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Are video games sport? Wii evaluated.

It's the Christmas season and Nintendo Wiis are flying off the shelves. Many reasons have been cited for the Wii's phenomenal success, and one of them is the radical overhaul that Nintendo gave its game controllers. Wii controllers are wireless, motion-sensitive, and a whole lot more fun than their button/joystick-based predecessors.

By Dawn Yip|2007-12-23T22:28:55+08:00December 22nd, 2007|Body in Motion|1 Comment

World records – the end is near?

It was reported this week that experts at the French institute of sport IRMES predicted that after 2060, there would be no new sporting records. That's because humans would have reached their physiological limits. The study was based on an analysis of world records, focusing on five sports - athletics, cycling, weightlifting, swimming, and speed skating.