“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”…

“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…

Until now, the sports fitness genre has been owned by Nintendo, highlighted by its “Wii Fit” action-exercise game. Today, game maker Electronic Arts tries to add its own workout plan.

The company’s new sports fitness title, “EA Sports Active,” plays on the Nintendo Wii…

Since Nintendo’s Wii console first demonstrated that video games could move more than a person’s thumbs, a growing segment of society has believed the Wii has opened new doors to physical fitness.

Wiis are turning up in retirement homes and physical rehabilitation…

It’s not enough to tell people they must take better care of themselves. Sometimes you have to show them.

So managed care providers Kaiser Permanente and Humana are developing video games to sell the point, hoping that maybe kids, as well as adults,…