West Virginia Aided by DDR in Childhood Obesity Fight

Last week 200 health professional gathered to listen to eight speakers talk about ways to help combat childhood obesity in Charleston, West Virginia. One of the ways that West Virginia - which many in other states say are pioneers in the fight - is doing this is through a partnership with Konami and the West Virginia School system. Students are using Konami's Dance Dance Revolution game as part of the state's physical education program to get active - and in some cases - shed pounds. But DDR is just part of the solution.

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Solidus187-SCMilk5083d ago

when I was little we played 4square and dodgeball and basketball and shit. Now kids have to play videogames because they are too fat. LOL.

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5 Video Games That Changed Things... Forever

Some games turned everything people knew on their head. They set trends and helped making gaming great. These five made the biggest impact!

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SegaGamer1917d ago

How can you not include Shenmue? A lot of what we see today in gaming started with Shenmue.

AK911917d ago

Damn it CheatCC one page list please.

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Konami Announces Mobile Versions of DDR, IIDX and Sound Voltex

Konami announced a trio of new mobile games during the Japan Amusement Expo which is big news for rhythm fans. They’ll be bringing out mobile versions of three of their most popular arcade games. These include Dance Dance Revolution, Beatmania IIDX and Sound Voltex.

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TheColbertinator1940d ago

Mobile port of DDR is completely pointless.

ErikTwice1940d ago

This seems bad but I would still play it D:

King_Noctis1939d ago

Oh fu*k off Konami. You’re just as bad as EA if not worst.

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Dance Dance Revolution A Deserves a Wider Western Arcade Release

Thanks to Konami's way of doing things, you will have a hard time finding Dance Dance Revolution A in the West.

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