Bigben Interactive is set to release two new exercise games for the Wii in Europe this winter – My Body Coach and Cyberbike. The former is a workout routine which seems similar to exercise games already available for the Wii, except it eschews the Balance Board for a pair of 500g (~1 lb) dumbbells into which the Wiimotes are inserted. Unfortunately, there is no mention of further weights being available, suggesting that many will outgrow the peripherals quickly. Additionally, My Body Coach
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Hands OnWii Fit Plus: Feeling The BurnBy Michael McWhertor on August 21, 2009 at 9:20 AM Nintendo featured its balance board-controlled fitness game Wii Fit Plus at Gamescom this week, ensuring that there was little to no wait to go socks-on with the Wii sequel. That gave us plenty of time to burn some calories.The Gamescom demo featured nine of the fifteen mini-games promised for Wii Fit Plus, six of which we got to try, thanks to attendees showing far more interest in things that weren’t Wii F
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Wii Fit is ideal for everybody. But what is it and why are so many people want to get it?Nintendo Wii Fit with Wii Balance Board turns your TV room into a fitness centerfor the whole family. Family members will have fun getting a “core” workout, and viewing results and progress on a new channel on the Wii Menu. Nintendo’s system has made gaming more accessible by converting natural human motion into game control, and with every move of the wrist it has been getting a whole new base into the fold
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The hit combination of Wii Sports and the Wii Remote brought golf swings and tennis serves into people’s homes. Now Nintendo turns the living room into a fitness center for the whole family with Wii Fit and the Wii Balance Board. With Wii Fit, family members will have fun getting a “core” workout, and talking about and comparing their results and progress on a new Wii Fit channel on the Wii Menu.
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The active-play phenomenon started by Wii Sports now spreads to your whole body thanks to Wii Fit and the pressure-sensitive Wii Balance Board, which comes bundled with it. Used together players will experience an extensive array of fun, dynamic and surprisingly challenging activities, including aerobics, yoga, muscle stretches and balance oriented games. The focus of these activities is towards providing a “core” workout, a popular exercise method that emphasizes slower, controlled motions, but
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Ever want to try a board sport like surfing, snow boarding, or windsurfing? Now you can in the comfort of your own living room. That’s right! Just hop on the iJoy Human Touch Balance Board at home and forget about the swimsuit or snow goggles. I was recently given the opportunity to review this cool product. Now YOU can have a chance to win one! Entry details at the end of this article. According to iJoy, no matter the season, no matter the board sport, the motorized Human Touch Board Balan
And cats too, according to the press release (after the jump). The E3 video above shows off some Balance Board minigames in the style of Super Mario and that one Monkey Ball game. As a guy struggling with the barren, charmless EA Sports Active, I’m glad to see that Wii Fit Plus is including customizable workouts for “seamless exercise.” It’s due this fall, packaged both with and without the Wii Balance Board. You’d think they’d start trotting out some 2-player Balance Board activities to try
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