July 13th, 2007
Nintendo to Really Get You ‘Fit’
By Michael Santo
Executive Editor, RealTechNews
It’s been said that the Wii, with its innovative remote, can really help you work up a sweat. To be honest, I have a Wii, and I find that the boxing, tennis and baseball games are pretty decent exercise if you really ‘go for it’. Nintendo has taken note that some people have even used the Wii expressly to lose weight and come up with something designed for exercise.
Nintendo went the next step today and unveiled a slew of new control devices including a Wii Balance Board that will play with a new fitness game called Wii Fit.
The balance board will allow users to do step aerobics, yoga poses and other balancing exercises, where they can shift their weight and actually control on-screen movements. One game involves shifting your weight to control a soccer player as he heads the ball. The balance board can also calculate your body mass index and your center of gravity, helping you improve your weight or posture. Source: SFGate
Wii Say: Hey, I’m definitely buying this when it comes out. I found the Wii Sports game to be great fun (my wife, naturally, is really waiting for the Super Mario Galaxy game). You can see a video here.
Steve R says:
When the Wii includes Dance Dance Revolution, I’ll be buying it.
July 13th, 2007 at 3:14 am
Michael Santo says:
Problem is, according to Nintendo, the Wii will continue to be in short supply for quite some time.
July 13th, 2007 at 6:32 am
dogger says:
anyone else think that a set of boxing gloves with sensors in them would be pretty neat?
July 13th, 2007 at 12:04 pm
ryox82 says:
The boxing gloves idea is what I am talkin about!! I play a boxing game that has all that at dave and busters and it really gets your heart rate going. I can see how it can work
July 15th, 2007 at 7:55 pm
wanda says:
I was wondering if you knew where I could purchase the virtual boxing game. I would like to get as close as possible to the one at dave & busters?
Thanks
August 16th, 2007 at 7:44 am