| Nintendo has announced a new fitness game Wii | | | | balance when landing. Players can increase speed |
| Fit which is a full on exercise product set to give | | | | by leaning forward, the more you lean the faster |
| you more of a workout than Wii Sports, while still | | | | you'll go, and upon reaching the jump, you stand |
| retaining all the fun of gaming. Wii Fit will help to | | | | up straight ensuring your weight is evenly |
| keep you physically fit via a dedicated peripheral - | | | | balanced for a good landing. |
| a wireless balance board which comes with the | | | | For the Football game, you will need to balance on |
| game. There are over 40 different activities, in 4 | | | | the board moving from side to side whilst balls |
| categories: aerobics, yoga, muscle conditioning and | | | | are fired at you to hit back on to the field and |
| balance games. In addition, there will be various | | | | avoiding other objects that are thrown at you at |
| mini games including hula hooping, ski jumping and | | | | the same time. |
| heading soccer balls. | | | | Wii Balance Board - essentially, a slim, white scale |
| Training | | | | with built-in gyroscopic technology that very |
| The training which includes step aerobics, muscle | | | | accurately measures weight and how your |
| conditioning, yoga and balance games allows | | | | balance shifts as you move on it and posture. |
| players to assign their height to a profile, to | | | | The Balance Board looks a little larger than a set |
| measure body mass index and Wii fitness age as | | | | of bathroom scales and contains pressure sensors |
| well as monitor progress and record performance | | | | that detect when the user leans, moves or jumps |
| statistics. Advice is also given from these | | | | in time with the action on screen. Tested to |
| statistics on area's where you need to improve | | | | withstand all players regardless of your weight, |
| and where you are strongest. | | | | the idea is that you stand on the board and |
| Mini Games | | | | interact with the exercise task onscreen following |
| The hula hooping consists of, as you'd expect, | | | | the animated Mii character. |
| gyrating your hips with a virtual hoop onscreen | | | | The calorie busting fun is expected appeal to |
| and then as the game progresses, characters will | | | | couch potato kids as well as traditionally |
| throw more hoops for you to catch and rotate | | | | non-gamers, perhaps using the Nintendo Wii as a |
| as many times as you can until the time runs out. | | | | slimming tool which would be a move into the |
| The skiing game gives you two chances to make | | | | lifestyle category, covering the market from |
| the longest jump you can whilst keeping your | | | | another angle. |