Weight-loss games to target women: wii

Nintendo Wii Fit is adding-on to the gaming system specially to appeal to women desperately looking to lose weight.

To acquire the attention of their target customers, the company has already hawked massive marketing campaigns in US and Europe, which includes a public-relations effort, Television, outdoor and prints as well. The Wii Fit is a bold move by Nintendo, intended at broadening the gaming market for women shifting which is dominated by younger men.

The Wii has been a smash hit among everyone from kids to old age since its release to the extent that it witnesses stock-out in United States. Japan epitomised the grand success of the Wii Fit, the much craved and popular among youth.

The Balance Board resembles the bathroom scales keeps track a user's weight and body-mass index. The $90 attachment expands the range of games that can be played on the Wii to include activities such as yoga, Aerobic 10-minute exercises that are designed to get the heart pumping, Muscle Conditioning for arms, legs and other body parts. Yoga Poses focussing on balance and stretching. Balance Games such as Fun activities, such as ski jumping and heading footballs that challenge the player's overall body balance and push-ups.

Still, the new product is much an item of speculation, because we really don’t know how Nintendo will survive moving from core young-male gamers to females, it might be turn off for them that Mom and girls think the Wii Fit is cool.

Shopkeeper suspect to be running out of Nintendo Wii Fit boards by Christmas!

If UK telegraph is to believe than probably shopkeepers selling Nintendo wii fit board probably run out of boards by Christmas. Moreover the kind of response currently in the market is taken into consideration than it is not incredible that for the vast majority of people, Wii Fit is already sold out.

The article even reported the quotes of a spokesperson for one of the UK's largest electrical retailers saying that if they get 1,000 orders in one or two day then they are all gone by Sunday. This means they are done with their sales target of the year.

For the time being the issue is to find out the reasons for an ongoing shortage of stock. Is it simply a case of demand surpassing supply? Or just a case of reselling by the customers on eBay market for making few bucks.

We had thought that Nintendo has take lesson from the Wii console launch and ensured enough stock this time But no one really know that its an artificial shortage deliberated to induce customers buying more. Whatever, it is actually going to work in Nintendo's wii fit favour. You've got to love a good conspiracy.

The whole conspiracy theory thing received a comment from Nintendo.com confirming 'intentional shortage'. He said in the case of limited supply of something, a company will shift that stock to where it makes most financial sense. He completely ostracised the 'intentional shortage', that's business strategy he said.

Nintendo prompts the gadget-fond couch potatoes to switch over to stay healthy realm of gadgets

If you are still haven’t been able to break your habit of being gadget-fond couch potato then this should be a mind-boggler for you. Do you know that even technology can also bring you in shape keeping you trim, supervise your fitness and save your life to an extent?

We are not talking about the technology that you keep abreast in fitting sessions but the technology that actually keeps you fit. The gadgets are already in the market to monitor your speed, diabetes level and heart rate but never so far think about the gadget that uprightly brings you in shape while you are busy playing on game console.

Nintendo's Wii Fit is already leading to be least strenuous and the most fun of all the gadgets so far. Simply does a series of stretches, exercises, aerobics and yoga poses on balance board or an optional exercise mat. The Nintendo Wii Fit can be used single and also with friends if you are a gregarious person, making it strong contender for healthy competition.

Nintendo has also launched My Health Coach for users of the firm's DS which is a handheld games console. My health is Weight Management software that comes with a pedometer, which keeps an account of the steps you take during the day. The DS monitors your health programme as son as the data is transferred to the console. The software also features daily challenges, trivia games and hints and tips.

Being DS user you are keeping your brain sharp with your body in shape, with Brain Training software that offers daily mental-agility challenges and games to keep you on the ball.

Nintendo Wii Fit back to top spots

For your information Wii Fit units were sold out within hours when it went on sale in Britain in April this year. We all know now that Nintendo Wii Fit comes bundled with a wireless scale balance board that helps in measuring BMI that is Body Mass Index. Also it offers more than 40 activities and exercises, including strength training, aerobics, yoga and balance games.

According to Nintendo’s official website, “Wii Balance Board can read your real life movements and bring them to life on screen”. And the latest news is that after slipping down the all-format charts Wii Fit has once again reached the Wii top ten positions.

