Filed under: Microsoft (MSFT), Sony Corp ADR (SNE), Electronic Arts (ERTS), Activision Inc (ATVI) Okay, video-game sales stats are out for the month of January. Please tell me there are some exciting changes in the ranking in terms of which gaming console dominated the charts in the U.S. Please tell...

My daily treadmill for thirty days goal has been reached so now I am switching to every other day. I still have a couple of pounds to lose and the entire month of February to do it. (image stolen off the internet) What I didn’t say when I started this exercise thing was Wii get a Wii-ward for ...

Filed under: Gaming, Wearables Our exercise-averse bones were certainly shaking at rumors of EA's supposed onslaught on the Wii Fit-dominated "video games don't have to be fun, they can also make you sore and grumpy" market, but we must admit we're a little disappointed in the end product. EA SPORTS...

Filed under: Gaming, HDTV, Laptops Want to get a jump on your holiday shopping or find a couple of insane bargains to keep for yourself? A few retailers are offering what they've dubbed "Black Friday-style" price cuts for tomorrow -- Saturday, November 8th. Walmart's got a sweet 15.4-inch Compaq CQ-...

Filed under: Industry, Celebrities, Reality-Free Celebrity trainer Jillian Michaels is joining the exer-gaming trend. The Biggest Loser star is developing her own fitness game for Nintendo Wii. Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum 2009 will incorporate Wii's Balance Board into a fitness program. Mich...

I know the WiiFit is all about merging gaming and fitness into an entertaining package, but this is the only commercial Nintendo needs to sell the crap out of those things. I’m buying one tonight. [Thanks to  Sand & Cotton for digging up this sexy number] Share This...

Filed under: Kids 5-7, Kids 8-11, Teens & tweens, In the news, Playground bureau In spite of the fact that my butt has been consistently kicked by my six-year-old in tennis and that I score in the seventy-year-old range in the annoyingly difficult Wii Fitness tests, I love Wii Sports. Because th...

Filed under: Products and services, Launches, Marketing and advertising Whoever invited the Wii Fit, a virtual gym that can be used in conjunction with the gaming console, deserves a medal. Heck, he or she deserves a raise because it's going to be a huge seller for Nintendo Co. (OTC: NTDOY). This ga...

Filed under: Nintendo Wii, Exergaming Soccer is the world's most popular sport, and we can see why -- in what other sport do a line of hydrocephalitic kids take turns throwing balls, shoes, and panda heads at your dome piece? We're just happy that the soccer mini-game included in the Wii Fit bundle ...