There are no better fitness video games, in my opinion, than the Wii Fit and Wii Fit Plus games.  Of course, it’s important to stay hydrated while you work out so you might be interested in a promotion that is currently going on.

Between now and December 15, 2009 you can get a free case of HINT water by sending a digital copy of your receipt to hintwater@5wpr.com (Limit 1 per household).  Pretty amazing, right?  HINT is the only all-natural essence water infused with fruit, with absolutely no sugar, sweeteners and preservatives.
Here are the most popular flavors:

Blackberry
Watermelon
Pomegranate Tangerine
Mango Grapefruit
Raspberry Lime

I wish …read more

HOLY CRAP MONKEYS!
According to a piece I just read on Game Politics, a CNET UK survey is showing a 60% fail rate on Xbox 360s.
60 freakin’ percent!
Now, if you read through Game Politic’s article, you’ll see that the folks who bought their 360s after Jan. ‘08 had a fail rate of 34%. So, that’s not as bad but still sucks.
What really cracks me up are the 15% of people who responded that they either junked their junk 360s or tried “to fix it themselves”. Really?! 15% of the folks who answered the CNET UK survey actually decided to rip open …read more

Left 4 Dead fans will be happy to know that yesterday, the Xbox 360s’s game sequel, Left 4 Dead 2 was released. The game pretty much just picks up where the first one left off, with the same initial goal: fight off creepy, evil zombies.
Players will begin by being led through the southeastern region of the United States, beginning in Savannah, Georgia and continuing on to the French Quarter of New Orleans.
So, what’s new about this one? Well there are going to be four new Survivors added to the mix, on top of new monsters and weapons. These weapons …read more

I am a fan of addictive games and I guess the whole thing that makes a game addictive is the fact that it basically compels you to try again. And again. And again.
You keep trying until you want to toss your computer across the room and once you take a breath and calm yourself down, you go back to the game because that game has now made you its bitch and you can’t help yourself.
Cursor Invisible did that to me today. I don’t even know how I found this damn game but find it I did and once I scored …read more

Target is sweetening the Black Friday deals by adding giftcards to their gaming deals.
If you buy a Nintendo DS [preloaded with 5 bonus applications] for $169.99, you get a free $20 Target giftcard.
If you buy Call of Duty Modern Warfare, Assassin’s Creed II, Wii Sports Resort, Wii Mario and Sonic or Nerf: N-Strike Elite for $59.99 or less, you’ll get a $10 Target giftcard with each game you buy.
Buy a 120GB Xbox 360 Elite Bundle with Pure and Lego Batman and you get a $50 Target giftcard. Buy the Call of Duty Super Elite Xbox 360 bundle for $399.99 and …read more

OK, shoppers, it’s time to get serious.
Have you been to your favorite stores and mapped out your routes for Black Friday? You must have a game plan. Don’t expect to just waltz in there and get the games and systems you’ve been pining for. You’ll end up leaving empty handed.
The two Black Friday ads that I’ve found thus far are for Best Buy and Toys “R” Us and the deals are pretty freakin’ hot. I’m sure Target ads will be leaked soon and when I find it, I’ll do a new post with those deals.
Here’s what looks good from Best …read more

I picked up my copy of New Super Mario Bros. Wii last night and I have to say that I definitely had high expectations for the game.  I am a huge Mario fan, I’ve owned every game, and using this title was serious business to me.   The original Super Mario Bros. is my favorite game of all-time (almost tied with Super Mario Bros. 3) so I was hoping Nintendo wouldn’t sully my memories.

Since the game allows four people to play simultaneously, my three children and I wasted no time getting set up.  I was Mario, of course, and my kids …read more

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was released earlier this week and if you’re a fan of the game, you might want to pick up the Xbox 360 Modern Warfare 2 Throat Communicator.  The device comes in “camo” and “snow” colors and looks like it would be a cool add-on during game play.

Looking at it, I can’t decide if it looks comfortable, though, so I’d love to hear from anyone who has tried it.  It does add a whole extra level of coolness to playing the game, though, so it might be worth it for that alone.
Product details from …read more

I’m pretty sure that I’ve written about Fat Princess before but it’s Sunday and I’m just too damn lazy to go looking for the link. And anyway, I’m pretty sure I wrote something about the controversy surrounding Fat Princess and that really doesn’t have anything to do with what I’m writing today.
The point is that I suck at Fat Princes.
I downloaded the demo from the Playstation Network, very excited to finally try my hand at the game.
I selected the “play with yourself” option since I am new to this whole cake filled wonderment and didn’t want to embarrass myself. Also, …read more

A lot of people were excited when Band Hero was released earlier this month but I’m guessing No Doubt isn’t among them.  According to reports, the band is suing Activision Blizzard over the use of their likeness in the game.

Apparently, they feel that they’ve been turned into a virtual karaoke act.  Their argument is that, while they allowed Activision to use their likeness, they felt that the company “went beyond the agreement by allowing gamers to use avatars of the band performing songs from other rock groups.”
I do, however, understand some aspects of their complaint.  Gwen Stefani can be used …read more