Do you think this new game will help your kids become more active?

pc games will "help" your kids with one and one thing only: they will be dumb.

It will make them slightly more active but not more active than actually going outside and playing. I guess its a step in the right diferction.

it could work. definitely made my arm muscles ache just playing it for one evening, so it definitely has some effect. shame that it doesnt use your feet too, then you could have a full body workout. its lots of fun though, and instead of sitting on the sofa we where standing nearly all evening waving our arms around like fools. its cool.

It couldn't hurt -- any added physical activity is a good thing. I have heard stories of people who have lost weight playing games like Dance Dance Revolution. Maybe the Wii will offer similar benefits.

no, not active. they gain more wait. i say make them go outside for at least an hour but all day in the web or playing videogames is a bad idea. if you think of buying them the new nintendo wii then i suggest you give them like certain hour to play.

I think it will help people lose weight. it actually gets your muscles moving instead of just your thumbs...as for DDR...if i had enough coordination i would do this but man I have tried and its not pretty! My trying to dance...and my tongue sticking out. I cant even get thru the tutor session!

WEll yes a bit of physical work is better than just being a couch potato When you sit and stick your eyes to the junkbox, you do no physical work and in turn become obese Atleast a bit of physical work will make the situation a bit better no

I have to know about more on Nintendo Wii.

I want one! My husband would like one too. It really is a great idea. There was a time when kids spent hours a day outside, playing, running, jumping, and having a great time. Now they are stuck on their broadening backsides.

It made me get up and moving! I'm not a kid, but got a Wii on launch day. If you really get into it - that Wii Sports game can give you a serious workout! One of my friends doesn't want a Wii because she "Doesn't want to get up off her behind". Seriously. I think that was the point of the Wii -- to get people up and moving!

it can prove to be useful, or something which you regret buying for the kids.

i think its great..along with the eyeToy...there have been games coming out on PS2 that give people a chance to get up off the couch and move..my husband was one of them. he's a big Dance Dance Revolution nut and there are so many different types of that game..its really fun and it works up a sweat. the Nintendo Wii sounds really good, and mostly fun for the whole family...Nintendo was always a 'family oriented' game system. i think its great that all these game systems are coming up with ways for everyone to just get up and move...if you want to get your kids to lose weight i REALLY suggest Dance Dance Revolution for PS2 and they have one for xbox now i think too. it even has a weight loss mode on some versions which tells you how much callories you've burned. its real fun and they have an arcade version as well. my husband when down from almost 300lbs to 165lbs playing this game with his friends in the arcade. its a positive game, it has music and dancing and a lot of hand eye cordnation...a lot of games from Konami have these basis...DDR was a big craze in Japan and now its starting to pick up again here because parents are trying to find a way to get kids more active..i say that game is a great way to get your blood flowing.

Well yeah i do think that the nintendo wii will make kids become more active because it involves getting up and moving around alot and yeah dance dance revolution is another way to make them become more active............

abselutly no

why dont you get ur kids to go outside and play some real games. like other kids. no wonder he is over weight. get them playing outside with a ball or something no tjust sitting and surfing

i like the idea of it requiring energy to play.... get's kids up and moving around, and an hour of that can't hurt, can it?

Its depend on kids that how much they give in plyaing game.

With any luck, it'll help. What I'm wondering is, if the Wii is a success, what will be next? And how far can they go with the motion technology used in the Wii? Maybe full-body sensor suits that translate your entire frame of motion into a game. That's what I see coming in the next 10 to 20 years, even if it's extremely expensive, at the rate we're progressing in science and technology.

the nintendo wii isnt going to give your son a workout!!! lol!! most definitely not!! maybe you should start being a lil more strict with the hours hes allowed to play video games... theres no substitute for the exercise you get by running around and playing sports... i was over weight too when i was little... i just started eating less and playing basketball! it helps a LOT!!

Well I think playing game and watching cartons is one of the best stress busters... but not on top of the health... if we can make sure that we divide the time devoted to playing on Wii and some health related exercise( In your case some home door stuff).. then both the thing can lead to getting rid of that over wait issue..