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...week after Nintendo's Wii debuted in November, the Wall Street Journal reported that the gaming console was leaving some users as sore as the gym often does. Unlike traditional hand-held video games, where users sit on the couch exercising little more than their thumbs, the Wii (pronounced "we" not "why") features digital sensors that let users virtually play the game. In Wii Sports, a game that comes with the console, users mimic the motions used in sports like bowling, tennis and baseball. In other words, the game may be virtual, but the physical exertion is very real...
...much so that, according to the Journal, gamers complained of "aching backs, sore shoulders - even something some have dubbed "Wii elbow." Nintendo spokeswoman Perrin Kaplan downplayed the report, saying the company hadn't received any complaints from users about soreness. "If people are finding themselves sore, they may need to exercise more," she said. "It was not meant to be a Jenny Craig supplement...
JAMES YBARRA, contestant in a California radio show's water-drinking contest called "Hold your wee for a Wii"--named for the prize, a new Nintendo game machine--after a fellow contestant, a 28-year-old mother of three, died of water intoxication. The show has been taken off the air, and several of its employees have been fired...
Stanford International shows what's possible for a public elementary school, although it has the rare advantage of support from corporations like Nintendo and Starbucks, which contribute to its $1.7 million-a-year budget. Still, dozens of U.S. school districts have found ways to orient some of their students toward the global economy. Many have opened schools that offer the international baccalaureate (I.B.) program, a rigorous, off-the-shelf curriculum recognized by universities around the world and first introduced in 1968--well before globalization became a buzzword...
It’s officially the Holiday Season, a time where our society starts focusing on the things that really matter in life like family, friends, and somehow finding a way of acquiring the new Nintendo Wii. This is also the time of year where the dining halls become particularly crowded, serving as sanctuaries for Harvard students to get away from the cold weather and eat away their stress. With the help of Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS), students accomplish some amazing feats in the dining hall and I think it’s about time that we recognize these...