Actually this week Wii Fit took top spot from Mario with Wii Play just behind in third place. While on the other hand Dr Kawashima is on top of the DS charts with Brain Training beating off a challenge from Guitar Hero: On Tour and Carnival: Funfair Games.

Wii Charts
1. (2) Wii Fit
2. (1) Mario Kart Wii
3. (3) Wii Play
4. (7) Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 09
5. (5) Carnival: Funfair Games
6. (4) Big Beach Sports
7. (6) Mario and Sonic At the Olympic Games
8. (8) Super Smash Bros. Brawl
9. (10) Sports Party
10. (RE) Family Ski

Interesting stuff related to Nintendo Wii Fit

After a burgeoning success of Wii Sports time to experience a more real whole body moving experience which comes bundled with pressure sensitive Wii balance board. Nintendo Wii Fit gaming console is full of amazing fun with fitness, challenging activities and overall a family made device appealing to all age groups. In simple words Wii fit provides you a core workout at home itself.

Here is some of the most exciting web comments selected from some of the most exciting blogs. Take a look.

Maxi Consolas (Portugal)

If all of Nintendo's efforts to reinvent the interaction with player produce such great results as Wii Fit, they are more than welcome. You can say that this a new kind of social game that will bring you closer to friends but, above all, motivate you to healthy habits and burn those "extra" pound that have been bothering you for a while.

IGN AU on Metacritic webpage

Parents will love it; it gets their kids off their butts and into sports – even if it's still in front of the tube. Kids will go for the micro-games and competitive elements. Stay-at-home mums can work out pent-up anger and health-nuts might use this as the excuse they need to buy a Wii. Old people will still scratch their heads, though.

Wii Fit Mysteries Part 2

Nintendo Wii Fit has been in news very frequently ever since it made its debut in Late December 2007 in Japan. Wii Fit users keep on boasting for the amazing fitness benefits that they derive from the regular use of Wii Balance Board. Infact for many families, Wii Fit has become a device that has changed their whole outlook of keeping themselves fit and no matter what age group do they belong to all of them take a regular work out with Nintendo Wii Fit.

With the unprecedented demand of the fitness tool the supply side has well fallen short indeed! According to industry analyst and prognosticator extraordinaire Michael Pachter, the economy slowdown in America is one of the strong reasons behind Wii Fit shortage -- nearly four times as many copies of the title made their way to Europe, where the Euro, unlike the dollar, is gaining strength.

People continue to benefit enormously with Wii Fit as some lose many unwanted pounds while some get a new platform to display their performances with thriving activities such as ski jumping, football and others. After all Balance Board and Wii Fit is truly life changing for obese and overweight people. Spending around 30 minutes on Wii Balance Board daily can bring miraculous results for anyone. Top titles which rocked the August charts in UK are WII FIT; SOULCALIBUR IV; MARIO KART WII; BIG BEACH SPORTS; WII PLAY; GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK; MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES; WALL-E; DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING and many while FIFA 08 on 20th position.

Nintendo Wii Fit Mysteries

Although a year after a burgeoning success to Nintendo Wii Fit many people still confuse themselves between Wii Fit and Wii Sports. The reason for this may be the similarity factor as also the inclusion of same group of games.

Wii Fit as an exergaming truly deserved to be named as a world class fitness innovation device. But one has to agree that without Wii Sports games Wii Fit wouldn’t have the same respect and liking as it continues to carry today. Nintendo’s approach to all its new innovations has been fantabulous. The introduction of Mii characters is just a kind of one example to name it.

The wireless Balance Board is a commendable peripheral and to everyone’s surprise Wii Balance Board peripheral, was bought by 10 percent of Wii owners in the first four days it was on sale in UK.

But Nintendo has suffered some serious problems in its supply of Wii consoles and Wii Fit for many months after its December 2006 launch in both the US and the UK, although it promised wannabe buyers a "steady supply" of the consoles would be forthcoming from the end of the year.

Truly a transformation in the realm of home fitness particularly the Wii Balance Board that comes along with Wii Fit has been appreciated a lot by the Wii Fit users. If you are striving for a perfect workout at home it can’t get better than Nintendo Wii Fit.

