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Obama Administration Embraces Video Games To Promote Fitness

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 05.01.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Video games, long demonized by public health officials and parents for contributing to sedentary habits and obesity among children, scor...

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Wii Games Not A Good Substitute For Exercise, Study Finds

Reuters | Posted 04.28.2012

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(Reuters) - Virtual boxing, tennis and dancing along with video game systems may not be helping children meet daily exercise requirements, according t...

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Nintendo Gives Second Glimpse Of Wii U

AP | PETER SVENSSON | Posted 03.11.2012

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nintendo Co.'s upcoming Wii U game console will come with a controller that has a big, touch-enabled screen. At first glance, that ...

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QUICK POLL: Can Video Games Replace Real Exercise?

Posted 12.21.2011

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Are you getting a new Wii or Xbox Kinect for the holidays? Many proud new gaming console owners will be happy to hear that playing movement-based vide...

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QUICK POLL: Do You Use Your Xbox To Stream Videos?

Posted 12.16.2011

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Even the most devoted teen gamers are finding their attention divided when it comes to using their gaming consoles. Xbox 360 owners aren't just ga...

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How I Made an Ugly Office Into a Man Cave on VH1!

Courtney Cachet | Posted 12.28.2011

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Nowadays, offices are not the same rooms they were even just ten years ago. We live by laptop, cell phones and Red Bull. We are "on" more hours of the day but with less stuff. Besides, he's a host of a VH1 show, not a corporate exec on Wall Street.

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WATCH: Adorable Twins Dance To 'Hey Ya'

The Huffington Post | Christine Friar | Posted 09.21.2011

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These twins have got some serious moves. Despite the fact that it looks like they're performing a synchronized dance routine to Outkast's 2003 hit "He...

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Mom Charged With Beating Son To Death For Breaking TV

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 08.21.2011

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A New York mother is accused of beating her 5-year-old son to death because he broke a television set while playing with a Nintendo Wii video game sys...

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Nintendo Unveils All-New Wii Console

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 08.07.2011

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Nintendo unveiled its new Wii console, the Wii U, at the E3 Conference, and the latest system is a hybrid between a traditional controller, a portable...

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Electronic Entertainment Expo Hits LA

Posted 08.06.2011

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The biggest gaming convention in the world returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center this year for three days of blockbuster video game sneak previ...

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Nintendo Wii Price Cut Announced

Engadget | Posted 07.04.2011

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Nintendo has just made official its intention to drop the suggested retail price of the Wii down to $149.99, and will additionally include a copy of M...

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Nintendo May Seek Outside Help

Posted 06.26.2011

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(TOKYO) - Nintendo said on Tuesday that alliances with other companies may be necessary, a day after the game maker reported its second straight f...

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Wii 2 Coming In 2012, Nintendo Says

Posted 06.25.2011

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By Isabel Reynolds (OSAKA, Japan ) - Nintendo Co Ltd will launch a successor to its aging Wii game console in 2012 as it bets on a new hit games p...

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New Nintendo Console Coming Soon?

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 06.15.2011

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Nintendo may be releasing their first new gaming console in five years, according to Game Informer. The site confirmed "with multiple sources" tha...

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After This: Notes on the Computer Revolution

Lindsay Edmunds | Posted 05.25.2011

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I was witness to an amazing hinge in history: those days in the late 1980s and early 1990s when personal computers were about to change the world forever and everybody knew it.

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Mars and Venus: Tech Edition

Stephanie Vaughn Hapke | Posted 05.25.2011

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How exactly do men and women differ in their approach to technology and its importance in their lives? Can our understanding of these differences propel our technology to new heights?

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UK Study: Can The Wii Treat Parkinson's?

Techland | Posted 05.25.2011

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A British doctor has received £35,000 (about $55,000) to find out if the Wii can help increase motor skills and overall well-being of individuals wit...

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Warren Spector Animates Walt Disney's Creations in 'Epic Mickey'

James Sims | Posted 05.25.2011

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Finding A Hobby That Doesn't Involve Bikini Suplexes

Brandon Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011

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I'm looking for a new hobby. The last one involved browsing a women's wrestling company's website and laughing at the double entendres used for their titles.

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8 Easy Ways to Get Digital Natives Wild about Reading

Sharon Duke Estroff | Posted 11.17.2011

It's no wonder kids don't read books anymore. A Kaiser study reveals children ages 8 to 18 log an average of 7.5 hours of screen time daily.

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Muscle March: WiiWare Lets Geeks Play Macho Bodybuilders Tracking Protein Powder Thieves

techland.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Move over Mario. Your flabby gut's got nothin' on Muscle March. Today Namco Bandai announced that its Nintendo WiiWare title, a 'quirky Japanese ac...

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Wii: Netflix Streaming Coming Soon To Nintendo Wii

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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(BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP) NEW YORK – It's a triple crown for Netflix. Beginning in the spring, the Wii will become the last of the three current video g...

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Nintendo Wii: Virtual Exercise May Be Real Workout, Study Shows

tech.yahoo.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Some of the Nintendo Wii sports games and activities included in the Wii fit series, both of which require video- game enthusiasts to get up off the c...

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Some of the (Pop Culture) Things I Want for Christmas

Annie Stamell | Posted 05.25.2011

I feel strongly about the importance of the Christmas List. I mean, why not make it easier on your loved ones by telling them exactly what you want? Please note, I've been very well-behaved this year.

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Nintendo Wii For P.E: School Offers Computer Gaming During Gym Class

Mail Online | Posted 05.25.2011

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Children are being handed Nintendo Wiis to play on at school if they can't be bothered to turn up for traditional PE. Youngsters who deliberately l...

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