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Wii Fit
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Wii Fit is an exercise simulation game (aka exergaming) developed by Nintendo that makes use of the Wii Balance Board peripheral. It was announced at E3 in July 2007 and has been described as "way to help get families exercising together". There are over 40 activities included in the game broken up into four categories: (1) Aerobic Exercises, (2) Muscle Conditioning, (3) Yoga Poses, and (4) Balance games. It was released in Europe on May 8, 2008 and in North America on May 21st, 2008 for $89.99 with the inclusion of a Wii Balance Board. Activities yoga exercises press ups step aerobics - done in sync with background music hula-hooping heading soccer balls ball-rolling mini game ski-jumping Wii Fit tracks your "Wii Fitness Age" in a similar manner as "Brain Age" was tracked in Brain Age and Big Brain Academy for the DS and Wii. There is speculation that Wii Fit ... PROS: (1) Innovative pressure sensitive gamepad (2) Tracks your fitness progress with "Wii Fitness Age" (3) Integrates Mii characters into gameplay (4) Measures BMI (5) Helps you use the proper form with animations, tips, and feedback based on the Balance Board ... CONS: (1) Uses BMI to determine fitness age but doesnt account for different body structures and muscle mass (2) You cant input other biometric data that youve attained on your own (% body fat for example) (3) Can only track four peoples fitness ages. (4) Not enough mini games (5) Not really a game. -
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