Tapsearch Com EditorWii exercise piece up at The American
April 12th 2007 22:29
Check out my new piece about the Nintendo Wii.
Main point:
I go on to argue that (A) most games don't require as much movement as the popular Wii Sports does and (B) due to the controller's setup, it's easy to "cheat" by not really acting out the techniques you're supposed to.
Thanks go to Jeremy Lott, who remembered a joke I made, suggested I write it up and helped edit the piece.
By Robert VerBruggen
Main point:
Journalists and academics have toyed with the thesis that the Wii will launch a kind of unintentional fitness revolution. One British study projected that the average gamer could burn 27 pounds per year for his investment of 12.2 hours per week.
Some personal trainers use Wii as a tool, so the console works as an aid to intentional fitness. But beefed-up nerds are unlikely in the short term.
Some personal trainers use Wii as a tool, so the console works as an aid to intentional fitness. But beefed-up nerds are unlikely in the short term.
I go on to argue that (A) most games don't require as much movement as the popular Wii Sports does and (B) due to the controller's setup, it's easy to "cheat" by not really acting out the techniques you're supposed to.
Thanks go to Jeremy Lott, who remembered a joke I made, suggested I write it up and helped edit the piece.
By Robert VerBruggen
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