Wii Fit

Wii Workout? Video Games Want To Get You Fit

AP | DERRIK J. LANG | Posted 12.11.2009 | Technology


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...

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

tech.yahoo.com | Posted 11.16.2009 | Technology


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...

Why Society Works Better When We're Afraid and Fat

Christina Pirello | Posted 10.17.2009 | Living


Christina Pirello

We need to consider what has happened to the quality of our lives since we gave away control of our bodies; we must learn to use pharmaceuticals more appropriately and not medicate ourselves into oblivion.

Wii Think You Are Fat

Una LaMarche | Posted 08.21.2009 | Living


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.

Nintendo Profits Jump, As Do Wii Gamers

AP | YURI KAGEYAMA | Posted 08.07.2008 | Business


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...

Fitness Fads: Which Ones Actually Work?

Newsweek | Sarah Ball | Posted 07.19.2008 | Living


From strippercise to circus-trapeze aerobics, gyms and fitness gurus keep coming up with new ways to make working out less of a chore. But though thes...

'Wii Fit' U.S. Shortages Intentional

LATimes.com | Alex Pham | Posted 06.10.2008 | Business


For some Wii fans, the exercise in Wii Fit has been in running around trying to find one. That was the case for Dhruv Thukral, a 25-year-old from San...

Nintendo's Wii Fit Expected To Rock Market

New York Post | Brian Garrity | Posted 04.08.2008 | Business


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...

Nintendo's Wii Fit Expected To Rock Market

New York Post | Brian Garrity | Posted 04.08.2008 | Business


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...

Nintendo Wii Fit Shapes Up For Japan

Ars Technica | Ben Kuchera | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


The Wii Fit board was shown off to a combination of amazement and groans of despair at this year's E3. Gamers thought two things at once: that Nintend...