One of the best examples is Nintendogs, an interactive puppy training game for the handheld Nintendo DS, which game reviewer Tom Loftus said "is so darn cute it's almost sickening."
The game allows you to adopt a lovable puppy from the pound and use voice commands to train it to perform tricks.
Best of all your puppy will bark if another "Nintendogs" owner is within range and you can set up a puppy play date.
That's a game in line with the philosophy of Keita Takahashi, the creator of the biggest surprise hit of the year, Katamari Damacy, in which players have to roll a ball to pick up objects.
"Games should be a happy part of life," he said in an insight into why we play games that is so obvious it is often overlooked. "I want my games to represent the feelings of love and of being young."
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