Does Wii Fit helps in shedding extra pounds? Check it out

Rumours have never ceased and always claimed as Wii Fit being a perfect fitness device for shedding extra weight when properly worked upon. Looking at the amazing slew of exercises that Nintendo Wii Fit comes along with, the fitness tool really looks promising indeed! But shedding pounds does require a firm determination from your side of performing consistent and regular work outs with Wii Fit.

Exercises such as Hula Hoop game that demand hard body movements can really help in this context. Wii Fit ads themselves claim that a regular work out without a proper diet in tandem will definitely not improve any results for you. A daily work out of even 20 minutes will help all the couch potatoes a lot.

A good workout includes an optimum combination of different exercises such as ski jumping, football or for that sake yoga poses with stretching and balancing. Even Rhythm boxing is a blast and a great warm up exercise. Running and aerobics are also an significant aspect of any workout.

Similarly, when you unlock the free run, you can get creative with it. Free run asks you how long you want to run for, and then all it measures essentially, is how many times the controller goes up and down. Yoga poses are commendable as they increase the overall resistant power of your body. Push ups and sit ups are an added advantage. Not to forget that numerous fat people have been benefited enormously from this fitness boon.

Nintendo Wii Fit is definitely a unnecessary calorie burner device and a small gym at your home in a true sense.

Nintendo Wii Fit Craze making people euphoric

One must respect anything that has to concern with human fitness. Nintendo first introduced Wii Console for all the video game lovers. With Wii console you can make movements as the games animated characters move on your TV but will definitely not make your body sweat. This made way to the excellent exergaming concept Nintendo Wii Fit.

Wii Fit uses a wonderful wireless mat namely Wii Balance Board which measures your body balance and BMI (Body Mass Index) – the ratio of your height to weight with pinpoint accuracy. Also it will give you a motivation to perform varied exercises such as aerobics; yoga poses; muscle conditioning and stretching and balancing games like ski jumping. A character named Mii motivates you to play and take challenges at every point of time. The game is designed for everyone aging from nine year kid to sixty year old man.

Games are segmented in various departments quite brilliantly. For example one of the funniest Wii Fitness games looks like the football heading game, in which the players are required to move their heads in the right direction to head the oncoming balls. Other mini games include doing hula hoops by shaking your hips and a marble madness style game where your balance is key to winning. Also there are more serious fitness style games that include doing strenuous balancing exercises, press-ups, and yoga.

It is claimed by people that the aerobics part of Wii Fit is probably the most beneficial of all the exercises on Wii Fit. On the other hand Yoga is brilliant too but is a bit difficult job for the first timers. You can also measure Wii Fit Age by factoring the user's BMI reading, testing the user's centre of gravity and conducting quick balance tests. Explore the fitness area with the amazing exergaming console namely Nintendo Wii Fit.

Yoga with Nintendo Wii Fit mitigates your body pain

Wii Fit is mainly categorised in four parts comprising more than forty outstanding activities and games. Yoga is one such part of Wii Fit that has helped enormous number of people to mitigate their pains and body problems. But one should take utmost care while performing various yoga poses particularly the knees, back and neck portion must be dealt with perfect accuracy to ensure ultimate safety.

Here are some of the things that one must consider while performing yoga poses. As Yoga is a mind relaxing plus inner-body strengthening exercise one must try to focus on the present moment that is the breath and the movement part of one’s body. Wii Fit yoga program is all about making your mind feel relaxed and your living stress free with full of joy and happiness. You need to choose a trainer in order to work in tandem with the same. The selected trainer then demonstrates the poses which you too have to perform simultaneously.

Also Wii Fit Yoga has instigated a sparking interest amongst the youth to perform it on a regular basis. The Final Relaxation pose included in Wii Fit is commendable as you get to perform mediation on a yoga mat indeed! The standing balancing postures such as tree and king dancer will actually help you maintain your body balance and keep you in shape.

Yoga scores are one another interesting part of Wii Fit Yoga as it challenges you to display a better performance each time you do Yoga. Truly invokes you a interest in you to perform Yoga and is indeed a treat to do it on a consistent basis.

Other activities include 10-minute Aerobic exercises; Muscle Conditioning with controlled motions using arms, legs and other body parts and balance Games and fun activities, such as ski jumping and heading footballs, that challenge the player's overall body balance.