Yet another story about DDR fighting obesity in the news..

rampage · Administrator Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: Redmond, WA

Fox News' Foxlife has a feature article today entitled Players Break a Sweat With Video Games. While it doesn't say anything that everybody here hasn't heard a hundred times before, it's good to see DDR continuing to pop up in the mainstream press.

Thanks to DDR Freak member lelliebunny for bringing this story to our attention!

IguanaGrrl · Staff Member Joined: 17 Jan 2002 Location: Sacramento, CA

Wow, wifeypoo got quoted!

Yay sharxgrrl and Mel B!

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Resident Lune · Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2004 10:11 am Post subject:

You know, with DDR apparently getting more and more media coverage than it ever had before, you can't help but wonder if Konami may ever take all of this into account if they ever muse over making another DDR game.

Yes, I know, the "mixes" are from Japan, but I am just meaning in general.
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Trifthen · Trick Member Joined: 19 Nov 2003 Location: Chicago, IL

Is there some reason all of these recent news articles aren't being posted in the "Press" section of the DDR Freak site? Looks like the most recent one there is from February.
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Big Boss · Trick Member Joined: 16 Aug 2003

It's great to see that DDR is getting more and more attention, but it's gonna get annoying REAL quick.......Maybe it's just me.

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Spike · Administrator Joined: 17 Jan 2002 Location: Denver

I like how they refer to it as "new."

6 years old is definitely new

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DUDEsup13 · Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2004 5:18 pm Post subject:

They put this stuff on the website all the freakin time. I think we get the point. I mean don't get me wrong, DDR getting all this publisity is great, but i think they should put something on the site that we haven't seen 7 time before. I dont know about any of you, but its starting to piss me off a little bit!

Id rather read about something more interesting.

RadMooseKiller · Trick Member Joined: 09 Apr 2004 Location: Northeast Ohio

i agree

DUDEsup13 · Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2004 7:41 pm Post subject:

They can at least say something about the release of DDR Extreme. I would kinda like to know more about that, anyone know if they are going to put it in a jampack demo like max2?

Not that this has to with the topic!!!

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ZeoZaki · Trick Member Joined: 06 Nov 2003 Location: Oneida NY

i terribly agree we're not stupid. i think we've figured out that DDR isn't going to make you gain weight. The weight loss stories are actually getting stale to the point of no return. I'm starting to wonder is this a DDRFreak Site or is this a DDR Weight Watchers Site? People should remember it's about like yeah DDR makes you lose weight but that's not the only reason we play it. That's all i've heard for the past months. What about freestyling? what about the music? i play it for music and the ability to show off in front of people, not to lose weight. It's a nice side effect but it's no where's the primary reason i play it.
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Neemo · Trick Member Joined: 25 Dec 2003 Location: Houston

Um. Okay. When i read the headline "yet another..." i have two tones in mind.

"Yet another" as in: w00t! More props for DDR! we are getting bigger every day.

or "Yet another" as in: Oh my gosh. Another network trying to turn DDR into weightlloss. It's a game man. Whats up with all this healthnut ideas?

I choose to beleive the first tone but the second one could also be true.
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Ryu_Hirakashi · Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2004 4:45 am Post subject:

It's quite sad to say that the mainstream press don't give a danm about the game itself. All they need is a reason to justify why they should bother writing a story about some arcade game. They only care about it being some weightloss fad, but nothing more.

Also, I can't believe they think it's something new as well!!!

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DUDEsup13 · Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2004 7:34 am Post subject:

I can see tomorrows headline. "Pilates puts out a new work out video for DDR". Or have they already done that. I mean really. In japan they have a workout PS2 game that includes the dance pad. Maybe its just the next fad in the US.

Aoki · Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2004 10:59 am Post subject: fad........trend?

DUDEsup13 · Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2004 12:33 pm Post subject:

Well i guess you have a good point.