The Wii™ Games? Wii™ Think Not

I still remember the day my wife and I bought a Wii™ video game console for our two children. At the time, I envisioned playing it more than they would - what with all the sports games available. But the novelty soon wore off, and my valuable time was spent doing other things, like playing and coaching actual sports. Then we bought Wii Fit™ and the pressure-sensitive Wii Balance Board that came bundled with it. Early on, the entire family did virtual workouts, and it was cool. But all four of us still prefer going to our local health club for some real activity.

So I was disappointed (but not surprised) to learn about the Wii Games: Summer 2010 - an all-ages national competition that kicks off Friday in New Jersey's Liberty State Park and will include tournaments at malls and theme parks in 18 states, culminating in a national championship event to be held Sept. 3-5 in Los Angeles. (Incidentally, three of those states were recently pegged in the "F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future 2010" report as having childhood obesity rates of 20 percent or higher, and 15 of the 18 states have adult obesity rates greater than 20 percent.)

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