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.


December 8, 2009
In Real Life

What’s Clarissa Doing At An Ubisoft Event?

Spotted by omg! fashion police, Melissa Joan Hart — of Clarissa Explains it All* — attended an Ubisoft event last week for Jenny McCarthy’s Wii Fitness game, Your Shape. Looks like Hart could use some Frag Doll fashion tips.


November 17, 2009
News

Wii Fit And Wii Sports Exercise Weighed And Measured

A new study has determined which Wii Fit and Wii Sports activities actually qualify as moderate intensity exercise, as defined by the American Heart Association. Are you actually exercising?


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 13, 2009
News

This Could Be The Biggest Wii Pack Shot Ever

Here’s the pack shot for Cyberbike, the Nintendo Wii exercise game that comes with its very own, full-size exercise bike packed right in.


June 22, 2009
In Real Life

Peter Moore Challenges Obama To A Fitness-Off

President Obama again referred to video games as a family-life negative in his Father’s Day message. But Peter Moore – grabbing for publicity – challenges him to drop the rhetoric and see what they offer.


March 18, 2009

Wii Fit Girl Back, Shilling Wii Fit Clone For EA Sports

Hey, look, it’s Wii Fit girl. Cheating on Wii Fit with its slutty new competitor, EA Sports Active.


January 27, 2009
In Real Life

GameStop Employees In Fat Suits And The Ballad Of Ralph

The only thing better than being a low-paid retail employee, is being a low-paid retail employee coerced into wearing a fat suit in order to help promote fitness games at Los Angeles GameStops.


December 5, 2008
Uncategorized

Jogging Controller Adds The Fun Of Jogging To Your Games

New Concept Gaming Ltd. has answered the prayers of gamers who for years have wished they could combine the playing of Wii and PlayStation 2 games, with the fun of running in place.


November 6, 2008
Uncategorized

UK Scientists Testing The Wii’s Exercise Potential

Is Playing on the Wii actually any good for you? Kotaku was all over this from the start – check out our groundbreaking study – but apparently the Lancet don’t take papers from gaming blogs. Their loss.