videogames.yahoo.com - 2/4/2009
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provided by: > BURLINGAME, CALIF.-- Nintendo's exercise game Wii Fit is still flying off retail shelves eight months after its U.S. release last May. The all-in-one instructional tool, weight tracker and fitness coach advertises itself as a painless way for the whole family to get healthy ...
newsblaze.com - 2/9/2009
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newsblaze.com —
Michael Torchia's mission is to have Nintendo pull
their Wii games off the shelves until they make
important changes to their products. People around the World are sustaining serious injuries due to the lack of proper warnings on their products and ...
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Lawsuit Against Nintendo for The Ill Effects of Their ...
forbes.com - 2/7/2009
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forbes.com —
Fitness videogames might be able to keep players
in shape--but not if they don't play them. Nintendo
's (other-otc: NTDOY.PK - news - people ) exercise game Wii Fit is still flying off retail shelves eight months after its U.S. release last May. ...
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The Truth About Wii Fit And Weight Loss
multiplayerblog.mtv.com - 1/30/2009
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multiplayerblog.mtv.com —
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata announced in Tokyo this
week the the company has sold nearly a third
of a million copies of "Wii Fit" in the U.S. just last week -- one of the most extraordinary sales stats I've seen in a long time. *** During a ...
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Nintendo Sold 300,000 Copies Of ‘Wii Fit’ Last Week
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Is Your Wii Fit Collecting Dust?
GayGamer.net —
... was the push.
Of course, lots of people bought into the hype machine and now have Balance Boards collecting dust in the corner of their living rooms. But lots of people join gyms and stop going, and they also buy workout equipment that rarely gets used. Wii Fit is not just a game, it's a tool. And tools shouldn't be blamed when people stop using them. Plus, I think I've got a whole bunch of other gaygamers over in the forums who are on my side!
The Truth About Wii Fit And Weight Loss [Yahoo! Video Games]
The Truth About Wii Fit And Weight Loss
GoNintendo —
A portion of a Forbes article: Offering a selection of activities–from running to push-ups to yoga–Wii Fit is now in almost 1.5 million homes across the country. But is anyone actually using it? Not really, says Brian Crecente, managing editor of the popular gaming blog Kotaku. Despite optimistic predictions that Nintendo had unleashed a new era of videogames, Crecente calls Wii Fit little more than an exercise fad that’s bound to come and go like any other. Full Article This entry was posted on Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 at 6:23 pm and is filed under ...
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Nintendo Developing Wii Fit Plus And “Art Academy”
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destructoid.com 9/14/2008 —
At this point in time, there are three kinds of people in the world; people that have managed to score themselves a copy of the elusive videogame/virtual gym Wii Fit , people that wouldn't be caught dead touching the thing for the ...
Wii Fit Sells Three Million In Japan [Nintendo]
kotaku.com 1/7/2009 — Wii Fit was released in Japan in December 2007. Proved to be, despite its liberal use of the word "fit", a hit . So much so that it's now sold three million copies. Yup. Three. Million . Which is up 200,000 from the last round of numbers we saw ...
Wii Fit holds chart top spot —
Computer And Video Games 2/3/2009
Outsteos CoD: World at War and FIFA 09.
Wii Fit has made it three consecutive weeks at the top of the UK all formats chart, holding off Call of Duty: World at War and FIFA 09. Click here to read the full article
EA Confirms Dead Space Wii —
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Regrets being caught out by Wii's success...
EA in the past has expressed regret that it was caught flat-footed by the success of the Nintendo Wii, but the efforts to get caught up on the platform will soon emerge with the release of more core ...
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