WiiFit gets gamers off the couch!
Nintendo is going to make playing video games an exercise! The WiiFit, priced at $90 will make you burn calories while you play!
The technology is great, although it does not support multiplayers.
A collection of games use the Balance Board, which is the size of a small door mat. It connects wirelesly to your wii console. Small shifts in you weight and balance are detected by the board. Your movements translate onto the screen, wheather it be your ability to cross a thin rope to get from one skyscrapper to the next or going down a ski slope slaloming, steering through flag gates by the help of your weight.
The mini-games that are organised in different categories balance, Yoga, Strength, Areobics. Some Games are open at the start and more open up as you play the different levels in the games.
Pikes, press-ups and leg extensions are the type of activities that would come under the strength category.
The balance board truly does give a promising revolution to the video-gaming industry that is heavily criticised for being unhealthy, and being a major cause of obesity amoung children. Nintendo has finally found the solution! The Wiifit might aswell strengthen the Wii’s already huge sales. Nintendo sold 555,000 units the past month, which is more than the combined sales of its two competitors the PS3 and Xbox 360.
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