My boys love their gaming. They play sports, get homework done, do chores. My eleven year old, as described by one of his friends has his own language, so to speak. They split the screen and play together or go live with their friends, which is fun to overhear them chit chatting. If it was their only outlet, I'd probably worry.

(Minecrafters, here, too ^^ )

Their bmi's vary, but in healthy ranges, one almost close to under, one closer to over, one smack dab in the middle. They are close in age, too.

What else are you hoping he'd try?

Because of these skills, my oldest has, many times now, aided his teachers and friends.

Gamers can go onto many lucrative careers. Engineering, IT, doctors, lawyers, designers, et al.

Additionally: when my oldest was about four, my uncle who's in the field, came to help with a computer repair, he was taken aback a moment with something my son did with the keyboard. With comfort of 'boarding and gaming, comes confidence in a high tech society.