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10.12.2009 9:19 am

‘Wii Fit Plus’ lives up to its name

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Wii Fit Plus”
Genre: Exercise, fitness
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Wii
ESRB rating: “E” for Everyone
Price: $19.99 ($100 with Balance Board)
Grade: A

There’s one good reason to pick up “Wii Fit Plus.”

It’s in the name.

As implied, “Plus” picks up everything already in “Fit” and has a few enhancements, making the original “Fit”…

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10.08.2009 6:26 pm

‘Project Runway’ could be bigger on Wii than on TV

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Next year, the Wii Balance Board turns into a catwalk.

Atari and The Weinstein Co. have announced they’re combining forces to bring “Project Runway” to the Nintendo console by spring. The popular fashion oriented reality program on Lifetime pits budding designers against each other…

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09.01.2009 12:01 am

Nintendo updates ‘Wii Fit,’ adds color to DSi, Wii controller

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Next month, “Wii Fit” shapes up and Nintendo hardware will sport a little more color.

An update to the popular exercise game, titled “Wii Fit Plus” and due for retail on Oct. 4, will feature about a dozen new exercises, and six more…

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07.25.2009 12:45 pm

‘Wii Sports Resort’ puts MotionPlus in the spotlight

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Wii Sports Resort”
Genre: Sports
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Wii
ESRB rating: “E” for everyone
Release date: Sunday, July 26
Price: $49.99
Grade: B+

Ever since Nintendo unveiled “Wii Sports” to show off the Wii’s motion-sensing capabilities, questions arose whether a follow-up title would be as good or better.

Because Wii isn’t a high-power device like Xbox 360…

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05.27.2009 11:33 am

‘EA Sports Active’ is much better than most ‘exergames’

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“EA Sports Active”
Genre: Fitness
Developer: EA Sports
Publisher: EA Canada
Platform: Nintendo Wii
ESRB rating: “E” for everyone
Price: $59.99
Grade: A-

Game Guy’s got a secret, and it has been burning in his throat for weeks, waiting for the right time to spill. And here it is:

He’s not your stereotypical gamer.

Of course, to…

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02.19.2009 11:44 am

Turn your Wii remote into a chainsaw

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Jill, from 'Go Play Lumberjacks'

The first time I swung a Wii controller, I wondered:

“What if the controller simulated an ax?”

Before you think the worst, let me say that I was putting off yard cleanup that day to play games. The…

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01.09.2009 5:59 pm

Surf the world on a balance board

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

I love this. It’s unnecessary and impractical, but the really fun things usually are

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