In Real Life

Woman Loses 50kg, Thanks Wii Fit

A 38-year-old British woman, once so large she was afraid to have sex with her husband, now parades about her home in sexy lingerie after losing 50kg, a dramatic change in physique she credits to a Wii Fit regimen.


December 29, 2009

Rumour: EA Sports’ New Title Is A Wii Football Trainer

Earlier this month, EA Canada’s community manager tweeted that the company would announce a new sports title in January. Rumour now has it the game is an (American) football-based trainer with NFL branding.


December 20, 2009
News

Microsoft Patents The Exercise Guilt Trip

Microsoft’s filed a patent that would make avatars more realistic and less idealised, with the point of getting your husky arse out to exercise if what you’re seeing in the dashboard is a more realistic presentation of yourself.


November 11, 2009
In Real Life

Study Finds Wii Fit Produces “Underwhelming Results”

Anyone who does proper exercise could have pointed this out, but it’s always nice to have it in writing; the American Council on Exercise have claimed that Nintendo’s Wii Fit produces “underwhelming results”.


October 20, 2009

Good Advice: Don’t Work Out Like A Progammer

Wise choices may make EA’s Wii fitness sequel improve upon its predecessor. But the decision not to support MotionPlus makes the game prone to cheating — as, it seems programmers, like many who try to exercise, are wont to do.


October 14, 2009

Cyberbike Trailer Cycles Out

Clear out those living rooms! That exercise bike game Cyberbike needs its space.


October 8, 2009
News

The First Four Letters Say It All

Dumbbells — 1kg dumbbells, to be exact. Your Wiimote is waiting to pump (clap) you up with this $US20 “peripheral” available from Everlast, said to be compatible with a slew of exergaming titles.


September 29, 2009
News

Wii Fit Plus Dated For Australia

Kotaku AU

Nintendo announced today that Wii Fit Plus will launch in Australia on October 15.


September 26, 2009

Wii Fit Plus Preview: One Fat Slice Of Cheese

My cat Lola is 6.4kg — which is actually a third of a kilogram lighter than what the vet said she weighed last year.


August 23, 2009
News

Local Gym About To Get A Letter From Nintendo

Looking to buff up or slim down in Tucson, Arizona? Check out WE-FIT. If you have trouble finding it, it’s the gym at 6437 N. Oracle Road—since that name might change in the future.