I actually learnt to read bigger words a little bit while playing AC for the Game cube because I'd always ask my grandma, "Wat dees wurd heer?" she'd tell me and I remembered it xD
Most of my vocabulary and reading skills stem from video games. : P
I remember playing Final Fantasy Tactics so many years ago, that game definitely raised my reading level.
When I was 4. games such as Mario Party 4 tought me to read, my parents made me read the text and stuff so if I wanted to know the plot of the story I had to read XD.
I learned that petting Metroids is a bad idea.
I learned that if you ever encounter a walking mushroom, jump on it, don't pick it up.
I learned that you should Beware the Forest Mushrooms.
I learned that you should never try to inhale a Scarfy.