In 2008, when Wii Fit was first released it changed all the concepts about how and where fitness training could be performed. And now the new and improved version, Wii Fit Plus, represents a totally new experience that is both fun and healthy. The Wii Fit Plus set includes a balance board and two remote [...]

Since first appearing, Wii Fit immediately grabbed everyone’s attention and the product soon became yet another best selling title produced by Nintendo. Doctors have even spoken about how it can be used for exercise, but an event is now planned that is unprecedented for any Nintendo Wii game. On 26 March at the London Science [...]

If you’re tired of walking or the weather is bad outside, then it’s Nintendo Wii time. Everybody these days are starting to talk about the console as a tool to keep player’s bodies in shape and now, students at Dalhousie University have examined whether playing with a Nintendo Wii can actually replace exercise. The study [...]

Especially when compared to other games consoles, the Nintendo Wii is number one when it comes to exercising. While playing boxing or tennis you might just be keeping your body in shape, or at least that how Nintendo Wii owners feel after the first few hours of play. Others are now trying to take advantage [...]

Nintendo’s innovative controllers have so much potential that Nintendo’s marketing specialists are always busy implementing new ideas. Wii Fit is one of those ideas, offering overweight people who don’t like diets the opportunity to at least engage in fun exercise. Basically, Wii Fit is a piece of developed specially hardware that you stand on and [...]

There are many stories that playing especially active games on Wii is similar to real physical exercise. However, news reports now cast doubts on such claims. According to the BBC, the amount of energy expended when playing an active Nintendo Wii sports game is not as intensive as you might imagine. Wii players used only [...]