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Kotaku Originals: You Take That Back Brian Crecente

The boss-mans learned a important lesson about other people’s feelings when he called Wii Fit a wee fad. Indignant Wii Fitters ultrabombed his inbox to say not everyone who “plays” it looks like this.

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That’s right, many of them were in much worse shape when they first stepped on the balance board. But now they’re trimmer, slimmer and rockin’ a hardcasual physique that, while it may not look like they hang with Johnny Klebitz, is propping up the industry, Atlas-style. Or so says Brian in his magnum opus of a mea culpa. Anyway, that and more from the week in Kotaku’s original reporting:

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New York Comic-Con ‘09

Kotaku Reports Sales Figures, Seems Pleased

Microsoft Responds To January NPD Sales, Seems Pleased

Nintendo Responds To January NPD Sales, Seems Pleased

PSP Reaches 50 Million In Worldwide Sales

Activision Predict 2009 Console Sales

What Sells More, Dragon Ball Or Soul Calibur?

Monster Hunter Titles Ship 3 Million

https://lastchance.cc/microsoft-responds-to-january-npd-sales-seems-pleased-5152821%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

Previews, Reviews and Impressions

Frankenreview F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin

God of War III Impressions: Like A Threesome For Your Eyes

Flower Micro-Review: All We Are Is Dust In The Wind

90 Minutes With GTA: Chinatown Wars

Sonic And The Black Knight Preview: It’s Probably Not For You

Does Watchmen: The End Is Nigh Fail The Rorschach Test?

Velvet Assassin Preview: Metal Gear Lite

Red Faction: Guerrilla Preview: Search And Destroy

inFamous Preview: Ride The Lightning

Light Bikes is a Handful of Tron Fun

Frankenreview: Flower

A Quick Look At Bomberman Ultra

A Quick Look At Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao

https://lastchance.cc/frankenreview-f-e-a-r-2-project-origin-5153004%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

Features

Wii Fit is No Fad

From Warcraft Obsession to Game Creation

Knocked Up: A Look At Pregnancy In Video Games

https://lastchance.cc/from-warcraft-obsession-to-game-creation-453117053%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

Bidness

Square Enix Replies To Financials Delay Questions‘

Blizzard Mum On Its One Big Game For 2009

Black DS Lite Has Been Discontinued

Square Enix Slashes Financial Forecast

Dragon Quest IX Delayed

https://lastchance.cc/square-enix-replies-to-financials-delay-questions-5150193%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

Let’s Make a Deal

Square Enix Trying To Buy Tomb Raider

Eidos Stock Explodes In Wake Of Square Enix Bid

Rumor: Midway’s Wheelman Is Now Ubisoft’s Wheelman [Update]

https://lastchance.cc/square-enix-trying-to-buy-tomb-raider-5152117%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

Disturbance in the Workforce

Rumor: Aliens RPG Canceled, Layoffs Hit

More Layoffs Hit NCSoft

Sega Losing Money, Closing Arcades, Cutting Jobs

https://lastchance.cc/rumor-aliens-rpg-canceled-layoffs-hit-5152193%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

Splattered House

Rumor: Namco Yanks Splatterhouse From Bottlerocket

Namco Confirms Ditching Splatterhouse Developers

https://lastchance.cc/rumor-namco-yanks-splatterhouse-from-bottlerocket-5148824%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

Mmm-hm

Ditched Splatterhouse Developers Wish Namco “The Best”

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Chun-Li, Pokemans and iPhone

Giratina Origin Forme Figure Up Close and Personal

Chun Li Movie Poster With Much Overdue Thighs

iPhone Puzzle Quest Gets Free Demo, Chapter 2 as Free Update

https://lastchance.cc/giratina-origin-forme-figure-up-close-and-personal-5152533%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

Insert Gratuitous Anti-Kill Bill Comment

Kill Bill Actress Selling Xbox 360 Resident Evil 5

https://lastchance.cc/kill-bill-actress-selling-xbox-360-resident-evil-5-5152829%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

Dead Rising

Translating The “Dead Rising 2” Trailer

Why Dead Rising 2 May Not Have Photography

https://lastchance.cc/translating-the-dead-rising-2-trailer-5149262%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

Red Dead Rising Again

Red Dead Appreciation, and Hopes for Redemption

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