Wii Sports
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Wii Games Burn Calories Like a Brisk Walk...in Tokyo. The study, funded by Wii maker Nintendo, shows that about one-third of the virtual games and activities in the Wii sports video and fitness packages require the same energy expenditure as moderate-intensity exercise. "Current... In this article: Wii, Wii Sports, Wii Fit, Stroke, Nintendo, National Institute of Health, and William Beaumont Hospital |
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Business Wire Entertainment News | November 05, 2009
Papa John's Partners with Nintendo to Give Away 300 Wii Sports ResortTM Prize Packages in November
Papa John's Partners with Nintendo to Give Away 300 Wii Sports ResortTM Prize Packages in November Customers May Enter the Wii Sports ResortTM Sweepstakes at www.papajohns.com. LOUISVILLE, Ky. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Every November, lines wrap...
In this article: Pizza, Nintendo, Wii Sports Resort, John Schnatter, PZZA, and Wii
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MedicineNet | 5 days ago
Active Video Games Count as Exercise
...to a new study. Japanese researchers measured the metabolic equivalent values (a standard method of estimating energy expenditure) of 12 people ages 25 to 44 as they played Wii sports games and did Wii fitness programs. The study was...
In this article: Wii, Obesity, Nintendo, National Institute of Health, Tokyo, and Orlando, Fla.
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ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 6 days ago
Can playing active video games equal moderate intensity exercise?
...> read more Virtual Gaming No Replacement For Real Exercise (Mar. 7, 2008) Video games like Wii Sports and Dance Dance Revolution can play an important role in getting kids off the couch and involved in physical activity. But are they a...
In this article: Wii Fit, Nintendo, Obesity, National Institute of Health, Wii, Dance Dance Revolution, Parkinson's disease, and Tokyo, Japan
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New York Post | 5 days ago
Telly tubbies? Wii don't have to be
...Institute of Health and Nutrition, which presented its study at the American Heart Association meeting here. While Wii Tennis and Baseball require moderate exertion, the single-arm stand in Wii Fit requires the most vigor, the study says.
In this article: Wii Fit, Wii, Potato, Nintendo, National Institute of Health, Tokyo, and Florida
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Kotaku | 5 days ago
Wii Fit And Wii Sports Exercise Weighed And Measured [Study]
...exercising? The Nintendo-funded study, led by the National Institute of Health and Nutrition in Tokyo, measured the metabolic equivalent values, or METs, generated by participating in Wii Fit and Wii Sports activities. METs are a...
In this article: Wii Fit, Wii Exercise, Nintendo, National Institute of Health, and Tokyo
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Gamespot | October 30, 2009
Wii Sports Resort sells 6.97 million, Wii Sports tops 50 million
...strong run. Sold as a stand-alone game in Japan but packed in with Nintendo's console in North America, Wii Sports shifted 4.83 million units during the April-September window, bringing its lifetime total to 50.5 million units. Nintendo's...
In this article: Nintendo, Wii Sports Resort, Wii, Pokemon Platinum, Wii Play, Wii Fit, Mario Kart Wii, and Pokemon
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FT.com - Lex | October 29, 2009
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...updated: October 29 2009 19:36 Casual gamers know the visceral thrill of connecting with a baseball pitch on Wii Sports; some may have run a lap of the living room as the ball arced out of the stadium. It's been a while since investors in...
In this article: Nintendo, Wii, Sony, US, Recession, Opiate, Super Mario Bros, Iphone, and PS3
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Engadget | November 12, 2009
Police Wii Bowling team issued stern rebuke
You know, policing can be a tiresome, thankless task -- that's why we weren't all that surprised when Polk County's finest were caught on camera at the scene of a Florida drug raid engaging in a reported nine hour Wii Sports tourney. As...
In this article: Polk County, Nintendo, and Florida
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TechFlash | September 25, 2009
In TV interview, Reggie hints at Nintendo's strategy for 2010
...to include the original Wii Sports game in the country. Nintendo is reported to be packaging Wii Sports Resort and the MotionPlus (and the original Wii Sports) with the Wii in the UK. "We thought about what was going to be the best value...
In this article: Nintendo, Wii, Wii Sports Resort, Microsoft, U.S., and Sony
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Wii Sports is a sports game developed and produced by Nintendo as a launch title for the Wii video game console. It was first released in North America along with the Wii on November 19, 2006, and was released in Japan, Australia, and Europe the following month. The game is included as a pack-in game with the Wii console in all territories except Japan, making it the first game included with the launch of a Nintendo system since Mario's Tennis for the Virtual Boy in 1995. Wii Sports is part of the Touch! Generations brand.
The game is a collection of five sports simulations, designed to demonstrate the motion-sensing capabilities of the Wii Remote to new players. The five sports included are tennis, baseball, bowling, golf, and boxing. Players use the Wii Remote to mimic actions performed in real life sports, such as swinging a tennis racket. The rules for each game are simplified to make them more accessible to new players. The game also features training and fitness modes that monitor player progress in the sports.
Overall, Wii Sports has been well received by critics and received awards from the gaming press and entertainment community. It is the best-selling video game of all time, having outsold the previous best-seller, Super Mario Bros., in 2009. As of October 2009, 50.54 million copies sold worldwide. Wii Sports has been featured on television in Wii commercials, news reports, and other programming. The game has become a popular means for social gatherings and competitions among players of varying ages. It was followed by a sequel, Wii Sports Resort, in 2009.
- Name:
- Wii Sports
- Genre:
- Sports game
- Published By:
- Nintendo
- Modes:
- Single-player, multiplayer
- Composer:
- Kazumi Totaka
- Designed By:
- Keizo Ohta
- Developed by:
- Nintendo EAD
- Media Type:
- 1 × Wii Optical Disc
- Platforms:
- Wii
- Inputs:
- Wii Remote and Nunchuk
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