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Fitness guru prepares to launch Wii Fit class-action suit, radio show
engadget.com - 2/13/2009
Fitness guru prepares to launch Wii Fit class-action suit, radio show
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Well, this was probably bound to happen. A fitness "expert" named Michael Torchia says he's now preparing a class-action suit against NIntendo which will apparently seek to remove its Wii Fit from the shelves unless they add warnings to the product. The offense? Torchia claims that ...
newsblaze.com - 2/10/2009
Lawsuit Against Nintendo for The Ill Effects of Their Wii Games
— 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 ... (more) Lawsuit Against Nintendo for The Ill Effects of Their ...

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boygeniusreport.com - 2/20/2009
EA Sports Active: EA’s competitor to Wii Fit due on May 19th
— boygeniusreport.com — Electronic Arts made it known earlier this month that it would be looking to the Nintendo Wii... to help propel its lackluster performance of late, and it looks like it picked the perfect place to start. We’re surprised it has taken this long ... (more) EA Sports Active: EA’s competitor to Wii Fit due on May 19th

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EA's Answer To Wii Fit Confirmed For May
businessinsider.com - 2/19/2009
EA's Answer To Wii Fit Confirmed For May
— businessinsider.com — Over the holidays, we noted pretty much the only highly-desired hard-to-find items where Amazon's (AMZN) Kindle and... Nintendo's (NTDOY) Wii Fit. But competition is finally coming to the Wii Fit: Electronic Arts' (ERTS) Wii Fit clone " EA Sports ... (more) EA's Answer To Wii Fit Confirmed For May

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Fitness expert plans to sue Nintendo over Wii Fit
Obsessable News Feed — ... [Joystiq] Fitness guru prepares to launch Wii Fit class-action suit, radio show - Engadget [engadget.com] ...

The Wii Might Not Be Much Exercise, But Suing Nintendo For Self-Promotion Is
Techdirt — ... , but this could be a new low: some guy now claims he's preparing another one for the company to deal with, because he alleges Nintendo misrepresents the Wii as a fitness tool when it actually contributes to obesity. He equates Nintendo to tobacco companies misrepresenting the safety of their products, but as Engadget points out, he's not just some do-gooder concerned about the health of America, he's also somebody who makes his living from it, and apparently has a fitness radio show that's about to launch. Somehow it's hard to imagine this suit will get anywhere; but we also ...

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