I’ve done Jillian Michaels’ 30 Day Shred and I thought I was going to die.
This woman doesn’t let up and just keeps pounding away at you until you submit or give up.
And apparently people like that in a gal [or at least a fitness coach] since her first Wii title has sold over 600k games and she’s following those whopping sales with the release of Fitness Ultimatum 2010 [for Wii] and Pocket Trainer 2010 [for DS].
Fitness Ultimate is a boot camp style workout that utilizes the Wii Remote and Wii Balance Board. They’ve also added a “Exercise with Jillian” feature …read more

I love my Nintedo Wii but I’ve written, on several occasions, about how upset I was over the quality of a lot of the games.  I felt like they were just pushing games out there for the sake of having a lot of titles in their library and, for the most part, I believe I was right.
Back in January, it was shown that ratings for Wii games were, on average, 6-7% lower than reviews for PS3 and Xbox 360.  Pretty disappointing, huh?
Now, new market research is showing that Wii games are now considered to be on the level as those …read more

Spectrobes: Origins was released for the Nintendo Wii earlier this week which is great news for people who have enjoyed the series of games on DS but want to play it on the biggest console.
Looking at the screenshots, I’m not 100% sure about how well they have adapted this game for the Wii but if you’re a Spectrobe fan, you probably will be willing to forgive any glitches considering the fact that you’re finally able to play it on the Wii.

The action-adventure game reveals secrets from the franchise’s past and makes use of the unique Wii controls but many elements …read more

Researchers plan to test a theory about how using the Nintendo Wii might improve the thinking abilities of our aging population.  With $1.2 million to spend over the next four years, the group is creating a study in which men and women over the age of 65 will play Boom Blox and Blox Bash Party.

If their theory is correct, they would use the knowledge they gleaned from the study to actually create video games that could boost the memory and thinking capacities of the elderly.
After six years of schooling in psychology, I have to say that I’m personally very excited …read more

If you are a fan of The Biggest Loser, you will know that host, Alison Sweeney (who also stars on Days of Our Lives), gave birth in the middle of this past season.  Of course, she gained weight during her pregnancy and, instead of signing up for a gym membership, the new mom decided to pick up a copy of EA Sports Active which is only available for the Nintendo Wii.
She told People magazine:  “It’s just a good example of how you can really get it done at home. You don’t need to have a big fancy gym membership. One …read more

Rolling Stone Drum King was released earlier this week and, from the looks of it, it’s just another video game trying to cash in on the fact that many people secretly want to be rock stars.  I truly haven’t been able to find many details about this game aside from the fact that it features drum simulation and uses the Wii Remote and Nunchuk as part of a virtual drumkit.

Players have the option of rocking out as a single-player or they can battle a friend in the multiplayer mode.  Aside from that, the info I gleaned was basically that you …read more

The Munchables was released for Nintendo Wii this week and I want to hate it and all of its cutesy graphics but I just can’t.  Nintendo fans might be drawn to this game since it seems to combine (judging from the screenshots) from some of the more popular games (in some instances, it even reminds me of Mario Galaxy).
The plot unfolds as the Munchables’ home planet (yeah, they are aliens) is jeopardized when it is invaded by the evil Don Onion (and his band of nasty space pirates, of course!).  Knowing they must do something to save their way of …read more

Space Camp was released this week for the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS and I think it’s a very cool idea for a game.  Maybe I’m a little bit biased because I really loved the movie by the same name from the 80s (have you seen that?).  I don’t think I’d actually go to space if the opportunity arose but I would absolutely love the chance to pretend with this video game.

Space Camp allows players to undergo training to develop the skills needed to be a successful astronaut.  As was the case with the 80s movie, the characters get rocketed …read more

I had heard a little while ago that the Queen of England enjoyed playing on the Wii with her grandsons, Prince William and Prince Harry.  If they were sharing a console before, they won’t have to anymore since gaming company, THQ, created a special version just for Her Royal Highness.
Honestly, I can’t explain why finding out that the Queen has a pimped out version of the Wii thrills me but it does, especially when I look at what was done to it.  Are you ready for this?  The Queen’s Wii is gold-plated.  How awesome is that?!
I want to stress, …read more

EA Sports Active will be released tomorrow and I plan to be waiting in the electronics department at Wal-Mart as soon as they stock the shelves to make sure I’ve got a copy. 
I love my WiiFit much more than I expected and still I think EA Sports Active looks even better.  The more I’ve learned about it the more impressed I am and I just can’t say enough about how cool it is that Nintendo has come up with a way to make exercise more fun and accessible while maintaining the challenge.
To go along with the game (check out …read more