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Nintendo Wii Is The "Favourite" Console For British Burlesque Dancers

According to the latest Nintendo campaign out of the United Kingdom the Wii is the "favourite" console of burlesque dancers. This ad is part of the The Nintendo Real Stories series; an ad campaign geared towards women. Their previous ads have included Helen Mirren and a female rugby team. All three ads feature fitness games. To our...

Posted January 5, 2011| 4 Comments
Helen Mirren Has Been Paid $800,000 To Play Wii Fit

Dame Helen Mirren is the new Wii Fit spokesperson for Australia and the UK. MSN News is reporting that she was paid 500,000 pounds, or about $800,000, for the two-day shoot where she got to play video games and wear sweat pants. Pretty sweet gig, right? Read More?

Posted November 30, 2010| 8 Comments
NPD Analysis: November 2009 Software Sales -- Modern Warfare 2 Sells 6 Million

We knew it was going to be a big month for Activision's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. How big? The NPD Group numbers are officially in for November: Modern Warfare 2 sold 6,070,000 copies across both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 last month. PC numbers aren't available. It was a massive month for both hardware and software, though. Even though...

Posted December 10, 2009| 23 Comments
Nintendo Announces Pink And White DSi, Wii Fit Plus Launch Date

Accompanying Nintendo's announcement of black Wii controllers, the company is also putting out a Pink and White DSi. Starting Sept. 13, white and pink will join already available DSi colors blue and black, so everyone can have the shade of Nintendo DSi he/she really wants... provide he/she really wants one of those four colors. I'm comfortable...

Posted September 1, 2009| 14 Comments
Nintendo Sales Down 40%, Blames Weaker Software Lineup

Though Nintendo has continued to outperform the rest of the industry in the midst of a worldwide economic recession, the company isn't racking up the same blockbusters numbers it used to. Nintendo's first fiscal quarter ended this past June and the company reported a lack of blockbuster software sales resulted in a 60% decrease in company...

Posted July 30, 2009| 17 Comments
Fitness Blogger Calls For Video Game Warning Labels

A fitness blogger (wait, isn’t that an oxymoron?) has called for the inclusion of a warning label on video games. In a review of Wii Fit, Winston Salem Fitness pointed out several inaccuracies and flaws in Wii Fit’s text, including the fact that the BMI scale (Body Mass Index) isn’t necessarily related to one’s health,...

Posted July 7, 2009| 22 Comments
Hospital Using Wii Fit To Give People Back Their Mobility

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Posted July 6, 2009| 9 Comments
Electronic Arts: If Nintendo Is #1 On Wii, We're Going After #2

EA Sports Active was a big product for both Nintendo and Electronic Arts. Everything about the product was poised for success, especially since Nintendo will not be delivering Wii Fit Plus until later this year, and was seen by many as a litmus test for third-party potential on Wii. Fortunately for both companies, EA Sports Active was a massive...

Posted June 10, 2009| 3 Comments
Wii Fit Plus E3 Feet-On Preview

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Posted June 5, 2009| 3 Comments
New Wii Fit Plus E3 2009 Trailer

Regardless of your feelings towards fitness games, it's a major money maker, and it's going to be around for a long, long time, so you'd better get used to hearing about it. While it seems every developer around is working on a fitness title of their own, Nintendo is still the one to beat, and it's looking to keep its streak going with Wii Fit...

Posted June 2, 2009
E3 2009 Nintendo Press Conference: Wii Fit Sequel Announced

At its E3 2009 press conference, Nintendo revealed a new Wii Fit game. Wii Fit Plus uses the Wii Balance Board and features work-out plans, and mini-games. It will be out in Fall, 2009. Interestingly, Nintendo exec Cammie Dunaway, pointed out that many analysts consider the Wii Balance Board a separate game system. It has sold over 15 million...

Posted June 2, 2009