We test the Nintendo Wii Fit

I was going to take my son with me to do this story but then I thought: “Nah, he’s 10, he has enough fun as it is.” Besides, we’d have just ended up fighting over the controls like at home. And then there was his sister to consider. To ask Sam to help me to test-drive the new Wii Fit, being launched this spring, and leave Rachel out of it would have been to invite total family meltdown.

Doctors use Wii games for rehab therapy (AP)

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 patients recovering from strokes, broken bones, surgery and even combat injuries.

Doctors use Wii games for rehab therapy (AP)

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 patients recovering from strokes, broken bones, surgery and even combat injuries.

Doctors use Wii games for rehab therapy (AP)

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 patients recovering from strokes, broken bones, surgery and even combat injuries.

Doctors use Wii games for rehab therapy (AP)

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 patients recovering from strokes, broken bones, surgery and even combat injuries.

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