It wasn’t so long ago that researchers reported that letting kids play video games — active “exergames,” that is — could help them burn energy. Now the latest study shows … maybe not so much. The ...

Video games like “Wii Sports” may not be the saviors parents hoped they would be for their sedentary video game-obsessed kids. Pediatric researchers were surprised recently by the results of a study ...

It may be healthier than sitting on the couch, but an informal research project suggests the health benfits of Nintendo's revolutionary Wii video games have been slightly oversold. The still ...

REUTERS - Virtual boxing, tennis and dancing along with video game systems may not be helping children meet daily exercise requirements, according to a U.S. study. Researchers from Baylor College of ...

Dear Dr. Gott: My 12-year-old son has been bugging me to get him a Nintendo Wii. He reasons that it is not like other gaming systems because body movement is required to play the games, thus he will ...

NO one is suggesting that flailing around the living room while playing a video game will turn a chunky channel surfer into an Ironman, but some dedicated Nintendo Wii users believe that playing the ...

Obesity is out of fashion. America has finally caught on that the correlation between obesity and Type 2 diabetes is high. Accordingly, influential figures and organizations are backing programs to ...

Nintendo uses its powers for good. Again. The Wii Fit is yet another innovative controller for games, something like a cross between a weighing scale, a dance mat and a stepper. The video below ...

Nintendo’s madly popular video game system (pronounced "we"), which requires the player or players to simulate the actual physical movement of a game, is on a lot of Christmas wish lists, for both ...