Nintendo Busting Obesity With Games Tournament

Ever keen to present itself as the video games choice that won't give you diabetes, Nintendo has unveiled a twenty-four-stop tour of the USA combining a showcase of its jumpy-waggly motion-controlled games combined with a national games tournament.

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Ever keen to present itself as the video games choice that won't give you diabetes, Nintendo has unveiled a twenty-four-stop tour of the USA combining a showcase of its jumpy-waggly motion-controlled games combined with a national games tournament.

The Wii Games: Summer 2010 tour will invite visitors to rack up a high score across four games--Wii Sports Resort's basketball and bowling plus the hula hoop challenge of Wii Fit Plus, with action coming from New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Mario Kart Wii.

Olympic women's balance beam gold medalist Shawn Johnson has joined up to promote the campaign and encourage you--and Mario--to not be fat.

Regional winners will head to the national championships in Los Angeles, where they can hope to win "great prizes like Nintendo systems and games, home entertainment packages, a cruise, trophies and the national exposure that comes with victory."

"The Wii Games: Summer 2010 events are a celebration of the fun, active, inclusive spirit of Wii," said Nintendo of America executive VP of sales & marketing Cammie Dunaway in the announcement. "I'm sure players will have fun interacting with friends and family members while they train for each event. Even better, they'll get to demonstrate their skills in front of enthusiastic audiences everywhere."

The Wii Games is the latest in a long line of mainstream-friendly marketing campaigns from Nintendo, who have previously reached out to senior communities and the YMCA.

From The Chatty
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    July 5, 2010 10:22 AM

    I think Mario shows that all the running and jumping in the world won't help you if you're a fat fuck.

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      July 5, 2010 10:31 AM

      ^^ right on the money

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      July 5, 2010 10:39 AM

      I think you're boyfriend left you for a fat guy cuz of your child's penis.

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        July 5, 2010 11:00 AM

        your = a possession you own
        you're = you are

        not to mention the sentence itself makes little to no sense.

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          July 5, 2010 11:14 AM

          Excuse me Mr Queer. Wasn't aware an English teacher was in the room. Perhaps if you're going to correct my English, you should learn the language yourself. At the start of each sentence, a capital letter should go on the first letter of each sentence. Go suck a dick, tool...in perfect English.

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        July 5, 2010 11:01 AM

        You raise a novel point, thedood2386, but I'm not sure you have the evidence to support such a claim.

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          July 5, 2010 4:45 PM

          Hmm skipping the ban hammer and going right with playing along? Alllllrighty then

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        July 5, 2010 11:11 AM

        You win "Best Grammar" award, thedood2386. Congrats!

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          July 5, 2010 11:16 AM

          Thanks!!!! Queer.

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            July 5, 2010 3:00 PM

            3 posts and I already hate you

            good job sir

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              July 5, 2010 9:03 PM

              ...and I give two shits about your stupid ass? Fuck off.

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                July 5, 2010 9:10 PM

                The fact that you actually refer to people as "queers" is ... impressive?

                Wait, you actually did it twice in one thread. Do you do this when you speak to people, or just on message boards?

                You obviously give two shits about what people have to say, or you wouldn't be replying.

                Also, are you fat, and were thus offended by the original comment, or are you just trolling?

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                  July 6, 2010 6:46 AM

                  Just trolling, Queer. This site sucks. Joystiq is 200 times better.

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                    July 6, 2010 8:35 AM

                    HAHAHAHHA

                    Joystiq is a ripoff of the sugar shack :)

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                      July 6, 2010 9:30 AM

                      No, Mr. Queer, the English teacher, it's not. Shouldn't you be off grading other people's post? Are you one of those teachers who tries to rape his students? Please Mr. Queer...NO!!!!! STOP RAPING ME!!!! AHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

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                        July 6, 2010 1:12 PM

                        Only in your infantile, rambling, nonsensical posts would anyone ever consider the possibility of raping you.

                        No one would fuck you w/ a ten-foot pole.

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      July 5, 2010 11:00 AM

      exactly what I was thinking

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