Wii Fit is a upcoming video game for Wii. Codenamed Wii Health Pack, it was announced as Wii Fit at Nintendo's E3 press conference on July 11, 2007. Like the rest of the Wii Series, Wii Fit will integrate Miis into its presentation and gameplay. The game is designed to function with the Wii Balance Board peripheral.
Gameplay
Wii fit will use a unique platform peripheral called the Wii Balance Board that can measure a user's body mass index and their center of gravity. The game will have about 40 different activities, including yoga poses, press ups, and other exercises. Furthermore, Wii Fit's own channel on the Wii Menu.
There are currently no indications that the game will integrate WiiConnect24 functionality. Although Shigeru Miyamoto did say it could in the future, such as using the service to keep in contact with a doctor to help with rehabilitation, or with a fitness specialist to help with training exercises.
Activities
Currently, only a few of the activities available for exercise in Wii Fit have been revealed.
Wii Balance Board used when playing Wii Fit
- Yoga exercises
- Press ups
- Step aerobics, including a game in which the player must step on and off the Wii Balance Board in rhythm to the background music
- Hitting on-coming soccer balls by leaning forward
- A ball-rolling mini-game
- Hula Hooping
- Ski jumping, wherebiy the player squats as low as possible, whilst maintaining their balance, and then quickly stands as fast as possible in order to jump
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