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Read More »Nintendo unveils new sports and fitness peripheral for Nintendo Switch
Health and medical devices added to Nintendo’s official charter
Satoru Iwata’s Quality of Life initiative may yet live on. Nintendo said in February that the company’s only officially revealed QOL device, a sleep monitor, had been ditched. This seemed to compound existing rumours that the company was planning to ditch QOL altogether, with enthusiasm for the idea believed to …
Read More »Disney: We want to see how devs use our IP to improve lives
Disney Interactive's Matt Carroll discusses the firm's new funding initiative for games studios and tech start-ups
Read More »MARGIN MAKERS: Guide to Fitness
Rhythm and fitness games continue to be great crowd-pleasers, with a variety of accessible titles on offer to those looking to keep moving. MCVgets down to the beat. The fitness games market is fittingly in good shape. Wii Fit and Wii Fit Plus are the 22nd and 23rd best-selling games …
Read More »E3 2014: Ubisoft stands by Kinect with Shape Up
Publisher aims to warm core gamers to fitness titles and motion sensing camera with new IP
Read More »Run an Empire wants players to take over their towns – by jogging
Pan Studio believes there is still untapped potential for games in fitness space
Read More »Dance Dance Revolution returns… as a fitness tool for schools
Konami showcases Classroom Edition of classic dance game, linking up to 40 mats
Read More »The console fitness revolution goes mobile
In 2008, Nintendo released the highly successful Wii Fit – a fitness title that went on to sell 23m units and started a series that has sold over 44m copies to date. Suddenly an influx of competitive products emerged from the biggest names in gaming such as EA and Ubisoft. …
Read More »Guitar Hero founders form fitness games start-up
New start-up aims to combine mobile gaming with cardio workouts
Read More »Exergaming, skeletal hands, and perpetual technology – it’s virtually a sport
Intel Develop Blog: Softtalkblog explores how developers can combine exercise and gaming
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