Shake it with the Wii Fit, if you can find one

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Yes, the Wii Fit is proving as difficult to find as a Wii console, and people are paying jacked-up prices for them. But the surprising thing is, the crappy U.S. economy may have something to do with it. The Los Angeles Times reports that Nintendo is aiming to maximize profits by shipping more units to Europe than the U.S. (2 million, vs. 500,000) to take advantage of the euro, which is kicking the U.S. dollar’s wiggly

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