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EA Sports Active 2 Released for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii

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EA Sports Active 2The Wii, especially the Wii Fit, was released on the premise that it would make us all much fitter; it would completely reverse the stereotype of couch-potato video gaming.

However, it never really took off to the extent that one would have imagined or Nintendo would have hoped. Sure some people do have some success with the Wii as a fitness device but it hasn’t lived up to its full potential.

But that hasn’t deterred other gaming companies. EA (Electronic Arts) for example is onto its 2nd version of EA Active and it even has its own heart rate monitor.

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Netflix no longer requires disc for PS3 and Wii

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Wii and PS3 offer disc-less Netflix streamingComing on the heels of Netflix announcing that PS3 consumers no longer need a disc to stream Netflix content, Netflix customers with a Wii console can begin streaming movies from the service without the Netflix disc starting this week.

Last week, Sony launched the disc-less service for PS3 console customers. PS3 customers, unlike Wii customers, will be able to view Netflix content in high-definition viewing with surround sound.

Super NES on iPad using the Wiimote

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The Spirit jailbreak for the iPad was barely released when some of the more impressive features of the iPad were released without Apple’s consent. One of the more exciting hacks is the demo of Super Mario World being played on the Super NES emulator using a Wiimote (Wii Remote) as the controller after the break. Once jailbroken, you need snes4iphone ($5.99 from Cydia, which is the app store for jailbreak apps).
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Nintendo Wii Supreme – World’s Most Expensive Gaming Console

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If you’re one of those Wall Street bankers that still made off with a handsome bonus this year and are wondering what to do with all that money burning a hole in your pocket, why don’t you consider investing it in gold? Gold wrapped around a Nintendo Wii console, that is!

Yup, nicknamed the SUPREME, this version of the Wii has over 2.5kg (over 5lbs) of 22ct gold. The buttons on the front are of course made of diamonds (total: 19.5ct).

Hey, at least this is a £300k investment that you actually get to play with!

Stuart Hughes is a company well-known for pimping out electronics, like cell phones.

Buy now!

More info from the manufacturer
Price: £299,995 (approx $480,382)
(Please note prices are subject to change and the listed price is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting)

Nintendo Wii Vitality Sensor

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Wii Vitality Sensor

First came Wii Fit and you canceled your gym membership, but now it looks like Nintendo are set to get rid of doctors as well with their new vitality sensor. This little device was revealed at E3 2009 and it can measure your heart rate (ideally while excercising). Nothing on pricing/release date yet but do you think that this will somehow integrate with Mario Kart? The angrier you are, the faster your kart goes?!

Guitar Hero 5 – Coming Soon!

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Guitar Hero 5

Yes! This is real news – a few organisations are reporting that Guitar Hero 5 is due to be released this fall to try and increase its target audience with a whole range of new features (not much news yet on what these are) but there seems to be general focus around so-called ‘social play’. Some examples of new features are the ability to ‘jump’ in and out of songs, change the level of difficulty whenever you want during a song and adding more multiplayer game types such as a scenario where the weakest player in each song is eliminated, leaving just the best.

I like the idea of being able to change the difficulty mid-song.

Nintendo to launch new Wii add-on for more precise gaming

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Nintendo is releasing a new gadget for the Wii, the Wii MotionPlus, which will plug into the Wii and uses sensors to more closely represent players’ motions making for more precise gameplay.

“Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10” will be bundled with the MotionPlus. There are only a few games announced that will use the new functionality but expect Nintendo to announce more at E3. Wii MotionPlus comes out on Mon Jun 8.

Living With The Wii Fit

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We have been using our Wii Fit for just over a month and it has been a fun addition to our household activities. The kids have their favourite games (ahem exercises) of course and we have used it so much we have had to change the batteries already! Overall it has been a worth while purchase and I now wonder why I put off getting one for so long!

I have been wondering if there are any other games around that use the Wii Fit board – can any Gizmos readers recommend anything? It has to be relatively straight forward so my under fives can play it too.

Other than that the music game looks quite fun.

Wii Fit

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There have been numerous reports of Geeks using the Nintendo Wii in their exercise regime to lose weight. The interactivity of the gaming platform has in no doubt contributed to the incredible sales figures related to the Wii. Now, the Wii Fit is poised to be the next big seller in the gaming market and is scheduled to be released on May 21st. If you want this product, you should definitely consider pre-ordering (I just pre-ordered mine!), otherwise you might have to deal with some lines and the possibility of the product being sold out.

Why the Wii Fit? Why is this product probably going to sell out quickly? The Wii Fit includes a ground-breaking controller pad for the Wii console called the Wii Balance Board that allows you to lean to block soccer balls, swivel hips to power hoop twirls or balance and hold the perfect yoga pose. The Wii Balance Board figures out your body’s overall balance and ties this information to the included games. Using Wii Fit for daily tests, you can evaluate and track progress of Body Mass Index (BMI) which is a weight evaluation based on a ratio of weight to height as well as your Wii Fit Age which is measured by factoring the user’s BMI reading, testing the user’s center of gravity and using the results of various tests.

Gimmie!

Suggested Price: $89.99

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