Kick-start a healthier lifestyle with Wii Fit!

20 February 2008 – Wii Fit; Nintendo’s new, unique and innovative application for Wii, is set to launch across Europe on 25 April 2008.  Designed to get people all across Europe moving their bodies, Wii Fit has already sold in excess of 1.4 million units since its Japanese launch on 1 December 2007 - making it one of the fastest selling Wii titles in Japan!

Wii Fit has been designed to be enjoyed by the whole family. In Japan it has been encouraging family members as a whole to discuss the topic of fitness and take an active interest in understanding their own fitness in a fun and entertaining way, all in the comfort of their own home. Now this unique and dynamic new title is making its way across the water and is aiming to get people across Europe up on their feet and moving their bodies as they experience daily exercises that combine fitness with fun.

How is this possible? It's simple, with the introduction of the intuitive Wii Balance Board!

Wii Fit comes bundled with the Wii Balance Board, an accessory developed exclusively for the Wii console that will have a far-reaching impact for all who use it. It’s innovative, exciting and - most of all - fun and simple for everyone to use.  It is a pressure sensitive, wireless balance board that is placed on the floor – so someone can stand on it in front of the TV. It senses weight and shift in balance in any direction and gives players full control over on-screen activities as they follow instructions and make the correct movements. This allows personal improvement goals to be set to effectively help you and your family to train and stay fit...

Increasing your awareness of the importance that fitness has on everyday life and keeping yourself and family motivated should be easier with Wii Fit. The programme allows up to 8 people to track progress and monitor performance. Once you insert the Wii Fit Disk into a Wii console, the new Wii Fit Channel can be added to your Wii Menu. After the Wii Fit Channel is added, you don't have to insert the Wii Fit Disk into a Wii console in order for the Wii Balance Board to scale your weight, calculate your BMI, measure your centre of bodily balance and conduct a balance test that calculates your Wii Fit Age. It also allows you to monitor how long you did which category of exercise for in one day, all in the comfort of your own home and without the need to keep inserting the Wii Fit Disk into your Wii console each time.

There are 4 training categories including Aerobic Exercises, Muscle Workouts, Yoga and Balance Games that will help you and your family to develop bodily balance control, burn fat in the body, tone and condition muscles, and help increase aerobic stamina. Discover over 40 different activities within these training categories such as Hula Hoop™, Ski Jump, Press-up Challenge, Rhythm Boxing, Rowing Squat, Lunge and classic Yoga poses such as Half Moon, Tree and Crocodile Twist.  With all this on offer and much more, Wii Fit, along with the Wii Balance Board, introduces an accessible and intuitive programme for all the family to enjoy

Through Wii Fit’s training programme, helpful tutorials and encouragements from your on-screen fitness trainer, who will change his or her verbal instructions depending on how you actually perform, and the included Wii Fit Channel, you will continue to have endless fun whilst having the satisfaction of knowing you are aiding yourself, and your family, on the path to a healthier lifestyle.

Wii Fit comes bundled with the Wii Balance Board and launches across Europe on 25 April 2008.