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Wii Fit Diet, and My Fitness Coach!
On another note, I bought My Fitness Coach, because I was honestly getting a little bored with the Wii Fit exercises. There is just not enough different aerobic exercises to do in Wii Fit and I hate having to pick out what I want to do. It takes like 45-50 minutes to do a 30 minute workout. But My Fitness Coach, which was only $30 new at Gamestop, is super cool. It doesn’t work with the Wii Balance Board (other than using it as a step) but it’s still nice. Kind of like an exercise video, only...   [read the full post]

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Rate Sports Pack Bundle Adapters For Nintendo Wii Remote

Original at WASAlive ! nintendo wii external link    21 hours ago

Hey, check out these auctions: Wii Fit Plus game US $23.00 (5 Bids) End Date: Thursday Nov-19-2009 18:26:38 PST Bid now | Add to watch list Bratz: Movie Starz (Wii) US $14.99 End Date: Thursday Nov-19-2009 18:26:42 PST Buy It Now for only: US $14.99 Buy it now | Add to watch list SPORTS PACK BUNDL...

Rate MomsWhoSave: still avail: Wii Fit Plus - $19.99 w/free shipping & We Ski...

Original at Megatokyo News external link    Thu, Nov 19

MomsWhoSave: still avail: Wii Fit Plus - $19.99 w/free shipping & We Ski for Nintendo Wii now $17.78 w/free shipping http://is.gd/4L4Z4 (while they last)

Rate Nintendo Mall Experience tour heads cross-country next week

Original at Joystiq external link    Wed, Nov 18

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By David Hinkle On the Wii side, Nintendo will show off its top three games for the holiday season: Wii Sports Resort, New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Wii Fit Plus. For the handheld crowd, Nintendo will be pushing the new Style Savvy, Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box and The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Track...

Rate Wednesday Wii: Scoring

Original at steveshervais (WordPress) external link    Wed, Nov 18

By steveshervais The group that developed the Wii Fit+ from the Wii Fit seems to have been made up of different teams The group that developed the Wii Fit+ from the Wii Fit seems to have been made up of different teams

Rate Sports Authority to begin selling Wii consoles, Wii Fit Plus in stores

Original at Joystiq external link    Tue, Nov 17

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By Alexander Sliwinski Somewhere between the jockstraps and gun racks, The Sports Authority will begin selling Wii and Wii Fit Plus in select stores. Company President David Campisi says, "Sports Authority recognized that the Wii console is a product that can help you stay active and have fun with your family a...

Rate I <3 Wii Fit!

Original at ahealthyjd (WordPress) external link    Mon, Nov 16

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By Jamie (A Healthy J.D.) When I got home I decided to pull out the new Wii Fit to do some yoga and core work for the Whittle My Middle challenge. I ended up goofing around in the strength training section, balance section, and yoga section. I worked out 35 minutes and burned 119 calories, not too shabby! The Wii Fit has a t...

Past Two Weeks

 

Rate Buy Wii Fit Plus, get free water

Original at Joystiq external link    Tue, Nov 10

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By Andrew Yoon Did you upgrade to Wii Fit Plus so you can stay in shape over the holidays? While some may question the validity of a Wii Fit "workout," premium water company Hint is trying to capitalize on the craze by offering all purchasers of Nintendo's latest fitness title a free case of water. A standal...

Rate Wii Fit Plus rises to top of UK Chart

Original at CVG Online external link    Mon, Nov 9

Nintendo title moves up to claim the number one position as Wii hardware sales rocket. Nintendo's Wii Fit Plus climbed one place to take the top spot on the UK all formats chart as Wii hardware sales rocketed during the week ended November 7. Click here to read the full article Related Stories...

Rate Wii Fit Plus Review

Original at l0rddavid (WordPress) external link    Sun, Nov 8

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By l0rddavid Beyond the routines, there are three new strength and yoga activities each and fifteen new “training plus” activities (I told you there’d be more on them!). The training plus games are actually a lot of fun and a great addition to the Wii Fit lineup – even if three of them are essentially old a...

