Although I have to applaud ezGear for making Wii accessories that bring more realism to the game, the company’s attempt to make boxing gloves for Wii Sports Boxing is not successful. I had a chance to try Wii Boxing Gloves first-hand (literally) and noticed major flaws in the product.

ezGear’s gloves are one-size-fits-all boxing style gloves with adjustable straps and special pouches for both the Wiimote and Nunchuk. The first flaw is the way the Wii controllers fit into the gloves. Even though the pockets are made for the Wiimote and Nunchuk, it is a…

In the later portion of 2007, a British study had rebuffed the Wii as a fitness solution and found that Wii gaming sessions can’t actually replace physical exercise. Now, on the other side of the Atlantic, Canadian students have seconded that opinion. Twenty-eight students at the Halifax-based Dalhousie University put the Wii to the test by comparing it with other generic exercises.