As it always goes, scientists have to step up every once in a while to tell the world stuff that is just common knowledge really. This time around they're declaring the Wii as NOT a substitute for doing real sport since expending 60kcal (250 kJ) per gameplay hour isn't enough to make people lose weight.

According to bmj.com Professor Gareth Stratton and colleagues at Liverpool John Moore's University asked six boys and five girls between ages 13 and 15 to play Wii and