Interactive consoles get kids off the couch
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Working up a sweat playing video games on Nintendo's interactive Wii console is no replacement for real exercise but at least it gets overweight children off the couch, according to British researchers.
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Gamers are moving away from the TV and towards gaming on mobile devices and consoles, a US study shows.
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It&#39;s almost the end of the semester and many male students are turning to video games, instead of the Internet, to relieve some much built-up stress.
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As kids keep getting plugged into the Internet, toy makers are following them online.
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Â· New rating scheme devisedÂ· No computers in bedrooms, parents told
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By Journal-World, Lawrence, Kan.  Dec. 16--The reception of Nintendo's Wii video game console has been enthusiastic -- too enthusiastic, apparently, for the straps that are supposed to keep the game controllers in the hands of players.
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By Julia Stuart  They come home from school, ignore their toyboxes and log on. Mouses in hand, they enter a virtual world and play with their dolls online. The real thing, it appears, is no longer cool.   There is a plethora of internet sites now catering for young girls.
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NEW YORK  - Physical activity programs that involve the school and the family or community appear to have the greatest beneficial effect in getting adolescents off the couch and up and about, a review of published studies indicates.
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There are growing signs that Nintendoâs Wii, which gets couch potatoes off the couch, has taken the lead over Sonyâs PlayStation 3.
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Letting children play video games on a Game Boy in the operating room before undergoing surgery can help relax them better than tranquilizers or holding Mommy's hand, researchers say.
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An increasing number of parents want to spend their often-scarce leisure time with their children, doing something enriching and educational.
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Makers of gaming consoles want part of the on-demand-video future.
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By Anne D'Innocenzio  As kids keep getting plugged into the Internet, toy makers are following them online.
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One of the selling points of the Wii gaming console is its motion-sensitive controller. But there are reports of the controller breaking, causing it to fly out of the hands of users.
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THEY USED TO be for kids. Space Invaders, Pong, Doom, some of them were shoot-âem-up fun, others were just, well, fun. But computer games have changed.
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Electronic Arts has unveiled a "Family Play" system for novice players.
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Can the latest high-powered consoles offer more than videogames? You bet.