Tag: WIIFIT

Looking for a legitimate excuse to play video games instead of going to the gym? Bill Bailey has it. Bailey, a professor of Exercise Science at BYU, recently discovered that kids who play physically intensive video games can actually get enough exercise to meet federally recommended requirements for physical activity. In his study, Bailey examined 39 middle school-aged children, of various ...

Nintendo has suffered through a fairly miserable summer. The Xbox 360 recently seized the Wii's established position at the top of the console sales charts, and Sony continues to encroach on Nintendo's once dominant peripheral standing. The revered company definitely experienced some admirable breakthroughs, though, particularly with 'Wii Fit.' The American Heart Association now promotes the ...

As our country becomes more obese and more tightly fastened to the couch, Nintendo's Wii, with the 'Wii Fit' system in particular, has positioned itself to be the artery-cleaner of choice for the shut-in gamer. A researcher from Ohio State University recently helped to cement that image -- claiming that the Wii Fit exercise regimen is far safer than its real-life counterparts. According to ...

Share A little more than a week after the American Heart Association (AHA) vouched for Nintendo's 'Wii Fit,' the U.S. Navy has decided to use video games as a training tool. According to the Navy Times, the military branch plans on using games like 'Wii Fit' and Konami's 'Dance Dance Revolution' to build the endurance of new recruits. Navy Surgeon General Vice Admiral Adam Robinson says, in a ...

In a surprising partnership, the American Heart Association (AHA) has joined forces with Nintendo to promote healthier lifestyles for gamers. According to ABC News, the AHA announced yesterday that its Heart Check Mark logo will appear on the packaging of the Wii console, Wii Fit Plus and Wii Sports Resort. "Certainly there are games within the Nintendo portfolio that are more sedentary, but to ...

In the crushing quest to shed all that unwanted weight picked up over the years -- or just the holiday season -- some might go the traditional route by signing up for a gym membership. Others jonesing for a more creative, entertaining outlet, however, will probably give the popular 'Wii Fit' a shot. But is Nintendo's collection of stretches and aerobic activities an effective antidote to love ...

Nintendo's Wii didn't get much respect when it was unveiled at E3 a few years back, but the Big N quickly silenced the critics when gamers worldwide bought every Wii they could get their hands on, out-pacing the competition by miles (it's now the number 1 console in the U.S. in terms of sales) and spawning something of a cultural phenomenon along the way. But, many of those gamers are now ...

We're still on the fence about whether or not the 'Wii Fit' could actually help you lose weight. Sure, swinging your arms around playing fun games like 'Wii Tennis' is one thing, but standing around on one foot and perfecting your balance? Most folks would get bored long before shedding any pounds. But that's not stopping some New York City schools from adding the devices to their exercise ...

According to the British tabloid The Sun (we know, not the most reliable news source), the 'Wii Fit' can kill you in addition to helping you lose weight and have fun. The fit and seemingly happy 25-year-old Norfolk, England native Tim Eves was with his girlfriend Emma Tuck and friend Lewis Hickin when, while jogging in place playing 'Wii Fit,' he dropped to his knees, collapsed, and died. Tuck ...

Well, this was probably bound to happen. A fitness "expert" named Michael Torchia says he's now preparing a class-action suit against NIntendo which will apparently seek to remove its Wii Fit from the shelves unless they add warnings to the product. The offense? Torchia claims that the Wii Fit actually contributes to obesity, essentially because it claims to be something that it's really not ...

Since a virus struck her at the age of six, ten-year-old Nicole Cahill, of Enniscorthy, Ireland, has lived with paralysis, incapable of taking so much as one step. But, thanks to medical treatment and a new Nintendo Wii Fit, Nicole has begun to walk again, reports the Belfast Telegraph. This past December, returning to Ireland from a New York hospital where she took her first steps in four long ...

The Wii Fit might have some competition brewing, if Men's Fitness magazine is a publication worthy of the public's trust, that is. The details are vague, to say the very least but, here's what we "know": Dave Kushner, executive producer at EA Sports, told the magazine that the company is planning an 'unnamed fitness game' with a 'new peripheral' which will connect the Wiimote to the player's ...

ExxonMobil isn't the only company registering record profits -- video-game maker Nintendo reports today it will achieve record profits, largely fueled by consumer demand for the Wii platform, when its fiscal year ends next March, with about $3.6 billion flowing into the Japanese company's coffers. While most entertainment and media companies expect a downturn this quarter, Nintendo attributes ...

Unafraid to incite elitist gamer geek unrest, respected video game industry analyst Michael Pachter has supported a prediction by GigaOM that Wii Fit will outsell 'Grand Theft Auto IV' this year. Yeah, you read right: the latest entry into what is arguably the biggest hardcore video game franchise around is gonna get whooped by an exercise tool -- we're not shocked, we're just laughing. 'GTA4' ...

Remember the briefly Internet famous Wii Fit Girl? We almost forgot about her, too. Lauren Bernat (the aforementioned Wii Fit Girl) went on the 'Tyra Banks Show' last week to drag out her 15 minutes of fame just a little bit longer. On national television, the saucy dame took her revenge on her boyfriend, Giovanny Gutierrez, who was the guy that originally posted the video of Bernat playing ...