This holiday season, lots of video game creators will be hoping that children find new gaming devices in their stockings to counteract the recent slump in sales. But maybe some LED bulbs could shed a little light on the matter.

In the midst of declining sales, players have been talking about their interest in LED enhancements to their favorite games.

Respondents at Game Life claim that music games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero could particularly benefit from some new lighting features. One fan commented "[T]hey are just screaming to have some LED's put into them that light up in time with RB/GH, and in which case you can actually learn how to play the drums, not a toy."

He is not alone in thinking that games could get some educational appeal with LED features. One writer for LED There Be Light claims "LED games haven't reached their true potential and educational value."

But more often, the use of LED lights shows promise in boosting sales because of the colorful intensity they lend games. One gamer posted a video of himself playing Halo on a TV he had rigged to a Philips Ambilight LED lamp; it received hundreds of web views. Admirers asked him about the specific lamp, how he connected it to the game, and couldn't get over the "awesome color."

LED may be the future of video games, but they also have a deep seated past. The first LED games were introduced in the 1980s.