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more about #fitness Voyou_Charmant: God; I hate the Xbox 360 avatars so much. Seriously, who signed off on those things? more » G1bblets: So would I get punished for being about 20 pounds underweight? more » NonaDeimachus: "So therefore, if you're fat, your avatar will be fat - or vice versa" I don't know which one of us is at fault here but I honestly read that as havi... more » Teammash: Now I can spend MS popints to get my avatar addicted to avatar diet pills. more » mythofdemons: upon hearing of this, sony has announced their new tag line~ playstation~ exercise in your world, lose weight in ours. more » timmy166: "given the butthurt that went up when Wii Fit started" lol that made me laugh. more » Graizur: Why should any one feel guilt for being perilously close to a heart attack. It's your life. You're only hurting yourself which, I guess if you believe... more » GorbyGipper: So my Avatar will look like my fatass Mii? It's funny, I don't think there's any concept of muscle on the Wii. I'm not really a wide man, I've got re... more » PanicDriver: Being 108 pounds and 6'0, I bet my money that Microsoft will make my avatar a fattie with all my food consumption. more » zbend002: 'Microsoft wants to link some sort of tangible benefit to a healthy, balanced lifestyle.' . . . How about a longer life? better mood? more and better ... more » AV-WAVE: I can't gain weight. I've TRIED to gain weight several times, but I just can't do it. I guess it's my genetics or something. Curse my perfect body! more » The Maginomicon: Reminds me of this short video I saw a long time ago of how our in-game characters would fare if they had the same physical condition as their players... more » TRT-X: encourage good behavior (e.g., healthy behaviors, virtuous behaviors, etc.) So if I'm not virtuous...my avatar will be pictured with my buddy's girlf... more » OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear: Are avatars allowed to carry weapons because I've got some guns. (Eats another roll of cookie dough) more » deliciousburglar: hahaha you're fat and i'm here to remind you. more » fuchikoma: That would make sense if the 360 had the balance board and could actually weigh you... ...except I made my avatar to look like me already, and if som... more » Surreal_Sunshine: The "suck your gut in" button should also make your avatar wink and say "how you doin'?" more » njnaz765: You want your kids to get healthy and fit? Why would you rely on a console to tell them that? I play games to escape my reality, not be reminded of i... more » Mad-Hobo: vise versa? If my avatar becomes fat so do I? D: more » D-K The Grey: So, Microsoft would be pushing people to go exercise so they'd look more like the ideally-proportioned avatars.. Makes sense.. Bonus points for havi... more » -
#avatars
Microsoft Patents the Exercise Guilt Trip
Microsoft's filed a patent that would make avatars more realistic and less idealized, with the point of getting your husky ass out to exercise if what you're seeing in the dashboard is a more realistic presentation of yourself. More » -
#screengrab
What's Clarissa Doing At An Ubisoft Event?
Spotted by omg! fashion police, Melissa Joan Hart — of Clarissa Explains it All* — attended an Ubisoft event last week for Jenny McCarthy's Wii Fitness game, Your Shape. Looks like Hart could use some Frag Doll fashion tips. More » -
#study
Wii Fit And Wii Sports Exercise Weighed And Measured
A new study has determined which Wii Fit and Wii Sports activities actually qualify as moderate intensity exercise, as defined by the American Heart Association. Are you actually exercising? More » -
#fitness
Good Advice: Don't Work Out Like A Programmer
Wise choices may make EA's Wii fitness sequel improve upon its predecessor. But the decision not to support MotionPlus makes the game prone to cheating — as, it seems programmers, like many who try to exercise, are wont to do. More » -
#boxart
This Could Be The Biggest Wii Pack Shot Ever
Here's the pack shot for Cyberbike, the Nintendo Wii exercise game that comes with its very own, full-size exercise bike packed right in. More » -
#shamelessselfpromotion
Peter Moore Challenges Obama to a Fitness-Off
President Obama again referred to video games as a family-life negative in his Father's Day message. But Peter Moore - grabbing for publicity - challenges him to drop the rhetoric and see what they offer. More » -
#myembarassingjobcoach
GameStop Employees In Fat Suits And The Ballad Of Ralph
The only thing better than being a low-paid retail employee, is being a low-paid retail employee coerced into wearing a fat suit in order to help promote fitness games at Los Angeles GameStops. More » -
#gamestoplovestheladies
GameStop Offering Girlie Mags With Fitness Games
Game Informer gets a little feminine competition as GameStop announces a special promotion that delivers free 12-month subscriptions to popular female-friendly magazines with the purchase of select fitness titles. More » -
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#jog
Jogging Controller Adds The Fun Of Jogging To Your Games
New Concept Gaming Ltd. has answered the prayers of gamers who for years have wished they could combine playing of Wii and PlayStation 2 games with the fun of running in place. More »
