though there's no known study or any type of proof to support that claim.  Nintendo itself refuses to come clean about it and provide any scientific evidence at all.

Their are many real sports that should be in the olympics but arent. Its only a mater of time before throwing a hoof on to a stick will be in the olympics.

i guess "games" mean a different thing to different people.

i agree--no studies. but hey, it's only a game. it'll be sad if you rely on games to keep you mentally sharp.

EDIT:  games are supposed to "help" you a bit in that department.  hopefully not 100% dependent is my point.

Actually nintendo quite clearly state on the game (I own a copy) that your "brain age" is not a measure of anything at all except your aptitude at the game.

Of course, no known study links brain age to mental alertness except whatever dtuff Dr. Kawashima has done (I have no idea about this field). This doesn't mean it doesn't help mental alertness. The brain is an incredibly complex animal and no one really knows how it works. The link between cellphones and cancer are much more tenuous but people believe that one without thinking. The truth is I "feel" more alert when I play brain age regularly and hey, that's good enough for me. Science, schmience.