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Welcome
Congratulations on your new Starlight Nintendo Switch Gaming station, brought to you by Starlight
Children’s Foundation.
Starlight Gaming delivers happiness to seriously ill children by providing them with hours of fun and
distraction through their favorite Nintendo video games and streaming movies and TV shows, right from
the comfort of their own hospital bed or in a playroom with a group of kids.
Starlight Gaming delivers happiness through the following ways:
PLAY: Highly interactive experiences engage children through mastery and achievement.
ENTERTAINMENT: Playing popular games provides children a much-needed sense of relief and
distraction from stressful situations.
SOCIALIZATION: Gaming gives pediatric patients an opportunity to connect with their siblings,
peers, and clinicians.
NORMALIZATION: Playing video games provides structure, familiarity, and security during
hospitalization.
EMOTIONAL SUPPORT: Video games redirect a child’s focus, resulting in reduced anxiety and
improved mood.
PAIN MANAGEMENT: Engaging with games that require user participation leads to less
perception of pain at the central brain level.
PHYSICAL THERAPY: Unique features of the gaming system allow physical therapists to capitalize
on their patients’ functional abilities in a fun way.
For more than 27 years, Starlight Gaming has provided millions of seriously ill children with hours of
entertainment, distraction, and a much-needed sense of normalcy. Starlight Gaming stations are
specially manufactured by Nintendo to meet strict infection safety protocols for use in a hospital setting.
Doctors, nurses, clinicians, and child life specialists are able to use a single gaming unit in a variety of
settings, from the ER, to a playroom, to a treatment, and even bedside for a pediatric patient in
isolation.
Starlight Nintendo Gaming stations are sponsored by corporations, foundations, and individuals who
believe in and support Starlight’s mission to partner with experts to improve the life and health of kids
and families around the world. Enjoy!
