Are video games art?

In the context of mechanical reproduction, the text discusses commodities as art that is reproduced on a large scale. This may seem like a foolish question to ask, but are video games art? According to dictionary.com (not the most renowned source I realize), art is "the quality, production, expression, or realm, according to aesthetic principles, of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary significance." Although this definition of art may be incomplete, I think that it conveys that a work of art is a work of exceptional beauty and quality.

I'm not going to say that all video games are art, but some certainly are. One way this is demonstrated is through the effort and coordination of the "artists" to produce a video game. The development of large-scale game usually requires the abilities of several specialists such as a developers, graphic designers, sound designers, and musicians. Some titles even go so far as to utilize an orchestra, such as is the case with Nintendo's popular title Super Mario Galaxy. Sometime in the near future, I will either edit this post or create a new one comparing video games to film as art. In the mean time, below is a music selection from the Super Mario Galaxy orchestra.