Wii Be Crazy

Project Runway- Wii ModelA few months ago, I wrote about the up and coming Project Runway game for the Wii, and for those of you who were eagerly anticipating the release and the chance to see an avatar of Heidi Klum herself, wait no more- Project Runway for the Wii has arrived.

The game is pretty much made for girls aged 6-12 and the NY Times writer (who may be slightly older and therefore more discerning than the target crowd) was not all that impressed with the game. In fact, I believe the exact words she used were, “It was Godawful”, which was not the opinion of Heidi Klum herself who is reported to have been pleased with her avatar.
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Project RunwayVia the Stranger.

If Heidi Klum makes you drool and Tim Dunn’s fashion advice inspires you to look up fashion design schools, you are in luck. Atari has announced that it’s creating a Project Runway game desigined specifically for the Wii. Read more

Real Hula HoopFor those of you still dubious about the educational uses of the Wii and concerned about obesity in the US, this might scare you.

The University of Houston has started using the Wii in some of its physical education classes. Say what? According to this article, using the Wii can burn calories at a faster rate than sitting on the couch and watching tv (no big surprise there), but not quite as fast as if you are doing something besides playing what is still a video game. The students apparently rank the Wii right up there with having their own personal trainers, which tells me that they more than likely have never been to a personal trainer. Read more

The Wii is notorious for being the home of some truly awful shovelware. The term refers to sub standard ports of old games. The Wii certainly has more than its fair share of those, but there are decent games for the console. You just have to seek them out. We all know that there are plenty of sports titles and good party games for the Wii but there are other kinds of games too. In this article we’ll take a look at a few recent Wii games you may have missed. Read more

A new video game inspired by the Swine Flu pandemic has hit the internet! http://www.thegreatflu.com Where you, too, can play at controlling the flu pandemic of your choice, from spreading worldwide and causing unforseen death and devastation, like it is in real life. This game has been created by Dutch researchers to raise awareness and can only be played online, free. While the World Health Organization (WHO) denies intimate knowledge of the game, it does tell us that to date there have been 1,462 deaths and 178,000 cases of swine flu since April.  Read more

Megan FoxIt's all true. Meagan Fox, super-hot babe and actress, has a passion for the Wii.

No, not for your wii, or any of your other equipment. However, if you should ever meet the stunningly beautiful actress in person, your mutual passion for all things Wii will at least give you a starting point in any conversations you may have with her....for the record, Read more

Wii=Heroin + Baby FormulaStealing seems to be a common habit of druggies (for lack of a better term) trying get some cash to feed their habits, so today's news should come as no surprise:
Christopher S. Frazier of York  is going to be charged with stealing and then pawning his brother's Wii. ( in addition to the Wii, Mr. Frazier allegedly stole some anti-anxiety types of medication.)

Mr. Frazier used part of the money to buy heroin, and the other part of the money to buy baby formula, which, in my opinion, is the funny part of the story. The sad part of the story is probably that this man is a parent. Although he tried to sell the Wii initially at the mall for offers ranging from $50-75, he ended up with a mere $25 at the local pawn shop. (I am now wondering what great deals I  could get at my own local pawn shop. A new Wii perhaps to give as a present for Father's Day? An old wedding dress for Halloween?) Read more

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The Golden WiiYou've heard of King Midas and how everything he touches turns into gold, well, now he is in cahoots with Nintendo, and has made a "Golden Wii" for no less than the Queen of England herself. If you are not royalty or your only claim to any throne is limited  "King of the Bongo", you will probably not be getting one of these for yourself.

Apparently, the gamemaker THQ was trying to promote their upcoming game and some genius in the marketing department had the stellar idea of gold-plating the wii for the queen. According the article I read, nobody knows whether the gold-plated wiis will hit the market in time for Father's Day (or at any other time for that matter).

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The Wii has the dubious distinction of attracting the much-coveted female audience. I mean, seriously, who really does most of the budgeting decisions in a household anyway- the wife, the mom, the girlfriend......(not always, but I have witnessed this on numerous occasions in a mutltitude of different families of all shapes and sizes). One article I read had a really, really unintentionally hilarious quote about women and the wii: Read more