Wii Fit: interactive game offers high-tech exercise
The Wii Fit is a game, much like Wii Sports, coming to the Nintendo Wii in mid-May. Nintendo has been famous for putting out games that involve new interactive concepts, like Brain Age for the DS and Wii Sports for the Wii, along with their other famous franchises. (Heard of Mario?)
The Wii Fit is at heart a game that tries to force even the laziest of people to exercise. Through the use of the Balance Board (this comes with the game) the system is able to know how well you're performing certain exercises in the game.
The Balance Board has weight and balance sensors on four sides of the board, so it is able to tell how much you're leaning on one side and if you're stepping correctly.
Some of the exercises in the game include classic push ups and lunges, but it also includes things like jogging, boxing and yoga exercises.
This game is certainly a great idea to turn normal exercising into a game, and I can see why Nintendo opted to do this. It promotes the novelty of the Wii system, and it attracts a very wide audience to their platform. Not to mention that exercising is actually healthy.
But personally, no game exercise can ever truly replace real exercise. I mean, running in place on a board isn't really quite like running outside with the wind blowing in your face.
Of the people I've known who've used and tried this, it seems that the Wii Fit does make you work up a sweat if you push yourself hard enough, and most people have actually seen improvements in their individual statistics after using the Wii Fit for some time.
So for the casual person who didn't care too much for exercise, this might actually motivate them to actually do some exercise and stay healthy.
For those hardcore athletes out there, this isn't a game for you, but rather for your parents to use and try to keep up with you the next time you hit the court.
For $90, including the Balance Board, the game is a bit pricey, but with the innovative interface (and knowing Nintendo's history of churning out hit games,) Wii Fit is sure to be a success with the "gamers" out there. Make sure to check it out when it is released on May 21.
The Wii Fit is at heart a game that tries to force even the laziest of people to exercise. Through the use of the Balance Board (this comes with the game) the system is able to know how well you're performing certain exercises in the game.
The Balance Board has weight and balance sensors on four sides of the board, so it is able to tell how much you're leaning on one side and if you're stepping correctly.
Some of the exercises in the game include classic push ups and lunges, but it also includes things like jogging, boxing and yoga exercises.
This game is certainly a great idea to turn normal exercising into a game, and I can see why Nintendo opted to do this. It promotes the novelty of the Wii system, and it attracts a very wide audience to their platform. Not to mention that exercising is actually healthy.
But personally, no game exercise can ever truly replace real exercise. I mean, running in place on a board isn't really quite like running outside with the wind blowing in your face.
Of the people I've known who've used and tried this, it seems that the Wii Fit does make you work up a sweat if you push yourself hard enough, and most people have actually seen improvements in their individual statistics after using the Wii Fit for some time.
So for the casual person who didn't care too much for exercise, this might actually motivate them to actually do some exercise and stay healthy.
For those hardcore athletes out there, this isn't a game for you, but rather for your parents to use and try to keep up with you the next time you hit the court.
For $90, including the Balance Board, the game is a bit pricey, but with the innovative interface (and knowing Nintendo's history of churning out hit games,) Wii Fit is sure to be a success with the "gamers" out there. Make sure to check it out when it is released on May 21.
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