telegraph.co.uk - 10/26/2009
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The backing is a victory for the Japanese company and the rest of the video games industry, which has been frequently attacked by the Government for encouraging a sedentary lifestyle, and accused of playing a role in the obesity epidemic. However, the endorsement will raise eyebrows among ...
ft.com - 26 days ago
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October 30 2009 16:36 Nintendo is looking at the...
business model of Amazon’s Kindle as it considers the future for its portable consoles, the company’s president said on Friday. “I’m interested because ...
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Nintendo ponders Kindle tactics for consoles
appleinsider.com - 28 days ago
techradar.com - 10/21/2009
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Following Nintendo's announcement of a limited edition black
Wii console for Christmas 2009, the company's creative powerhouse...
Shigeru Miyamoto has indicated that the successor to the Wii is set to have similar functionality, but be even smaller and cheaper. The father of Mario and Zelda ...
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Miyamoto: Wii 2 will be smaller and cheaper
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NHS endorses Nintendo Wii Fit Plus game
T3.com All —
... the gaming industry for encouraging a lazy, inactive lifestyle and contributing to the obesity crisis, the emergence of this partnership with the Wii s creators, Nintendo, has surprised many of the NHS s critics. Despite these concerns, this endorsement is a big boost not only for Nintendo but the video games industry as a whole, and is a long way from when they were used as examples of how not to live a healthy life by the NHS in an early Change4Life advertising campaign. Link: Nintendo (via the Telegraph) Related links: [image] ...
NHS endorses Nintendo Wii Fit Plus game
T3.com News —
... a lazy, inactive lifestyle and contributing to the obesity crisis, the emergence of this partnership with the Wii’s creators, Nintendo, has surprised many of the NHS’s critics. Despite these concerns, this endorsement is a big boost not only for Nintendo but the video games industry as a whole, and is a long way from when they were used as examples of how not to live a healthy life by the NHS in an early Change4Life advertising campaign.
Link: Nintendo (via the Telegraph)
British NHS lauds Wii Fit Plus for flabby bum-busting potential
Engadget —
... You know, we've been pretty skeptical about the whole "fit" part of the "Wii Fit" phenomenon, and for good reason: as studies have shown, the health benefits of gaming, whether you're sitting, standing, or faux-bowling, are minimal at best. Still, for a number of ...
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Wii Fit Plus Is Now Available For Sale
inquisitr.com 10/7/2009 —
The Wii Fit has been a huge hit for Nintendo selling nearly 8 million units to date and those numbers are just in the U.S. Now the company is officially selling the Wii Fit Plus.
Consumers can choose to buy just the game software or they can buy ...
Nintendo Wii Fit Plus out in October
techradar.com 9/30/2009 — Wii Fit is perhaps the only form of physical exercise that many of us get these days, purely because – unlike going to the gym - it is fun and it is in our front room. So this week's announcement that the new Wii Fit Plus is out in the UK on 30 October is a welcome one indeed, particularly if ...
Wii Fit Plus now available
slashgear.com 10/5/2009 — Yesterday marked the official launch of Wii Fit Plus. The original Wii Fit sat at the top of many game charts for a long time and the systems were very hard to find in stores. Wii Fit Plus is likely to be one of the most popular Wii titles for the ...
Nintendo's Wii Fit Plus jogging in this autumn
t3.com 28 days ago — Ninty gives its fat buster an overhaul Nintendo s E3 appearance wasn t just about announcing sinister new Wii peripherals. It also has some new games in store. Alarmingly, Wii Fit is Nintendo biggest game of the moment the healthy accessory has been ...
Wii Fit Plus coming October 4th, priced at $20
crunchgear.com 9/1/2009 —
Nintendo has officially announced Wii Fit Plus, a somewhat incremental upgrade to its wildly-popular Wii Fit exercise program. The price of the Wii Fit bundle, which will include the new Wii Fit Plus along with the Balance Board apparatus, will ...
Nintendo Wii Fit Plus out in October | News | TechRadar UK
techradar.com 9/30/2009 — is perhaps the only form of physical exercise that many of us get these days, purely because – unlike going to the gym - it is fun and it is in our front room. So this week's announcement that the new Wii Fit Plus UK release date is 30 October is a ...
Fitness Game for Nintendo Wii - Wii Fit Plus
wiifit.com 10/4/2009 — What is Wii Fit Plus? Wii Fit Plus combines fun and fitness into one product. It can change how you exercise, how you balance, and even how you move. Expanding upon the original Wii Fit software, Wii Fit Plus is packed with every feature from Wii ...
Nintendo Wii Fit Plus trademark discovered
slashgear.com 5/27/2009 — Nintendo have registered a trademark in Japan for the Wii Fit Plus, expected to be the follow-up to the company’s highly-successful Wii Fit game. While no specific details regarding Wii Fit Plus are known, the trademark application did include a logo design which suggests Nintendo are ...
Wii HD coming in 2010, claims mole —
The Register 28 days ago
Netflix-for-Wii too A seemingly well-connected gaming executive claims to have discovered that Nintendo will launch its long-rumoured HD Wii next year, in addition to a Netflix-for-Wii film and TV streaming service.…
World Wii sales slump by 43% —
The Register 27 days ago
CEO admits console has 'stalled' Nintendo has admitted that Wii sales have “stalled” after reporting a 43 per cent drop in global sales of the console during the first six months of the firm’s current financial year.…