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Wii Fit
European box art
Developer(s)Nintendo EAD
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Designer(s)Shigeru Miyamoto
SeriesWii Series
EngineWii Sports (modified)
Platform(s)Wii
Genre(s)Exergaming

Wii Fit is a video game developed by Nintendo for the Wii console.[6] Previously revealed under the code name Wii Health Pack,[7] it was announced under its current title at Nintendo's E3 press conference on July 11 2007 by famed video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. At Nintendo's media briefing, it was demonstrated by Miyamoto himself, Reggie Fils-Aime and other participants. Like the rest of the Wii Series, Wii Fit integrates Miis into its presentation and gameplay.[8] The game is designed to function with the Wii Balance Board peripheral and is an example of exercise gaming.

Wii Fit was released in Japan on December 1 2007 and sold over a quarter of a million copies in its first week.[9] As of March 30 2008, Wii Fit has sold 1.794 million copies in Japan.[10] The game was released on April 25, 2008 in Europe;[2] and is scheduled for release May 8, 2008 in Australia;[3] and May 19, 2008 in North America.[2][4][5]

History

A Wii Fit demonstration booth at the Leipzig Games Convention in August 2007

Wii Fit was first revealed as Wii Health Pack, by Shigeru Miyamoto, during a conference in mid-September of 2006.[11] Then described as a "way to help get families exercising together",[11] the game idea had first been included in Miyamoto's original design document for the whole Wii Series, the entirety of which was scribbled onto a sheet of paper.[11]

As with other games designed by Shigeru Miyamoto, such as Nintendogs, the design of Wii Fit was influenced by the activities in Miyamoto's daily life.[12] Miyamoto states that he and his family had become more health-conscious, going to the gym and tracking their weight.[12] He found that it had become "fun over time to talk about these things",[12] and as weighing yourself "didn't make much of a game",[12] they decided to build games around the idea to mesh with the concept.[12]

In an interview with Game Informer at E3 2007 Miyamoto revealed that Wii Fit had been developed with a "full-scale" team for a year at the time.[13] The Wii Balance Board had been worked on for "almost two years", and was inspired by sumo wrestlers' needing to weigh themselves with two scales.[13]

Gameplay

A Body Mass Index graph

Wii Fit uses a unique platform peripheral called the Wii Balance Board that can measure a user's weight and their center of gravity, and calculate their body mass index when told the user's height. The game has about 40 different activities,[14] including yoga poses, push ups, and other exercises.[8] Furthermore, Wii Fit allows its players to compare their fitness by using Wii Fit's own channel on the Wii Menu.[15]

Wii Fit tracks a user's "Wii Fitness Age" through a daily body test basing the result on the user's current age, weight, and athletic ability.[16]

According to Shigeru Miyamoto when speaking to IGN during an interview at E3 2007, there are currently no plans to integrate any WiiConnect24 functionality into Wii Fit.[17] He did note, however, that there could be possibilities to take advantage of the WiiConnect24 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.[17]

Activities

Training on Wii Fit is divided into four categories: aerobic exercise, muscle workouts, yoga poses, and balance games.[16] The activities provide a core workout, emphasising controlled movements rather than overexertion. Activities include:


  • Yoga exercises, ranging from deep breathing to extended poses.
  • Muscle workouts, including press-ups, sit-ups, and twists.
  • Aerobic exercise
  • Balance games
    • Ski jumping,
    • Ski and snowboard slaloms,
    • Heading footballs.
    • Table tilt where - Use your balance to get balls into holes.
    • Tightrope tension - Make your way accross a tightrope avoiding the snapjaws.
    • Balance Bubble - Navigate your way down a river in a bubble without bursting it on the sides.
    • Penguin slide - Your Mii, dressed as a penguin has to catch fish whilst balanced on a piece of ice.
    • Zazen - Similar to the Joyboard game Guru Meditation where you have to sit motionless whilst looking at a flame.

Some of the games allow you to watch TV whist getting your instructions or rythhm through the Wii Remote Speaker.


New activities can be unlocked by gaining 'Fit Cash', which is accumulated in a 'Piggy'. Each minute of 'Fit Cash' is equal to the number of minutes doing an activity rather than the number of minutes of overall gameplay. At certain stages, new yoga poses or muscle workouts are unlocked based on the total time spent working out. Being the best at an activity with a 100% score, or playing an activity a certain number of times unlocks more rigorous versions of that activity.

Activity Log

Wii Fit also allows you to keep track of activities outside of the game, which are then added on to your activity log, but not included in, your daily exercise time. These activities are divided into Light, Medium and Heavy categories. The Wii classifies them as:

  • Light - activities such as guitar, piano, stretching etc.
  • Medium - cleaning, gardening, walking etc.
  • Heavy - sports such as football, tennis, swimming etc.

