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There’s no doubt about it,
Nintendo’s Wii Fit has been keeping our bodies fit and our pockets short for a
week now, and as we begin to exercise, stores begin to re-supply. Amazon.com
was out even before Wii Fit was launched, with pre-orders saturating their
stock from early May.
According to Amazon.com, the
great demand for Wii Fit has already generated shortages of products across
U.S., and they are currently trying to restock from various suppliers in order
to provide their customers with the product they want.
The fact that Wii Fit has
already been sold out across U.S. perhaps serves as an explanation on why the
sales haven’t made it to number one (although they did make it to top 3): the
initial supply was short, which caused some retailers to go crazy with prices
too.
According to Gamasutra, North
America isn’t the only continent struggling to get the Wii Fit, as Europe seems
to have the same problem. The world is crazy for Wii Fit, and prices have
reached as much as $150 in some retailers.
Wii Fit’s U.S. debut was a sign
that the supply was much too short: according to a New York Nintendo World
Store employee, it took less than one hour for all the consoles to be sold on
launch date.
As people continue to run from
the gym from various reasons, such as lack of time, money or energy, but dream
about staying in shape, Shigeru Miyamoto managed to come up with an idea that
is helpful, fun, and perfectly “fits” everyone's living room.
Players can control the fitness
routine of a game character by actually doing the exercises themselves. This is
accomplished with the help of a board that measures the player’s shift in
balance and then transmits the information to the console via a wireless
connection.
Wii Fit comes with a pressure
sensitive balance-board that can be used for all sorts of dynamic activities, such
as aerobic, yoga, muscle stretches and games, and emphasizes on slow and
controlled motions. It also includes as much as 40 different activities.
With the largest marketing
launch in the company’s history, Wii Fit was predicted to become an instant hit
in the U.S. and across the world.
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