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.