Games Review: Gaming into shape with `Wii Fit' (AP)
May 20, 2008
AP - If someone had pulled me away from "GoldenEye 007" in the late 1990s to tell me that I'd one day be using my video game system to get in shape, I would have likely drawn James Bond's Golden Gun and shot a hole in that cockamamie theory.
With new Wii Sports, Wii Music, the Wii's future is casual
Nintendo's press conference held few surprises, but a new Animal Crossing, Wii Sports, and the announcement of Wii Music show that Nintendo is more dedicated to the casual market than ever. Ars reports from Nintendo's E3 press conference.Read More...
Wii Fit Aims to Get You Off the Couch with a Video Game (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Staying fit by playing a video game. That dream of humankind, possibly second only to losing weight by eating, is the object of Nintendo's U.S. launch Monday of the Wii Fit exercise game. 
Wii Fit Craze!
Couch potatoes no more. Nintendo's Wii Fit aims to make you healthier.
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The new "MotionPlus" add-on for the Nintendo Wii is supposed to again revolutionize motion-controlled gaming. Check out this exclusive look at the tech in the MotionPlus direct...
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Doctors use Wii games for rehab...
AP - Some call it "Wiihabilitation." Nintendo's Wii video game system, whose popularity already extends beyond the teen gaming set, is fast becoming a craze in rehab therapy for...
Doctors use Wii games for rehab...
AP - Some call it "Wiihabilitation." Nintendo's Wii video game system, whose popularity already extends beyond the teen gaming set, is fast becoming a craze in rehab therapy for...
Doctors use Wii games for rehab...
AP - Some call it "Wiihabilitation." Nintendo's Wii video game system, whose popularity already extends beyond the teen gaming set, is fast becoming a craze in rehab therapy for...
Microsoft, Sony Copy Nintendo's...
Investor's Business Daily - Nintendo raised the bar for casual, easy-to-play video games again Tuesday, as rivals Microsoft and Sony scrambled to imitate the family-friendly...
07/16/08
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Top Video Games For Gamers Of All Ages (TechWeb)
TechWeb - We look at World of Warcraft, Desktop Tower Defense, Orange Box, Wii Sports, Civilization IV, and other top video games to see why video gamers of all ages are getting hooked.
Hey, Couch Potatoes! Nintendo's Wii Fit Game Is Out (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - How to lose that spare tire around your middle? A miracle pill won't do it, and neither will eating to exhaustion. But Nintendo may have the answer with the Wii Fit video game that it introduced to the U.S. on Monday. 
Thought control: it's the computer...
First came the joystick. Then came the motion-sensing Wii remote. Now get
ready for another radical and rather unsettling leap in video games
technology: thought control.
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Wii Fit Launched In U.S.
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The Nintendo video game encourages physical fitness by letting users ride a virtual snowboard, do yoga, twirl virtual hula hoops, and do other...
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Electronic Arts Looks To Wii To Drive...
TechWeb - Key games such as "Madden" football, "NBA Live," and "FIFA" soccer are expected to come out in special versions for the game console soon.
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Keeping Up Nintendo's Momentum
After overseeing several years of rapid growth at Nintendo, President Satoru Iwata faces new challenges: how to keep players of the company's videogames interested, and how to...
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Videogames getting more social ...
AFP - Videogame makers are riding the social-networking wave with a flood of soon-to-be-released titles that let friends play online as teams and even create their own characters.
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Designer Miyamoto makes video games pulse with life (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - NEW YORK - Shigeru Miyamoto, the father of iconic Nintendo mascot Mario, among many others, doesn't just bring characters to life in his video games. He injects his life into his creations. That's why his latest project, Wii Fit, which arrives in stores Wednesday, is not really a game at all. It's a $90 software-and-gadget fitness package for Nintendo's revolutionary Wii, reflecting Miyamoto's interest in his own physical health. Wii Fit, which comes with a balance board, has a built-in virtual trainer that helps players with yoga, aerobics and muscle toning.
EA looks to Wii to drive sports growth
Video-game publisher Electronic Arts unveiled two initiatives on Tuesday to breathe new life into its sports business by making games that are easier to play and customized for Nintendo's popular Wii console.
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Future fun
Nintendo boss talks about what's next for the Wii
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Recognizing that the fickle moods of a teenager can make or break a family vacation, more resorts are creating elaborate hangouts to keep the adolescent set content.
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Make Father's Day a day for play ...
USATODAY.com - Some guys like ties, but all boys love toys. Whether dad's the sporting type, a race-car driver in training, an action hero, a rock-star wannabe or the more...