Past Month

 

Rate Rabbids Developers Remembered Wii's Neglected Features [Wii]

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Nov 3

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By Stephen Totilo The Wii Channels: When the Wii launched, Channels were a big deal. Nintendo offered photo and Mii channels, and, later, a shopping channel. Games could have their own channels, which could be installed onto the Wii's dashboard from the game's disc. Mario Kart Wii offered a tournament-trac...

Rate Famitsu top ten software sales for October

Original at Examiner.com external link    Sun, Nov 1

According to Famitsu, here are the top ten best-selling video games of October in Japan: 1. Pokemon HeartGold and Soul Silver (Nintendo DS) - 703,620 (2,771,229 LTD) 2. Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo Wii) - 659,904 3. Inazuma Eleven 2: Kyoui no Shinryakusha...

Rate Review: Wii Fit Plus

Original at Eurogamer external link    Sun, Nov 1

Gym and tonic. In the latest edition of Iwata Asks, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata and Shigeru Miyamoto discussed the sequel to Wii Fit. Except it's not a sequel, according to Miyamoto. "It's not number two! It's not what you'd call a sequel with a regular game - it's actually an enhanced ver...

Rate Wii Fit get Me fit?

Original at bahamablonde (WordPress) external link    Fri, Oct 30

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By bahamablonde So my only (or main) frustration I feel with my Wii Fit occasionally, is having to wait to ‘unlock’ the exercises I really want!  Yoga has been my main practice; that and a few of the strength training exercises. But so, to start with I think you only have access to like 3 or 4 yoga poses! And the o...

Rate Today’s Nintendo Channel update in video form

Original at Go Nintendo external link    Mon, Oct 26

Check out videos for Style Savvy, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Ghost Mansion Party, Tales of Monkey Island: Ep. 3, Sudoku, Wii Fit Plus, Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, Need for Speed: NITRO, Band Hero, Disney JONAS, SimAnimals: Africa, Ben 10 Alien Force Vilgax Attacks, Food Net...

Rate Wii Fit Plus for Nintendo Wii | Game review

Original at Guardian Unlimited external link    Sun, Oct 25

Nintendo Wii; £19.99 (requires balance board); cert 3+; Nintendo Gym bunnies may have scoffed and couch potatoes carried on scoffing, but in sales terms at least Wii Fit has been a huge success. The fitness game and balance board have been integral to Nintendo's strategy to widen the gamin...

Rate A Review, and A Beginning... Wii Fit Plus!

Original at humanvariant (WordPress) external link    Wed, Oct 21

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By humanvariant For those who have had a chance to look at Wii Fit, there are a lot of familiar activities. All of the games and exercises from the original are in fact in Wii Fit Plus. There are also 15 new games, and a couple new yoga poses and strength training exercises. Originally I didn’t think it would be wor...

October of 2009

 

Rate Wii Fit Plus: Game Review - Product Reviews (blog)

Original at yogabin.com external link    Sat, Oct 10

Telegraph.co.uk Wii Fit Plus: Game Review Product Reviews (blog) Some of the most popular exercises have now been expanded for Wii Fit Plus, such as the Yoga and Strength Training sections. The best feature of the new … Nintendo Wii to screen US air travellers TechRadar UK Game Review: 'Wii F...

Rate Opinion: System Sellers: Part 2 (Wii, DS)

Original at espion4ge (WordPress) external link    Wed, Oct 7

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By cmfl3x Nintendo Wii I was tempted to put the Wii itself as its own system seller, because that’s pretty much true. The Wii moves so many units because of all they hype generated around it. People gravitate to all the “Wii” games, Wii Fit sells a lot of systems, but many people are just content getting t...

Rate Opinion: System Sellers: Part 2 (Wii, DS)

Original at levelingdown.com external link    Wed, Oct 7

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By cmfl3x Nintendo Wii I was tempted to put the Wii itself as its own system seller, because that’s pretty much true. The Wii moves so many units because of all they hype generated around it. People gravitate to all the “Wii” games, Wii Fit sells a lot of systems, but many people are just content getting t...

