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Wii Fit Among Highlights of Gamers' Conference

Video game industry converged in San Francisco

By Laila Weir, Newser User

Posted Feb 22, 2008 12:53 PM CST

(Newser) – Fitness program Wii Fit for the Nintendo Wii system, video games that let players warp Disneyized fairy tales, a parents-oriented video game review site, and initiatives by major publishers to let independent designers and even players develop games—those were the highlights of the Game... Read full story »

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