Four aspiring virtual tennis pros will get to duke it out on the courts as the International Tennis Championships sponsors their own virtual tennis tournament during the Wild 95.5 Wii Tennis Tournament this weekend. The lucky finalists of the Wii Sports Tennis tournament will get exclusive VIP courtside seats to watch the ITC tournament's finals on Sunday. For more details, check out the full article.

Gone are the days when kids and teenagers were the only ones hogging the video game console. With games such as Wii Sports currently available for the elderly as well as for their younger gaming counterparts, it's no wonder that senior citizens have gotten caught up in the craze. This time around, the spotlight focuses on the Pueblo Norte retirement home in Arizona. More on elderly gaming after the jump.

To say that the Nintendo Wii and its bundled Wii Sports title are popular would be the understatement of the year. Despite the massive commercial success that the tandem has enjoyed, Nintendo is pushing for even loftier heights. They'll be touring the US and gracing sporting events to let those who haven't caught the Wii Sports fever know what they've been missing out on.

 It's usually a good idea to compare and contrast things in order to get a better understanding of what works for you and what doesn't. That's what some curious Canadian students at the Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia did as they pit the health benefits gained from Wii Boxing against  walking.

The results? You'll have to turn the full article for those, located right after the jump.

Wii-related injuries have always been one of the dangers of buying Nintendo's next-gen console. However, with the holidays bringing in more sales for the console, an increased number of cases were noted most of them incurred while playing the very physical Wii Sports game title.

For more details, check out the full article!

You may think you've seen a lot of crazy stuff from Nintendo Wii owners finding their own ways to twist the Wii Sports. experience. The video in the full article, however, just raises the bar. It proves that dogs can do a lot more than fetch, roll over, play dead, and drool. They can play video games too!

Getting ready for a big darts game? You may want to abstain from playing Wii games for a time. As professional darts player James Wade will tell you, playing Wii Sports Boxing the day before a big championship game is a no-no.

Find out what happened to Mr. Wade after the jump!

Media Create's software sales numbers for the year ending December 2, 2007 show how third party publishers for the Nintendo Wii barely come close to the success of Nintendo titles. Even Square Enix, Capcom, and Konami Digital couldn't touch Ninty's sales.

Find out why at the full article.

Contrary to previous accounts, a scientific study conducted in England says that playing Nintendo Wii games alone cannot serve as a substitute for real life exercise.

As you might have expected, the researchers behind the study have the empirical data to back it up, too. Find out the details of their research after the jump.

With the London Games Festival well underway, The British Academy for Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) concluded its British Academy Video Game Awards night leaving Nintendo with complete bragging rights for one full year. Nintendo's Wii Sports held up against all competition in six categories and was crowned king in Casual, Gameplay, Innovation, Multiplayer, Sports, and Strategy and Simulation.

Microsoft's Crackdown took three titles home, while SCEE's God of War 2 and Capcom's Okami snagged two apiece. The Best Game Award went to 2K Games' BioShock, while on user-voted front, the PC World Gamers Award went to SEGA's Football Manager 2007. Sims creator Will Wright was inducted to the Academy Fellowship, where he joins the likes of Steven Spielberg and Charlie Chaplin.

The full list of winners begins at the full article!

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