Rate Wii Fit Plus - review

Original at Go Nintendo external link    Wed, Sep 30

A portion of a GameDaily review… Whether or not Wii Fit Plus will help you get in tip top condition, as Nintendo claims, remains to be seen, but this is an incredibly enjoyable video game for a budget price. Of course, if you still haven’t purchased a balance board, now’s a perfect time. Full...

September of 2009

 

Rate Old Wii games cluttering the top 50 NPD? Nintendo says that ‘old’...

Original at Go Nintendo external link    Fri, Sep 25

It seems like we have a good balance on the (NPD) list between new games and ones that have achieved that “evergreen” status that I’ve also mentioned before. That’s why Wii Fit is still right up there in the top 10 alongside Wii Sports Resort. Our games don’t spike in one month and then...

Rate Wii Fit On Public Transit — Not A Good Idea [Swag Report]

Original at Kotaku.com external link    Fri, Sep 25

I picked up a copy of Wii Fit Plus from Nintendo today for review purposes — and then had the traumatic task of getting the Balance Board pack home on public transit. I was standing on the...

Rate Nintendo's Unusual 2009 Wii Strategy: Publishing The Oldies [Wii]

Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, Sep 14

By Stephen Totilo Nintendo-Published Wii Games In 2008 Endless Ocean (new game) Super Smash Bros. Brawl (new game) Mario Kart Wii (new game) Wii Fit (new game) Mario Super Sluggers (new game) Wario Land: Shake It (new game) Wii Music (new game) Animal Crossing: City Folk (new game)

Rate Opinion: Day Twenty Seven - 18 Wii hours

Original at fit « external link    Tue, Sep 1

By nataliecabaj My 1 hour and some minutes long workout today brought me to a total of 18 hours I have spent on Wii Fit since we bought the Wii in July, which I think is really good, considering I have been away for 3 weeks and ill for some of the time as well.

Year 2009

 

Rate 33 Months Of Motion Control, The Wii's Hidden Struggle [Opinion]Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Kotaku external link    Sat, Jul 18

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By Stephen Totilo Even in Wii Fit, the great successor to Wii Sports, the Wii Remote was all but relegated to a laser pointer used to select menu options. Meanwhile, the mechanism for the game's motion was the Balance Board, a controller inspired by a bathroom scale.

Rate Podcast: Wii Fit at Trafford College

Original at newlearning (WordPress) external link    Thu, Jul 16

By kevhickeyuk Anita explains how they have used the Wii Fit and ballence board to improve balance, concentration, fine motor skills, confidence and social interaction with students.  She highlights one learner who got out of her wheel chair, to have a go, something which she had not done at college for...

Rate The Casualties of Wii

Original at New York Press external link    Wed, Jun 17

 NY Wii was asking for trouble with the Wii Fit, and now they've found it. The Washington Times reports on a recent abundance of Wii-related injuries: everything from wrist sprains to brain bleeds. It's not a pretty picture. "People just think, 'It's a ...

Rate Opinion: TWANG! Waggle! Kick! Punch! It's all in the mind!

Original at angryjedi (WordPress) external link    Sat, Jun 13

By angryjedi Those of you following me on Twitter may be familiar with my Jedi Health Kick blog. Perhaps you’re reading it already, in which case you’ll know I recently picked up a copy of EA Sports Active in my latest attempt to hammer and chisel my woeful body into a shape vaguely resembling human. It’s go...

Rate Patch: Wii Motion Plus will not work on older Wii games

Original at vg247.com external link    Wed, Apr 15

Nintendo has told GameDaily that Wii MotionPlus will not work on older games, nor will a patch be released for WMP to work with Wii Fit. “The Wii MotionPlus accessory is only for games that are designed to make use of its abilities,” said Nintendo in a statement. The site originally theorized...

Rate 'Party in the Patch' prizes rolling in

Original at Kilgore News Herald external link    Thu, Mar 5

  USA Among the items to be auctioned are a Wii game system and Wii Fit, a "puppy package" that includes a puppy, carrier, shots and accessories, a guitar, a Holland Grill, a gift certificate from Rick Bailey's Garage Art Tattoos, jewelry, luggage, ...

