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After it was launched in Japan
and Europe, now Wii Fit is ready to land in
the US. Starting Monday, US
gamers, and not only, will be able to buy Wii Fit package, which includes both
the game and the wireless balance board, for only $89,99.
Shaped like a household body scale with a white top and grey
bottom, Wii Balance Board contains pressure sensors used to control the
virtual movements. Also, the sensors are used to measure the user's center of
mass and body mass index.
Since the product was released in Japan
in December last year, Wii Fit has already sold 1.5 million copies, and is expected
to do very well on the US
market.
Wii Fit includes more than 40 types of training activities
which fall into four fitness categories: Aerobic Exercise: 10-minute exercises that
are designed to get the heart pumping, Muscle Conditioning: Controlled motions
using arms, legs and other body parts, Yoga Poses: Classic poses that focus on
balance and stretching, and Balance Games: Fun activities, such as ski jumping
and heading soccer balls, which challenge the player’s overall body balance.
In Japan
it has been encouraging family members as a whole to discuss the topic of
fitness and take an active interest in understanding their own fitness in a fun
and entertaining way, all in the comfort of their own home, Nintendo said.
Wii Fit allows up to 8 people to track progress and monitor
performance. Once you insert the Wii Fit Disc into a Wii console, a new channel
- Wii Fit Channel can be added to your Wii Menu system.
Once the Wii Fit Channel is added it enables users to not have to insert the
Wii Fit Disc into a Wii console in order for the Wii Balance Board to scale
your weight to calculate your BMI, measure the center of your bodily balance
and conduct a balance test in order to calculate your Wii Fit Age.
It also allows you to monitor how long you did which category of exercise for
in one day, all in the comfort of your own home and without the need to keep
inserting the Wii Fit Disk into your Wii console each time.
Wii Fit will receive the largest marketing launch in Nintendo’s
history. Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter predicted that Wii
Fit will sell 3 to 4 million units in the US.
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