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Wii Could Be What the Doctor Ordered
crimeandpunishment writes "The American Heart Association and Nintendo are teaming up to promote Wii. The popular games can be branded with the AHA's logo, to indicate that they're considered a healthy choice. As part of the deal, Nintendo will donate $1.5 million to the AHA. The Heart Association is concerned about childhood obesity, and now concedes that its campaign for traditional forms of exercise just isn't getting through."
The AHA should endorse stray rabid rottweilers. They are a great way to get people more interested/involved with running.
The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for it to be pitted against a slightly greater evil
Are you kidding? An overprotective parent would never let their kids to use a Nintendo Wii.Those things are dangerous.
The good, the evil and the vacuum tubes.
It's what Dr. Mario ordered!
"He who can destroy a thing, controls a thing." --Paul Atreides, Dune
People get good exercise with a good exercise DVD and they're just sitting in front of the TV;
I've been watching aerobics for months now, and I still haven't lost a gram of fat.
Science advances one funeral at a time- Max Planck
It's amazing how much upper body strength you can develop throwing a 14-16lb ball an average of 60 times in 2 hours.
Not to mention lifting a 12 ounce drink a couple hundred times...