Rate Wii Fit Target Of Class Action Lawsuit [Wii]

Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, Feb 9

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By Luke Plunkett Slightly nutty fitness "guru" Michael Torchia has looked at Wii Fit, and as a slightly nutty fitness "guru", does not like what he sees. He reckons that, via "slick advertising campaigns", people are under the impression Wii Fit actually makes you fit, and are forgoing more effective met...

Rate How To: Andy 'the hips' HarrisVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Wed, Feb 4

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By rss@youtube.com (DelosFive) Andrew, prince of Wales, shows how to 'shake a tailfeather' on Wii Fit/Hula-Hoopin' Author: DelosFive Keywords: Andy Fit Harris Hoop Hula Wii Added: February 4, 2009

Rate Podcast: Anna Domyancic & Darren Gerber - Nintendo Wii as Therapeutic Tool

Original at IT Conversations external link    Thu, Dec 18

Although host Jon Udell isn't an avid gamer, and neither is his wife Luann, he was intrigued when she came home from a physical therapy session raving about the Nintendo Wii. In this episode Luann talks about how the Wii, the Balance Board, and the Wii Fit application are helping her retrain...

Rate A Return Of Wii Holiday Shortages?

Original at Igniq.com external link    Sat, Nov 22

By Sherri(noreply@blogger.com) Nintendo, however, is confident it can meet the holiday demand for consoles. The Wii Fit is another issue all together though. More links: Wii: Deadly Creatures Creeps Into Stores This December ‘Extra’ Wants Its Viewers To Get Wii Fit

Rate Opinion: (Wii) Music to my ears

Original at kamccollum (WordPress) external link    Thu, Oct 30

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By Kimberly McCollum I'm a big fan of the Wii.  Not only can I play (sort of) music, but I can exercise with it.  Through the Wii, I have infinitely patient instructors who never criticize, and always encourage.  With Wii Fit, I get instantaneous feedback, and a score for most exercises.  I can figure out what I did wr...

Rate 4cr Review - Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2009

Original at 4 color rebellion external link    Mon, Oct 27

By Jody Anthony But for a game like this, it’s not really the graphics that matter, it’s the fitness aspect. Luckily, JMFU2K9 has some pretty fun exercises. You pick how long you want to work out, and the game randomly chooses different workouts for you to do. I haven’t tried all of the exercises yet, but most o...

Rate Review: Wii Music Puts Improv Before Gameplay

Original at Wired external link    Thu, Oct 23

By Chris Kohler 50, Nintendo Rating: Images courtesy Nintendo See Also: Wii Music's Licensed Songs Hands On: Wii Music's Challenge-Free Rhythm Gaming Behind the Mario Maestro's Music Review: Song Remains (Mostly) the Same in Rock Band 2 Facing Competition, Guitar Hero IIICranks Gameplay to 11

Rate How To: Lose Weight with Nintendo's Wii Fit

Original at weightloss.suite101.com external link    Mon, Oct 13

The Nintendo Wii Fit is a fantastic way to get in shape and lose weight. Learn how to maximize your weight loss and slim down playing the Wii Fit fitness games.

Rate Podcast: Obsession of the Week: Friendly Fires

Original at threadtrend (WordPress) external link    Tue, Sep 2

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By threadtrend So my obsession for the week is Friendly Fires, a band hailing from the UK. Their debut album was released today in the UK on XL Recordings. I first heard of them through their single "Jump in the Pool." They have a sort of Talking Heads vibe and disco house sound but still very 2008. There song "On B...

Rate Patch: Wii Shop Channel Gets 3 New Titles

Original at DigitalBattle external link    Tue, Aug 5

By Jeff Baker Wii Firmware Updated. Nintendo has updated the Wii firmware to version 3, which includes several smaller updates and enhan… Wii’s Nintendo Channel Goes Live; Wii Fit Channel? Tags: DLC, Wii, Wiiware.

