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NaCl Alert: UK Wii Fit Women Damage Houses to Tune of £20 Million?

I have to admit — when GameCyte analyzed the dangers of Wii Fit almost two weeks ago, we hardly considered the impact of the device on personal property. We figured once you place the Balance Board on the ground, it doesn’t move, and so it follows that you’re not likely to accidentally throw it at [...]

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Wii Fit: Fit for Children?

For now, it may be a moot point; it’s unlikely the majority of U.S. parents — even those who managed to snag the Wii itself — will be able to locate a copy of the popular virtual exercise machine in the middle of a massive, possibly deliberate shortage. But when supply does finally catch [...]

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Obesity Expert Condemns Wii Fit’s Behavior, Nintendo Apologizes With Fingers Crossed Behind Back

As Jesse so succinctly mentioned in our new episode of GameSpyte, the Wii Fit has taken some fire recently for calling a ten-year old “fat” based on nothing more than a BMI calculation. Today, Nintendo issued an apology via an article in the UK’s Daily Mail, but not before Tam Fry of the National Obesity [...]

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EA Freestyle to Release Fitness Game for Wii Balance Board

Told you so. Eurogamer has reported that EA Sports’ Peter Moore has revealed the company’s development of a “fitness game” that will use the balance board peripheral from Wii Fit. Moore detailed the game’s design and intent at a company showcase in Vancouver, saying the unnamed title would focus more on “western fitness” than Wii [...]

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