Haha, more like she tries to play them. She actually is dealing with a torn muscle in her arm that keeps her from playing now. But it's always fun to see someone else experience them for the first time, makes the experience a little fresher than just replaying them myself. She gets a little too into them, like when she started playing X she was freaking out when the fish monster tried to eat Tidus in the ruins and I was like "mom calm down, it's a cutscene."
She is better than I am at Animal Crossing though. Her town was immaculate.
After her arm heals I want her to try other games with simpler/easier mechanics like Chrono Trigger, but more than anything she likes watching the stories play out so she lost interest in Pokemon quickly, even though she was able to figure it out.
My dad won't touch video games though which is sad because I think he could benefit from them the most.