Active Life for Wii: Getting Gamers Off the Couch

Active Life for Wii: Getting Gamers Off the Couch

Active Life (known as Wii Family Trainer in Japan), a game from Namco Bandai due out September 2008, is bringing the Power Pad back. The revival floormat has 6 sensor arrows on it, and is multiplayer-ready right out of the box. But will it be competition for WiiFit? With a slogan like Get off your couch, get into the game, and a very specific target demographic, it might further open up the Wii as a family-oriented, fitness-friendly console. Contrary to popular belief, DDR was not the firs
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The Nintendo Code: All Spin-offs Are Not Created Equal

Mario seems to do it all. He plays golf on a pro-circuit. He races go-karts. He throws crazy thematic parties. He even practices medicine. Mario seems to have the Midas touch on every franchise he appears in (except without the tragic irony). But why have none of Marios Nintendo colleagues met with similar consistent fortune? At a glance, it would seem as though Mario makes spin-off games better. But upon closer inspection of these games, a startling pattern reveals itself: the Nintendo code.
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