One small step for man, one giant leap for health gamer kind.

The release of Nintendo’s Wii has been a huge stepping stone in the world of health games.  One might say it has help put us healthGAMERS into the limelight.  I personally have a Wii and a Wii Fit and cannot say enough amazing things about them.  Apparently I’m not alone.  Take a look at some of the Wii-related headlines these last few years:

• Wii-habilitation, health games get $2 million (cnet)
• Wii-habilitation could prevent elderly from falls (CNN)
• Game helps student with hemiplegic cerbral palsy improve gross motor skills (Univ Toronto)
• Fitness experts endorse Wii for health benefits (Gamasutra)

But how healthy is with Wii really?  In an attempt to answer this question for a post on Monster’s Blog, I decided to do a little digging.  Much to my surprise, I was unable to find much information on which Wii games actually require physical activity.

This result begs the question: Is the Wii just a media darling or is Wii-habilitation a reality?