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Ruth Ebert, 82, a resident at the Greenspring Village Community in Springfield, Virginia, gets some assistance from events coordinator Anita Garifo as she plays a video game on the community's new Wii videogame console March 22, 2007. Japan's Nintendo has been on a mission to expand the $30 billion global video game market far beyond the children and young males who make up its core consumers. And the company, a former underdog best known for fun, high-quality games based on off-beat characters like plumbers -- think Mario Bros. -- has sent shock waves through game industry with the unexpected and runaway success of the Wii. Picture taken March 22, 2007. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES)