Nintendo has come up with another hit for its already enormously successful console. Wii Fit is the game that hopes to change public perception that video games are one of the things to be accounted for the growing numbers of overweight people. The game is intended to make players get off the couch and do fitness exercises while still having the feeling that they are only playing.

The thing that makes everything possible is the technology behind Nintendo’s console, which senses body motion and uses it to control the game characters. This allows the existence of Wii Fit, a game in which the player controls the daily workout of a character, by using his own gym moves to accomplish it.

When talking about Wii Fit, it is important to mention the fact that the game comes with another piece of hardware: a ‘balance board’ that measures your weight and the way you shift your balance during the workout. This information is then used to give you information on how to make your workout more efficient by controlling your posture. The idea of a game that not only shows you fitness exercises, but also teaches you how to do them correctly, is one to be praised by fitness instructors.

The game has had a lot of success ever since its release in Japan in December last year. Since then, the game has sold more than 1 million units. It is expected that its release in the U.S., a country where people show great concern over how fit they are, will considerably boost the sales, earning Nintendo the first place among gaming entertainment producers.