Kasabian Football Hero

Is this a different kind of exergame? I think this is just absolutely amazing. This video of Kasabian Football Hero shows freestyle football players (soccer) playing a giant guitar game controlled with footballs. Sure looks like a lot more exercise is involved than in the traditional Guitar Hero Game. 

 

Gamercize Family Fit - 3 in 1 for Fitness now available

Gamercize brings you a revolution in home fitness, with an exercise machine designed to appeal to the whole family, and provide both strength training and health boosting cardiovascular fitness at the level you want and it is available for all three major consoles on the market; Nintendo Wii, PlayStation3 and Xbox360. The patented Gamercize interaction provides you with the best of both worlds, a workout that is second to none in the exergaming world and the very best of video game entertainment. To appeal to the entire family the Gamercize Family Fit 3 in 1 for Fitness can also be used as a regular fitness machine, with both rowing and cycling actions.

Tony Hawk: Ride Skateboard Bundle

Tony Hawk has had many games out in the past, however on November 17, the new Tony Hawk: Ride Skateboard Bundle will be released for all three current consoles. Not only will Xbox360 and PS3 owners will finally get a taste of the balance-board exergaming that has helped make the Wii such a sensation, any gamer that buys this game will get to experience the true thrill of skateboarding as never before through the revolutionary new skateboard controller. For the first time in video game history, anyone can jump on a skateboard and feel the freedom, creativity, and accomplishment of skateboarding. Using full motion sensing technology, the intuitive skateboard controller allows players to physically control the action by performing various movements and gestures on the board that directly translate into amazing tricks seen in the game. Tony Hawk: Ride is designed to be fully accessible to everyone – from hardcore fans to players with no prior skateboarding experience. 

Check out Tony Hawk: Ride - Tutorial Video #1

Special Education Center Uses Wii for Therapy

A special education program in Milton-Freewater, Oregon is using the Nintendo Wii to help kids with various disabilities gain coordination and balance. The Learning Center bought the system this summer, thanks to a grant from a local Casino and has since been integrating it into its therapy program. Center leaders realize that keeping the mood light is very important with these young kids and that motivation is a key factor in therapy. The Nintendo Wii helps that motivation happen. Read more about this program and watch the KEPR News clip at: Kids Use Nintendo Wii To Learn Skills. 

University of Detroit's Athletic Department's rehabilitation is assisted by fun and games

The University of Detroit’s athletic department uses the Wii and Wii games to assist with rehabilitation. The Wii particularly helps with balance and coordination which are usually the most affected after an injury. The Wii also adds structure and fun to a rehabilitation program, so it can help motivate the athlete to stick with the program.

Tone your arms with Wii Dumbbells

Wii Dumbbells can help tone your arms while playing any Nintendo Wii game, not just the exergames. Fitted specifically for the Nintendo Wii remote the slip-on dumbbells add a little extra weight to each wireless controller, which might not sound like very much of a workout, but I am sure you will feel it after playing games for a half-hour or more. The dumbbells allow for full use of all the buttons and leave room for the wrist strap. There are different brands of Wii dumbbells on the market, the Everlast dumbbells weigh 2 lbs each and the Riiflex dumbbells come in 2 different weights, the green ones weigh 2 lbs each and the blue ones weigh 5 lbs each. Whichever brand you buy, they're meant to just add some resistance to your game. The dumbbells don't work with the Wii MotionPlus accessory. 

A school in Asia one of the first to use the Wii in PE

The Primary 2 pupils of North Vista Primary School spend their PE time working out on a Nintendo Wii video game console, in a special galaxy-themed space at their school in Sengkang. The school is one of the first in Asia to incorporate technology into its PE curriculum.

The principal of the school said they felt that the usual game concepts in PE seemed insufficient, and are not always relevant when the kids go home, for instance, students don’t always have a basketball court or the people to make up the teams to play with, so they didn’t want what they taught in school to be so isolated from real life, and the Wii helps make this learning process more relevant. 

The school does not feel that the Wii games are a substitute for real physical outdoor activity, but they help to simulate environments and places like tennis courts, bowling alleys or boxing rings, where it isn’t always possible to take the students.

Read, Wii it’s time for PE, to learn more about this school and their Physical Education Program.