VG247: During EA's Q1 conference call to investors it was revealed that EA Sports Active sold 1.8 million copies on Wii.
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Earlier this week, President Obama delivered a speech to the American Medical Association. His speech mainly focused on health care, but there was a short remark about video games. The President, while speaking about ways to avoid illness and disease said that kids should "step away from the video games and spend more time playing outside." So how does Peter Moore fit into all of this? Mr. Moore, in a recent blog update, poked a bit of fun at President Obama and issued a challenged of sorts regarding an EA product.
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Peter Moore said in an interview with Joystiq that they want to bring the EA Sports Active franchise to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, with use of the Motion Sensing technique that they release in the future. And according to Sony, we already be using this new technique on the PlayStation 3 at the beginning of 2010.

Perhaps this is not the only game that EA Sports want to bring to the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360. It is possible that there will be more similar games coming, perhaps including Grand Slam Tennis. With the advent of the new Motion Sensing technology from Sony is a world open to many casual gamers who are looking for games to improve their health. How you can improve your health, is shown in the trailer.
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GamesAreEvil presents a full roundup of the games demoed and discussed in yesterdays Press Conference from EA. After an unexpected start, we are greeted with some meaty details of some of the years most anticipated games.
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Peter Wright came prepared: He had the sunglasses, the head band, the water bottle and yes, he even practised a bit.

Wright was among the 605 staff members at the video game giant's Burnaby headquarters who emerged from their cubicles on Friday to break an obscure world record: largest simultaneous video game exercise routine.

The huge crowd converged at EA's soccer field at noon to play EA Sports Active, the company's latest virtual fitness game.
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This week's new videogame releases (5/17/09, US):
(subject to change)

Xbox 360
Bionic Commando
Rock Band Track Pack: Classic Rock
Terminator Salvation
UFC 2009 Undisputed

PLAYSTATION 3
Bionic Commando
Rock Band Track Pack: Classic Rock
Terminator Salvation
UFC 2009 Undisputed

Wii
Boom Blox Bash Party
EA Sports Active
EA Sports Active Multiplayer Pack
Punch-Out!!
Punch-Out!! Amazon.com Exclusive Heavyweight Contender Kit
Punch-Out!! Amazon.com Exclusive Little Mac Boxing Glove
Rock Band Track Pack: Classic Rock
Secret Files: Tunguska
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Wheelie Breakers

DS & DSi
Challenge Me: Brain Puzzles
I Love Beauty: Hollywood Makeover
Jagged Alliance
Math Blaster in the Prime Adventure
Puchi Puchi Virus
Secret Files: Tunguska
Steal Princess
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Stardust Accelerator World Championship Tournament 2009

PSP
no new releases
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Target is getting more aggressive on it's video game pre-orders and offering a great deal on its in-store video game reservations. Today Target announced that it would start a new video game reservation program, to begin this weekend, Sunday, April 19th. Upcoming video game releases can be reserved when you purchase a $1 Target Reservation Card, which features a design based on the game. Although it will cost you $1 to purchase the reservation card, upon returning to purchase the game you will get a $5 Target GiftCard. It's good towards a future purchase. So it comes out to a $4 savings.

Details from Target:
"Beginning April 19, Target guests can purchase a collectible reservation card, only in stores, for $1. When they bring the reservation card back within seven days of release to purchase their game, they will receive a $5 Target GiftCard to put toward a future purchase."
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Joystiq writes:

"In these two videos, EA's Jen Riley walks us (and a live audience) through EA Sports Active, the Wii exercise program that includes the crazy-looking resistance band gear. Helping her out is a familiar face, Lauren Bernat, better known to perverted Nintendo fans as "the Wii Fit girl." Yes, she has a face. Bernat seems to have made the best out of what could have been the most horrifyingly embarrassing situation ever, so good for her. She is also sensibly dressed for this EA Sports Active demo. Good for her."
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Seems we were a little premature in declaring Nintendo's latest Virtual Console release as a "slow-play" of their classic library. Two new Genesis games -- Ecco the Dolphin and Golden Axe -- are now available for download at 800 Wii points each.
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TVGB: "Developer Semnat Studios has announced the release date for their samurai toaster whackfest, Eduardo the Samurai Toaster, today - June 15th. The game is a WiiWare exclusive and is priced at 800 Wii Points; "That's like the price of lunch," the press release argues."
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