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.
Continue reading...Friday, May 9, 2008
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 [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Not to be outdone by Nintendo’s Wii Fit fundraiser in Central Park, Microsoft has gone one better and invented a new holiday. That’s correct, the first-ever National Family Fitness Day, sponsored by Microsoft and held at Boys & Girls Clubs of America in most major metropolitan areas of the US, will take place on May [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Do you live in New York? Would you like to stand on a white plastic rectangle for charity? Do you mind if local news anchors laugh at your use of this craaazy newfangled technology? Nintendo will be hosting a Wii Fit launch party on May 19th, and the simple act of attending the event will be [...]
Continue reading...Monday, May 5, 2008
Following last week’s story regarding the Wii joining the WestinWORKOUT program, Westin Hotels has given us a full list of the games to be included on the Westin-specific consoles, thus defining that nebulous “other” from the original story.
Continue reading...Friday, May 2, 2008
Following news that Westin would be adding the Wii to its list of accomodations, the hotel chain has announced that two locations have now begun the program. Westin-customized Wii consoles have been placed at the Westin Times Square, and the Westin Bellevue, where guests can enjoy the WestinWORKOUT program through titles like the always-strenuous Big Brain Academy.
Continue reading...Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Ubisoft has put up a new video this morning, which some folks are saying could be a hint at Rayman Raving Rabbids 3. No official press releases or announcements have arrived yet from Ubi, but… well, hit the link and take a look for yourself.
Continue reading...Monday, April 28, 2008
Britain’s The Sunday Times conducted an interview with Shigeru Miyamoto, designer of all things Mario and, most recently, Wii Fit. The newspaper asked him a number of things about the new workout game’s ability to bring families together through the power of fitness, joining Wii Fit to your existing workout routines, and other tidbits, but [...]
Continue reading...Friday, April 25, 2008
Nintendo may intend to double the number of Wii in consumers’ hands this year, but it plans to do so at that same $250 price point the home console has commanded since November 2006. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata told the Associated Press earlier today that there were no plans to cut prices of either the [...]
Continue reading...Monday, April 21, 2008
Sure, games are selling quite nicely right now. Sure, the last couple of months were ahead of expectations by large margins. But nothing lasts forever, says an analyst for investment bank Goldman Sachs.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
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