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Wii Fit - buy Nintendo shares now

July 12, 2007 › Sandy McMurray | comment

News from this week's E3 conference includes word of another smart game idea from Nintendo: Wii Fit.

The active-play phenomenon started by Wii Sports now spreads to your whole body thanks to the pressure-sensitive Wii Balance Board (name not final), which comes packed with Wii Fit. The board is used for an extensive array of fun and dynamic activities, including aerobics, yoga, muscle stretches and games. Many of these activities focus towards providing a "core" workout, a popular exercise method that emphasizes slower, controlled motions. Family members will have fun staying active and talking about and comparing their results and progress on a new channel on the Wii Menu.

Wii Fit is another smart appeal to people who have never seriously considered themselves video game players. While Sony and Microsoft are fighting tooth and nail for a slice of the hardcore gamer pie, Nintendo is enlarging the pie, and baking new pies. (Whoops! I think I broke my analogy.)

Business and competition aside, Wii Fit looks like a lot of fun. Check out the preview video here.

July 12, 2007 › Sandy McMurray | comment on this item