The time allotted to these are given a multiplier to show how they should affect your body. Light activities are multiplied by 0.5, making them half as effective as medium activities, while Heavy activities are multiplied by 2. While not a necessary part of a users daily Wii exercise routine, the extra activities are able to prove that the Wii Fit alone is not a substitute for exercise.

Units

The European Wii Fit release contains support for both imperial and metric units. If the user location is set to the United Kingdom then imperial units are used (with weight shown in the British style of stone and pounds), otherwise metric are used. As yet there is no way to change the unit set of the game short of changing the locale setting in the Wii Menu.

Reception

Wii Fit has received generally favorable reviews from many magazines and websites, and, as of April 2008, holds an aggregated 81% score on GameRankings. [18] However, the scores range from as low as 6.8 out of 10 from NGamer UK, who were keen to stress the balance board is "fat with potential" and will eventually become a must-buy[19] to 9.0 out of 10 from Ferrago.[20] IGN gave the UK version a rating of 8.0 out of 10. [21]

Sales

Wii Fit sold over a quarter of a million copies in its first week,[9] and despite not being released outside Japan, Wii Fit passed the 1 million sales milestone within one month of its December 1 2007 release.[22][23] As of January 20 2008, Wii Fit had sold 1,113,626 copies in Japan.[24] Prior to release, consumer reaction has also been positive in the United Kingdom, with some retailers having to stop taking pre-orders due to its increasing popularity.[25] Reports in the UK state that the Wii Fit launch had seen lines form nationwide.[26] Woolworths claimed that the game was also selling at a rate of 90 copies a minute.[27] Nintendo UK have stated they are working hard to ensure that enough stock is available.[28] In its first week of release, Wii Fit was the best-selling video game in the week, topping the all-format chart. Despite the game being sold at a higher price (£70 GBP) than an average game it became the UK's sixth fastest selling console title according to ChartTrack/ELSPA and garnered over £16 million in sales.[29]

References

  1. ^ "Wii Get Fit in December".
  2. ^ a b c d Phil Elliott (2008-02-20). "Wii Fit set for April release in Europe". GamesIndustry.biz. Eurogamer. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
  3. ^ a b "Wii Fit". Nintendo. 2008-03-17. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
  4. ^ a b "Nintendo.com - Games - Wii Fit". Nintendo of America. Nintendo. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
  5. ^ a b http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/aCGsEvMhsMDV-ZuXAXFSF3qHp6Ciwx_M
  6. ^ "Wi Fit: Exergaming the World," GamePro 235 (April 2008): 19.
  7. ^ "E3 2007: Feet-on Wii Fit". IGN. 2007-07-12. Retrieved 2007-07-13.
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  9. ^ a b "Wii Fit misses out on Japan number 1". GamesIndustry.biz. 2007-12-06. Retrieved 2007-12-06.
  10. ^ Michael McWhertor (2008-04-03). "Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart". Kotaku. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
  11. ^ a b c Satoru Iwata. "Part 1 - A Truly Ground-breaking Collection of Games". Nintendo. Retrieved 2007-02-21.
  12. ^ a b c d e Parish, Jeremy (2007-07-13). "Miyamoto Roundtable full transcription". Retrieved 2007-07-14.
  13. ^ a b Berghammer, Billy (2007-07-18). "Nintendo's Busiest Man: The Shigeru Miyamoto Interview". Game Informer. Retrieved 2007-07-19.
  14. ^ "E3 2007: Nintendo E3 Media Briefing Live Blog". IGN. 2007-07-11. Retrieved 2007-07-11. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  15. ^ "Upcoming Wii game release dates". GoNintendo. 2007-07-11. Retrieved 2007-07-11.
  16. ^ a b "Nintendo E3 2007 - Wii - Wii Fitness". Nintendo. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  17. ^ a b Shigeru Miyamoto (Interviewed) (2007-07-12). E3 2007: Shigeru Miyamoto Video Interview. IGN. Retrieved 2007-07-13.
  18. ^ http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/942009.asp
  19. ^ http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=187102
  20. ^ http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/launchreview.asp?reviewid=932363
  21. ^ "Wii Fit UK Review". IGN. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
  22. ^ "JAPAN: Wii Fit sells one million". mcvuk.com. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
  23. ^ "Wii Fit sells 1m in Japan". gamesindustry.biz. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
  24. ^ Anoop Gantayat (2008-01-22). "Five Million Wiis in Japan". IGN. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
  25. ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml?xml=/connected/2008/04/21/dlwii121.xml
  26. ^ http://www.videogamer.com/news/25-04-2008-8124.html
  27. ^ http://www.webuser.co.uk/news/news.php?id=254185
  28. ^ http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/04/wii-fit-sells-o.html
  29. ^ http://www.mcvuk.com/news/30373/UK-CHARTS-Wii-Fit-takes-16m-as-it-hits-No1
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