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Wii Fit Plus endorsed by UK’s Department of Health

by Christian Morlotte on Oct 26, 2009 at 06:22 PM

Nintendo’s Wii Fit Plus has been granted endorsement from the United Kingdom’s Department of Health. In a move that has surprised many, now Wii Fit Plus will be allowed to use the logo of the Change4Life campaign in its advertisements and stores - and probably on the product itself -… Continue Reading »

Video games may help fight obesity

by Lucy Newman on Sep 7, 2008 at 12:32 PM

Just when you thought the world was turning an evil eye towards video games, accusing it of converting children into violent thugs, rotting their brains and making them fat. Consoles like the Nintendo Wii have opened up a new way for the medical field to use the games to their… Continue Reading »

Wii Fit calls British teenager fat, Nintendo issues statement

by Pulkit Chandna on May 24, 2008 at 01:01 PM

“You are fat,” the Wii Fit game stated matter-of-factly, as the world crumbled around a 10-year-old British girl, who had been excitedly standing on the game’s Balance Board peripheral until the heart-breaking pronouncement. However, her father hasn’t come to terms with the game’s assessment of her stepdaughter’s body weight and… Continue Reading »

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