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Finally, a workout video game we'll actually play. No, seriously. It's sweet. We're hunting for leotards.
by Chris Buffa on Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Last year, Wii Fit looked like another gimmicky and excuse for Nintendo to cram a peripheral down our throats. While that's still true, this game has progressed from "that's ridiculous" to "wow we need this immediately." Forget Mario Kart. Wii Fit is our most anticipated Wii video game, thanks to its excellent technology and tons of exercises that should help us burn the pounds to reveal those rock hard abs.
Wii Fit offers multiple exercises designed to strengthen your muscles. Achieving inner peace is up to you.
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Screens from Nintendo's Wii Fit
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A famous video game creator for Japanese video game giant Nintendo, Shigeru Miyamoto, demonstrates how to use the new fitness video game on the new balancing board controller for the company's video game console Wii in Chiba, suburban Tokyo, 10 October 2007. Nintendo will launch the new fitness video game softwarer WiiFit including the balancing board controller on 01 December.
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A famous video game creator for Japanese video game giant Nintendo, Shigeru Miyamoto, demonstrates how to use the new fitness video game on the new balancing board controller for the company's video game console Wii in Chiba, suburban Tokyo, 10 October 2007. Nintendo will launch the new fitness video game softwarer WiiFit including the balancing board controller on 01 December.
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The famous video game creator for Japanese video game giant Nintendo, Shigeru Miyamoto, displays the new balancing board controller for the company's video game console Wii in Chiba, suburban Tokyo, 10 October 2007. Nintendo will launch a new fitness video game software WiiFit, including the balancing board controller on 01 December.
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The famous video game creator for Japanese video game giant Nintendo, Shigeru Miyamoto, displays the new balancing board controller for the company's video game console Wii in Chiba, suburban Tokyo, 10 October 2007. Nintendo will launch a new fitness video game software WiiFit, including the balancing board controller on 01 December.
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Tokyo, JAPAN: Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto displays the remote control of the new video game console 'Wii' at a press preview in Tokyo. Nintendo recalled 3.2 million wrist straps for its new Wii console ,15 December 2006, after reports of enthusiastic users inadvertently sending the motion-sensing controller crashing into their TV screens.
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Tokyo, JAPAN: Japan's video game giant Nintendo game creator Shigeru Miyamoto (L), known as the father of Super Mario, and President Satoru Iwata playing a tennis game during a demonstration at a press conference in Tokyo. The Japanese electronic game maker Nintendo said Friday 15 December 2006 it was not recalling motion-sensing controllers for its new Wii model but would exchange wrist straps that have broken inadvertently. 'Nintendo is not recalling wrist straps furnished with the motion-sensing remote control unit for its new computer game Wii,' the company said in a French-language statement received in Paris.
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Nintendo's Wii Games Console To Go On Sale In Europe
TOKYO - DECEMBER 7: Nintendo president Satoru Iwata (R) and software creator Shigeru Miyamoto (L) demonstrate game Wii during a press conference on December 7, 2006 in Tokyo, Japan. Wii will go on sale on December 8 in Europe.
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Nintendo's Wii Games Console To Go On Sale In Europe
TOKYO - DECEMBER 7: Nintendo president Satoru Iwata (L) and software creator Shigeru Miyamoto (R) present the Wii game console during a press conference on December 7, 2006 in Tokyo, Japan. Wii will go on sale on December 8 in Europe.
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Nintendo's Wii Games Console To Go On Sale In Europe
TOKYO - DECEMBER 7: Nintendo president Satoru Iwata (L) and software creator Shigeru Miyamoto (R) present the company's new remote games console, Wii, during a press conference on December 7, 2006 in Tokyo, Japan. Wii will go on sale on December 8 in Europe.
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Tokyo, JAPAN: Japan's video game giant Nintendo President Satoru Iwata (L) and the company's game creator Shigeru Miyamoto, known as father of Super Mario, shows a controler from Nintendo's new video game console 'Wii' at a press conference in Tokyo 07 December 2006. Nintendo said 15 December 2006 that it will recall 3.2 million hand straps for its new Wii games console after reports of users inadvertently throwing the motion-sensing controller into their TV screens.
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Most importantly, the game tracks all sorts of data that'll help you create a workout and stick to it, all the while monitoring your progress. You'll be able to check out your BMI (Body Mass Index) to get the skinny on your body fat in relation to your height and weight. In addition, graphs and charts keep you up to speed on your performance. Even better, up to eight people can create their own profiles and the game will individually track each of them. There's even a Wii Fit Age that may improve your posture, based on how well you maintain your balance. For us hunchbacks of the world, that's huge.
We're most excited about the exercises. Wii Fit's whopping 40 exercises include numerous activities spread across strength training, aerobics and balancing. You'll drop and give the Wii 20, enjoy rhythm boxing, tricep extensions and torso twists. Furthermore, yoga enthusiasts as well as beginners have a wealth of exercises to choose from, such as deep breathing, the bridge, spinal twist, shoulder stand, standing knee and downward-facing dog. Of course, Wii Fit also has those "gimmicky" yet very entertaining balance games, allowing you the ski jump, walk a tightrope, snowboard and play soccer.
Whether or not Wii Fit causes gamers to lose weight remains to be seen. We'll need to thoroughly test the game and the balance board to determine whether we feel refreshed and in better shape. But there's no denying that Nintendo has a huge hit on its hands, and we plan pick this up as soon as its released May 19. Till then, we'll stock up on head and wrists bands, water bottles and muscle shirts.
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Wii Fit
- GenreAction
- Release Date05/19/2008
- PublisherNintendo
- DeveloperNintendo
- ESRBE - Everyone
