Therepists agree, “Play with your Wii!”

While I’m sure that headline might get changed if either of my co-editors have anything to say about it, it’s still true. There’s a new report that some physical therapists in Minnesota have started using the Nintendo Wii to help stroke patients recover. I guess this makes sense since the Wii does a good job of making you use all your extremities. I’ve watched people boxing each other in Wii Sports (and if you haven’t watched a match yet, you really have to see it, it’s hilarious) before, and it ends up being a pretty good workout… in addition to making them look like a fool.

So now my question is this. Since I’ve reviewed some games here, I have been able to use the excuse that I’m “researching” games when I play them. If I buy a Wii, can I use the excuse that I’m exercising as well? Hmm… let me look into this further.

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