Nintendo Wii Fit

Last update: Review by IT Reviews (02 June’08)

Nintendo announces the new game called Wii Fit; which is an interesting game featuring Yoga, Dance, Soccer, Aerobics and other workout. The idea is to get you moving and exercise with your family in a fun way! Thanks to pressure-sensitive Wii Balance Board that you’ll need to play Wii Fit.

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Wii Fit Reviews

IT Reviews reviews the Wii Fit and writes;

“There’s muscle building, for instance, or a bit of yoga, some balance work or burning off some of the lard. Some activities take place on the balance board, others involve you putting it to one side and switching to the Wiimote instead. But all of them prove to be quite testing…Expensive, a bit limited, but genuinely innovative and surprisingly good fun. Even if you do feel that it wants to laugh in your face.”
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CNET reviews the Wii Fit and writes;

“Wii Fit’s included exercises do have the potential to positively impact your health, but thanks to its lack of exercise options, poor support for multiplayer, and shallow health advice, this title isn’t a gaming fitness revolution. What it does do is serve as a great introduction to the very impressive balance board, a peripheral which is already being lined up for use in other games. But for a game that’s being marketed so heavily on fitness and fun, Wii Fit is a little underweight in both.”
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Trusted Reviews reviews the Wii Fit and writes;

“The balance board itself is a lovely bit of kit; roughly the size and shape of a luxurious set of bathroom scales, extremely solid, and connecting wirelessly to the Wii. It runs on four AA batteries, and mine is still going strong after a good week of use. The board seems able to read where and how much pressure you’re putting on it across the whole surface, enabling Wii Fit to work out whether you’re leaning in one direction or another, whether your heel or toe is taking the most weight and even your current centre of gravity. It might not look like much, but it’s a more sophisticated and sensitive peripheral than you might expect. What’s more, Nintendo has imbued it with extra personality by making it a character in the game itself, acting as a host throughout Wii Fit’s option menus, and even pleading with you not to stand on it during its short calibration routines.”
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Video review of Wii Fit by Stuff.TV;

Spong reviews the Wii Fit and writes;

“The build of the board is impressive, there’s no way you could send this skidding across the floor because it weighs more than four kilos and has ‘grippy feet’. There are no moving parts either, so it’s less like standing on a seesaw and more like standing on a breezeblock.There’s a note on the packaging to warn that the Balance Board can only support individuals who weigh less than 136kg, although it seems strong enough to withstand even heavier users.”
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Video review of Wii Fit by IGN;

Pocket-Lint (First Look) reviews the Wii Fit and writes;

“The Wii Fit also uses the Wii Balance Board for daily tests so you can monitor your weight on a daily basis. These evaluate two measurements; Body Mass Index (BMI) and Wii Fit Age, which looks at a user’s BMI reading, testing the user’s centre of gravity and conducting quick balance tests. However where we can really see this working is making exercise fun. Skiing for example will see you go down a slope slalom style moving shifting the balance from your right to left foot. Making this a fantastic way of getting into practice for the real thing.”
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Video of Wii Fit Product Review by iGizmo;

Eurogamer reviews the Wii Fit and writes;

“The yoga and muscle exercises are most like what you’d expect to do in a gym, and are consequently the most boring. Being able to track your balance does add novelty value, and there’s the added advantage of not having to show a group of strangers what you look like in lycra. (Unless you work for the Internet, but that’s another story.) But it’s a shame there are 15 in each category to unlock compared to nine each in the Aerobic and Balance sections, which are much more fun.”
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IGN reviews the Wii Fit and writes;

“As for the training activities themselves, both balance and aerobic workouts do a great job of masking the science behind them and these are probably Wii Fit’s greatest strength. Whether you’re heading a ball, steering down a river or performing a synchronised dance-off, the beautifully simple action and stylised presentation really does offer a compelling, stimulating reason to come back for more”
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Play reviews the Wii Fit and writes;

“The games are then rounded off by a series of Strength exercises. These are the step aerobics, press-ups, squat thrusts that you will find employed by personal trainers up and down the country. Here they are all implemented and monitored with the aid of the (now) trusty Fit-Board. This has the benefit of both being able to keep track of your progress in-game, and providing some feedback afterwards on balance and posture - apparently one of the main causes of exercising injury.”
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Wii Fit Video Review;

Mirror UK reviews the Wii Fit and writes;

“Wii Fit’s exercises are broken down into several sections: Yoga, Muscle Conditioning (press-ups, lunges etc), Cardio Vascular Aerobic (jogging, step training) and Balance Games. As a reward, the better you do, the more games and challenges are unlocked. Some are explained to you in detail by an on-screen personal trainer, while others are straightforward enough for you to jump straight in…”
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