By Lisa Baertlein Fri Jan 19, 6:01 PM ET
LOS ANGELES, Jan 19 (Reuters Life!) - Video gamers who'd rather battle virtual villains than fight the flab can take heart. Use of the new Nintendo Wii can lead to weight loss.
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After six weeks and 21 hours of total game play on Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s (7974.OS) new game console, Philadelphia resident Mickey DeLorenzo is nine pounds (4 kgs) lighter and making a splash with his new svelte self.
"I'm on my 15 minutes here," he joked, referring to the famous Andy Warhol quote about 15 minutes of fame, in a telephone interview with Reuters on Friday.
DeLorenzo, 25, came up with the idea for his experiment after he and his fianc�e ended up breathless and glistening with sweat after virtually pummeling each other in the "Wii Sports" boxing game. (Continue to Full Story)
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