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NHS endorses Nintendo Wii Fit video game
NHS endorses Nintendo Wii Fit video game
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 ...
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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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