“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”…

The rumors have matriculated into reality: Nintendo has confirmed it will trim the price of its Wii console by $50 starting this weekend, reducing the system’s overall cost to $199.99.

Speculation about the cut has lasted weeks following recent price reductions on…

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…

“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…

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…

Sir Howard Stringer just doesn’t seem to get it.

You’d think the Sony CEO, or anybody in that job, is deftly perceptive of public interaction with the gaming-hardware market. After all, his company’s PlayStation 3 mostly-for-gaming console has been locked in a consumer…

If you haven’t seen the “Wii Fit Girl” twist her way to fame, you’re in the minority. As of Sunday morning, about 4 million e-video viewers have watched a Florida woman clad in striped underwear and a T-shirt play the hula…

While the nation sinks into economic recession, video game sales just keep booming.

And while that statement resembles a non sequitur, the reason for gaming’s great time in the face of despair is fairly obvious, at least to Game Guy.

The timing…

The gaming world is changing direction, and “Wii Fit” has begun to lead the way.

After about a week of availability in the United States, Nintendo’s latest brainchild is, well, unavailable. Stores everywhere are sold out, and waiting lists are likely…

“Wii Fit”
Genre: Exergaming
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Wii
Price: $90
ESRB rating: E (everyone)
Grade: A

Hard to believe, but right now, the most desired video game in the flabbiest nation on Earth is devoted to physical fitness.

Yes, “Wii Fit,” the eagerly awaited light-exercise game by Nintendo that debuts in the United States…