I totally beat The New York Times

With this article from The American about the Wii's exercise potential. A new study shows that the Wii burns more calories than other video game systems do, but that it (shocker!) doesn't burn the same calories as actually playing the sports the games imitate would.

In fact, I think I'm still one step ahead of the NYT: Like the study I cited in my piece (contrary to what the NYT says, data was not "lacking" until now), the new one used Wii Sports, which demands an unusual amount of movement for a Wii game. With most other games, you point the controller at the screen and push some buttons, as opposed to moving around and acting out sports maneuvers. Thus Wii-playing in general isn't all that great for your health, and the story totally misses the boat.

Finally, I have a hard time believing that tennis is the "most active" Wii Sports game -- for me, boxing caused a lot more aches and pains.