Rate How To: Wii Fit article

Original at Thallian and Anton's MMO and Random Rambles external link    Wed, Jul 2

By Thallian We just posted an article, "Using Wii Fit in Your Longterm Fitness Plan: 40+ Tips, Tutorials and Success Stories" (http://www.nursingdegree.net/blog/21/using-wii-fit-in-your-longterm-fitness-plan-40-tips-tutorials-and-success-stories/). ...

Rate How To: Use a Wii Fit balance board to play WoW

Original at Electronics Infoline external link    Tue, Jun 17

This video shows two german researchers using a Wii Fit Balance Board to play World of Warcraft. Their next step is to integrate the peripherals ability to double as a scale and network the collective weight of all of the dedicated WoW ...

Rate How To: Use a <b>Wii Fit balance board</b> to play WoW

Original at Daily DIY external link    Mon, Jun 16

By Jonah Brucker-Cohen This video shows two german researchers using a Wii Fit Balance Board to play World of Warcraft. Their next step is to integrate the peripheral's ability to double as a scale and network the collective weight of all of the dedicated WoW ...

Rate Opinion: Wii Fanboy Weekly: June 5 - June 11

Original at Joystiq external link    Wed, Jun 11

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By David Hinkle SPONSORED BY: Age of Empires III - Real-Time Strategy Game Control a European power on a quest to colonize and conquer the New World. AOE3 introduces new gameplay elements, as well as new civilizations, units, and technologies. http://www.ageofempires3.com/

Rate Wii Fit

Original at cdeaver (WordPress) external link    Sun, Jun 8

By nitetiger4 Credits scored for today: 42 minutes (all in aerobic exercises... so hula hoop, jogging... etc) Snack: So anyway, I hope this Wii Fit helps me lose some weight, cause I really need to do so! Wish me luck! So I picked up a Wii Fit last night! Andrew found one on E-bay that was used and selling nearby, so

Rate The night I bought a Wii Fit

Original at Geek.com external link    Fri, May 23

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By Brian Osborne 9:35pm - I ask customer service where the line is forming for the Wii Fit launch. Customer Rep responds, “A Wii Fit?”. It hits me at that moment that just perhaps this was a stupid idea. 11:58pm - I do my best impression of Rain Man rocking in the rocking chair while I say, “Gotta get a Wii Fit, Gotta...

Rate Wii Fit Review By a Formerly Fit Geek

Original at Gizmodo external link    Mon, May 19

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By Brian Lam Balance games are parlor games that encourage you to develop dynamic control in shifting your body weight. One game had me smashing soccer balls with my head while dodging cleats (hated it) but the best were the ski jumps, slalom and snowboarding emulators. (I could play those all day.)

Rate Podcast: SMYN: Episode 36 (05/11) - A Glorious Wii-turn

Original at Smash World external link    Sat, May 10

By Youko Gimpyfish is our guest host as we discuss Melee vs. Brawl, Mario Kart Wii, Wii Fit, Wii Ware, Rock Band, and answer some Mailtime Questions! It's two and a half hours of insightful discussion and humor abound from your podcasting fix - Show Me Your News!

Year 2007

 

Rate How To: DIY: Make Your Own Wii Fit Balance Board

Original at Kotaku external link    Thu, Oct 25

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By Brian Ashcraft Can wait for the Wii Fit Balance Board? Never can Game Labo! The Japanese video game hacker mag's latest issue has an article on how to make your own. There's a dialogue and a Classic Controller is involved. Good news is that this homebrew doesn't have a 300 pound limit like the Wii Balance Boar...

Rate Podcast: Gearlog Radio: The Best of Bluetooth Headsets, Geek Politics, and More

Original at eWeek external link    Fri, Jul 13

By Jen the Weird Hunter The second half gets even better with the introduction of Spock.com (No, it's not a fan base for Star Trek; it's a "people" search engine that reveals things you may not want others to see. Nintendo promotes health and fitness with its new Wii Fit and balance board accessory. And a computer mou...

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