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Dreidel Mania

Melanie Chartoff | Posted 01.03.2010 | Comedy

Read More: Wii, Toys, Sony Playstation, Melanie Chartoff, Satire, Dreidel, Gelt, Guitar Hero, Hanukkah Gifts, Texas Hold 'Em, Comedy News
Melanie Chartoff

Santa is lugging Sony Playstations. Traditions are toppling and mutating to the point where we can scarcely remember their original intent. Oy! Even the dreidel has gone millennial.

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Computing Our Children's Future

Maria Klawe | Posted 12.11.2009 | Technology

Read More: Computer Security, Education, Wii, Video Games, Technology News
Maria Klawe

Today's Internet-savvy, video game-saturated culture has lulled parents into thinking that children already know what they need to know. But the ability to operate a PC, use a Wii, or surf the Web isn't enough.

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Wii Workout? Video Games Want To Get You Fit

AP | DERRIK J. LANG | Posted 12.11.2009 | Technology

Read More: Wii, Wiifit, Wii Fit, Electronic Arts, EA Sports, Sports Authority, Video Games, Gaming, Gamers, Technology News

LOS ANGELES — At first glance, the rack of video games seems out of place next to the row of elliptical machines at The Sports Authority in Burb...

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New York Tests Xbox-Based Alert System

InformationWeek | Posted 11.25.2009 | Technology

Read More: Video Game Alert System, Xbox 360, Wii, Video Games, Xbox Emergency Alert System, ps3, Technology News

State authorities are testing a plan that would see the Emergency Management Office issue alerts over online gaming networks in addition to regular ch...

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Nintendo Wii For P.E: School Offers Gaming Instead Of Gym Class

Mail Online | Posted 11.05.2009 | Technology

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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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Nintendo Wii Sales Plummet

NY Daily News | Posted 11.02.2009 | Technology

Read More: Sony Playstation, Microsoft Xbox, Wii, Nintendo Sales, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata, Wii Sports Resort, Technology, Will Sales, Nintendo, Technology News

Sales of Wii machines around the world fell 43% to 5.75 million from 10 million in the six months ending on Sept. 30. ...

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Wii: Netflix Streaming Arriving 'Very Shortly' On Nintendo Wii, Sources Say

businessinsider.com | Posted 10.29.2009 | Technology

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Netflix's (NFLX) movie streaming service will arrive on the Nintendo Wii sooner than later, but the timing is uncertain, and how the companies choose ...

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'Project Runway' To Become Wii Game

AP | Posted 10.08.2009 | Technology

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LOS ANGELES — "Project Runway" is strutting to Nintendo's Wii. Atari Inc. is developing a video game based on the popular reality TV fashion co...

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Police Play Wii Bowling During Drug Raid (VIDEO)

Posted 11.22.2009 | Technology

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New security camera video shows police officers in Florida bowling on a Nintendo Wii for hours during a drug raid at a suspect's home. Tampa Bay Onli...

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Are You Ready for Some Virtual Football?

Jessica Rovello | Posted 09.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Mad Men, Wii, Football, Arkadium, Xbox 360, Iphone, Jessica Rovello, Fantasy Football, Psp, Madden 2010, Ea, ps3, Ps2, Entertainment News
Jessica Rovello

Gone are the days when you just got to lose your husband, boyfriend, son and dad on Sundays and the odd Thursday night.

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Wii Think You Are Fat

Una LaMarche | Posted 08.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Wii Fit, Comedy, Pilates Exercises, Wii, Nintendo Wii, Exercise, Living News
Una LaMarche

Wii Fit seemed like the perfect momentary obsession workout regimen for someone with absolutely no willpower or motivation who needs to be distracted in order to exercise.

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Jimmy Fallon Beats Tiger Woods At Wii Golf

People | Posted 07.26.2009 | Entertainment

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Tiger Woods just got beaten at his own game. Although his face is on the box of the Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 video game, the golf pro showed that he's...

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Gold Wii Given To Queen Elizabeth By Software Company THQ

CBS News | Posted 07.03.2009 | World

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If Queen Elizabeth decides to play some video games, she could do it in style -- with a gold-plated Wii! ...

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The Beatles Remastered: The Last Hurrah For CDs?

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.08.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Wii, Compact Discs, Kindle, Beatles Remasters, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Beatles Rock Band, The Beatles, Xbox, John Lennon, Revolver, Rock Band, Ringo Starr, Sgt. Pepper, Capitol Records, Emi, Playstation, William Shakespeare, Entertainment News
Tony Sachs

How much of the remaining CD buying audience is going to pony up the cash for music they likely already own?

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Playing Wii is Good For Older Brains

Barbara Dehn | Posted 02.12.2009 | Living

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Barbara Dehn

Ah, so the research might be valid after all... playing video games (up to a certain point) can help your brain work better.

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Greener Video Games: 5 Tips, Including Which System Is Greenest

Planet Green | Posted 02.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Video Games, Energy Efficiency, Wii, Green Living, Video Games, Green Gadgets, Green Technology, Green News

#1 Turn Off the Console When Not in Use By simply turning off the video game console, you can save gobs of energy. An Xbox or a Playstation 3 left on...

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Doctors Fear "Wii Knee" Epidemic This Christmas

Daily Telegraph | Kate Devlin Medical Correspondent | Posted 01.19.2009 | Style

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The games, which encourage players to mimic the actions of sports, can cause painful sprains and fractures, they added. Although the games have bee...

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It's A Post-Balance World: Personal Training with the Wii

Risa Green | Posted 01.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Wii, Balance, Work-Life Balance, Mommy Track'd, Risa Green, Post Thanksgiving Weight, Wii Workout, Motherhood, Wii Fitness, Living News
Risa Green

I created a Mii (an avatar to represent me on screen while I work out) and then I selected a personal trainer. I chose the male, because he was kind of hot, in a digitized sort of way.

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Nintendo Profits Jump, As Do Wii Gamers

AP | YURI KAGEYAMA | Posted 08.07.2008 | Business

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TOKYO — Nintendo Co.'s profit for the fiscal first quarter surged 34 percent as sales of its hit Wii console shot up, underlining the success of...

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Nintendo's Wii Fit Expected To Rock Market

New York Post | Brian Garrity | Posted 04.08.2008 | Business

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Nintendo's plan to bulk up the appeal of its Wii video-game system among consumers who normally would dismiss it as kid's stuff is poised to get a maj...

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Nintendo's Wii Fit Expected To Rock Market

New York Post | Brian Garrity | Posted 04.08.2008 | Business

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Nintendo's plan to bulk up the appeal of its Wii video-game system among consumers who normally would dismiss it as kid's stuff is poised to get a maj...

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5 Technologies That Could Take Off In 2008

BBC | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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A number of technologies have exploded throughout 2007 from Facebook and the iPhone to the Nintendo Wii. But what will be making the headlines over t...

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Amazon.com Has Best Season Ever

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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Amazon.com Inc. said Wednesday its 2007 holiday season was its strongest to date, with Nintendo Wii game systems and the "Harry Potter and the Order o...

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Frustrated Wii Hunters Hit The Web

Silicon Valley Insider | Peter Kafka | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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Maybe Sony's PS3 will really launch a comeback next year, but in the meantime video game shoppers desperately want a Wii. Latest evidence: A handy cha...

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Ten Gifts That Save Money

TheStreet.com | Jeffrey Strain | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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Do you want your holiday gift this year to be remembered beyond New Year's Day? Then make your gifts to friends and loved ones useful this year -- giv...

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