To be fair to my wife, it's completely possible that Diner Dash is exercising a part of her brain that will ultimately be good for her.

ENGADGET: This is the Modem World: Digital junk food

Here's the thing, though: She's currently addicted to Diner Dash.

ENGADGET: This is the Modem World: Digital junk food

While I'm sure the game is fun, you would have to put me in the most boring situation in the universe to get me to play something like Diner Dash.

ENGADGET: This is the Modem World: Digital junk food

But casual female-targeted gaming hits with female heroines, such as "Diner Dash" and "Wedding Dash, " make it clear that casual game developers are attacking far broader swaths of the population than the traditional 18-to-35-year-old male demographic coveted by makers of hardcore games.

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