Wii Sports: Future of Fitness?
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Fitness experts from the International Sports Sciences Association say that "exertainment" such as Wii Sports combines fun and fitness in a way that could provide a lifetime of benefits. In Game|Life.
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Investor's Business Daily - Game makers are looking toward the simplicity of Pac-Man to gobble up big bucks. And now with the success of the Nintendo Wii, which can run many simple games, the casual game market is being taken more seriously. Casual games -- those that don&#39;t rely on top-of-the-line graphics and intense game-play to master -- have typically targeted middle-aged females. The perk for game makers is that simple games take less time and money to make, so far less is lost if the game flops. They&#39;re also easy to get to people via downloads.
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Playing "active" computer games on consoles such as the Nintendo Wii is no substitute for playing real sports, warn experts.
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One that's perhaps a bit of both: The Flying Bike would let users ride a stationary bike that is integrated into a video game.
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The active video games played on the Nintendo Wii console may provide more exercise than its Microsoft rival the Xbox 360, a small British study has found, but they are not a substitute for the real thing.
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As it raced past rivals to become the hottest new video game console, some analysts predicted that Nintendo Co.'s Wii was little more than a fad.
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NEW YORK  - An at-home, unsupervised exercise program can improve fitness and well being, Japanese researchers report.
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Take a hot new gaming console, toss in an innovative motion-sensing controller, mix in some athletic games and what do you get? In some cases, a new repetitive motion injury that some doctors have dubbed &quot;Wii-itis.&quot;
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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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What was bad for Shigeru Miyamoto was good for gaming; his desire to improve his health years ago led to one of the most popular peripherals in Japan: the Wii Fit.
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Life & style: Blokarting, octopush, goalball - weird new fusion games are being invented all the time to encourage more people to play sport. Anyone for blackminton?
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The success of Nintendo's   Wii video game console and franchises like Activision's   "Guitar Hero" have prompted companies to explore new  ways to allow players to control their games.
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Damage limitation Nintendo has begun offering Wii owners free replacement wrist-straps for folk who become way too aggressive in their gameplay and end up snapping the straps or simply - and literally - losing their grip.â¦
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Hobbyist hackers use Nintendo's motion-sensing controller to play Half-Life 2 and bang virtual drums. What's next? By Chris Kohler.
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The early months of a new console's life are often overloaded with driving games. Take the Nintendo Wii: Less than a month after its launch, it was already home to "Excite Truck," "Need for Speed Carbon," "GT Pro Series," "Monster 4x4" and "Cars."
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Video-games publisher Electronic Arts plans to significantly boost its support for Nintendo's Wii game console. In a company earnings report, EA's chief executive, Larry Probst, noted that in the year ahead, the publisher would build on its efforts with the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3, but the largest boost would be for the Wii.
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Is competition to keep up with the next-gen Joneses slowly running the video-game industry into the ground?  In Game|Life.