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Straight From the Horse’s Mouth: More Insight From the Corporate Sphere

It is said that you should never look a gift horse in the mouth — but if you choose to get your news from the same equine orifice, you might want to check the animal’s pedigree. That’s what GameSetWatch did in November 2006, when it noticed that PlayStation-friendly blog ThreeSpeech was a “semi-official” media outlet, and [...]

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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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US Wii Fit Shortage Intentional, Alleges Analyst

Nintendo’s Wii Fit has already become a worldwide success story at retail, selling over two million copies in Japan alone. But for U.S. consumers, finding the oblong white box is an exercise in frustration; and according to the perennially outspoken Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter, Nintendo — and the weak dollar — are to [...]

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Nintendo Makes it Possible to Lose, Gain Weight

Today, the Nintendo World Store is the site of the North American launch of Wii Fit, Nintendo’s new game dedicated to tracking your BMI as you flail around on a wedge of white plastic. Wii Fit will be reaching the rest of us later in the week, on May 21st, but for now, if you [...]

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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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GameSpyte Episode 7

In this week’s episode, Jesse covers the Video Game Ratings Enforcement Act, Wii Fit’s unabashed honesty, DRM issues with Mass Effect on the PC and E3’s growing lack of exhibitors.

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From the Lips of a Gaming Genius: “America has always been better at creating unique products”

In an interview with Wired’s Game|Life, Shigeru Miyamoto paid tribute to the American spirit of innovation with his statement that “America has always been better at creating unique products.” This might seem odd coming out of the mouth of Miyamoto, he of endless creativity, but the point he is trying to convey is that most [...]

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GameSpyte Episode 6

This week, Jesse rants about Nintendo’s involvement with National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, Iron Man’s opening weekend clash with GTA IV, Stride Gum’s petition to stop Uwe Boll and everyone’s favorite CNN commentator, Glen Beck.

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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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