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Nintendo wants you to get fit with new game
At E3 in Santa Monica, Calif., Nintendo executives show off Wii Fit, an upcoming game designed to get people on their feet and evaluate their exercise. The game will come with a new accessory, the Wii Balance Board, which will measure a player's movements.
Can a video game actually get you into shape? We'll find out on May 21 when Nintendo releases 'Wii Fit' in North America exclusively for the Wii. Bundled with a unique exercise balance board, Wii Fit can not only help you work out, but it can track your progress over time as well.
'Rock Band,' 'Halo 3' and Disney movies on Xbox 360
From E3 in Santa Monica, Calif.: Microsoft shows off 'Rock Band,' 'Halo 3,' Disney movies available in the Xbox Marketplace and more.
'Rock Band,' 'Halo 3' and Disney movies on Xbox 360
From E3 in Santa Monica, Calif.: Microsoft shows off 'Rock Band,' 'Halo 3,' Disney movies available in the Xbox Marketplace and more.
Nintendo's announcements from E3 2008
Nintendo showcases new hardware and software titles. A new add-on called Wii Motion Plus adds another level of precision to the Wii Remote for super accurate motions in the new beach-themed game, 'Wii Sports Resort.' The Wii gets voice-chat capability with the Wii Speak Mic in 'Animal Crossing: City Folk.' 'Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars' is coming the Nintendo DS, and Wii Music will turn your friends into musical performers with the standard controls or a drumming expert with the balance board.
Scribblenauts, for the Nintendo DS, innovates thanks to a unique interface that lets players type in the name of real-world objects they want to use in the game.
Flying dragons measure calmness levels
From DEMOfall 07 in San Diego: Webware's Rafe Needleman talks with the CEO of Vyro Games and gets a demo of the company's new game, which measures players' calmness levels and puts them in a relaxation race.
How to play games on the 'Wii'
Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo executive vice president for sales and marketing, shows off Wii titles like the new "Legend of Zelda" at a pre-E3 press briefing on Wednesday. See the new games, as well as the console's controller and remote. And get a look at a virtual tennis match between Fils-Amis, Nintendo President Satora Iwata, Shigeru Miyamoto of Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development, and contest winner Scott Dier.
Tomer Barel, vice president of 3DV Systems, shows CNET News.com's Ina Fried a 3D camera called ZCam. The camera mimics hand movements, enabling gamers to do away with their traditional game controllers.
Not all video game players are created equal, and neither are their gaming platfoms of choice. John Falcone and Rich DeMuro can help you decide which console is the right one for the gamer in your life.
