If you know anyone who's thinking that the Wii Fit is the fun-and-easy ticket to a better shape, tell them that they're gonna have to get used to that fat gut sticking out. The American Council on Exercise has released their findings on the effectiveness of the so-called fitness game, and what they found is that, "The Wii Fit is a very, very mild workout."

Nintendo may not have the most technologically powerful home console in this generation, but they are definitely top dog when it comes to sales. In North America, the company has not one, not two, but three games in the decade's top five best selling games list, including the one at the top spot.

Although working for a games company such as Nintendo seems like a dream job for every gamer, it does get old, especially if you have other interests you want to pursue. Such is what happened to Wii Fit designer Motoi Okayama, who has left the company to get going on his dream of starting up his own website dedicated to a gallery of action figure pictures.

Tim Eves enjoyed fishing, played drums in a band, and had an active lifestyle. But one day, while "jogging" on Nintendo's Wii Fit game, right in front of his girlfriend and another friend, he suddenly stopped, slumped on the floor, and he was dead just minutes later. More info after the link.

One of the more interesting appeals of Wii Fit is that it'll keep you, well, fit. Now is this just a gimmick, or has Miyamoto stumbled upon the secret to family fitness? Science wants to know.

And yet even more (online) publications are rolling out their "best of 2008" lists. Following the rather compromising list from Time Magazine comes another one from Seattle Times. Though the list seems questionable of their credibility in video games evaluation (well, everyone's entitled to their own opinion, right?), the awards they've given out are still well-deserved of the games they've listed.

The year is already drawing to a close, and Gamasutra reveals the top games of the year so far based on their research. See how 2007 sales compare to 2008's so far, and check out the top earners for 2008. Did your bets make it to the charts? Find out in the full article.

I would have thought sex and violence versus exercise was a no-brainer. Wii Fit has sold over 8.7 million units worldwide to date, just a stone's throw from GTA 4's (Xbox 360, PS3) 10.6 million. If one assumes a more or less constant rate of growth with their sales, Wii Fit should outsell GTA 4 by the end of the year.

Enterbrain of Japan has finished tallying their results for the total hardware and software sales for the period of March 31 to September 28. This time period marks the first half of 2008's fiscal year in Japan.

So who's on top? If you're asking hardware, that'd be the PSP. Over one and a half million units sold, man! Meanwhile, on the software side of things, it's a different story.

A new monthly report is in town, and it's a collaborative effort between the top three firms that track sales in the video game industry. North America's NPD Group, UK's Chart Track, and Japan's Enterbrain are now to come up with joint monthly reports. And with their powers combined... it's the Top Global Markets Report! Oooh, sounds like a golden idea! And guess what? The first report has already been published. Wanna see? Get a hold of the top five worldwide best-selling games of 2008 so far!