I grew up in the 1980s and through the 90s, and when I was first introduced to video games it was during the height of popularity for Atari. Sure loved my Atari, but my father always set strict guidelines for when and how long I could play, and that carried through into my high school years when computer games became the rage. When my father said time's up that's enough video games for one day, that was that, I did what he asked of me and no arguing.

As with most concerns nowadays like the one you raised above, it is a strictly human issue and not one of inanimate objects. In particular, it often times begins with poor parenting, the parents not setting any reasonable guidelines for their kids, often times with less than desirable outcomes. Alot of the adults nowadays who are addicted to video games were probably once the kids who got away with anything and everything while growing up, and they probably didn't have any caring adults in their life to teach them about all things in moderation.

That said, it is a concern, but the root of that problem lies in human beings directly and not some tech gadget. Human beings making poor choices. Video games can be fun, so long as one does not allow such to dominate their lives.