Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board
Users will also be able to choose from specialized workout routines
that focus on all-around individual personal fitness goals or certain
target areas. And with the addition of activities like Skateboarding and
Rhythm Kung Fu, players will be using the Wii Balance Board accessory
in a variety of new and fun ways.
Gameplay
As with
the original Wii Fit release,
Wii Fit Plus
is designed, as its name implies, to improve the user's fitness. The
game contains a large number of activities that fall into a variety of
categories, including: yoga, aerobics, strength training and balance
games. With all but a few exceptions, which utilize variations on a
standard Wii Remote configuration, all activities utilize the Wii
Balance Board (included with this bundle), either alone or configured
with either a Wii Remote alone or the Wii Remote and nunchuck. The
Balance Board, like any other Wii controller acts as a motion/pressure
sensing device wirelessly synched to your Wii and replicating your
body's movements. Each controller employed occupies one of the Wii's
four wireless inputs, together mapping the reference points needed to
recreate most full body motions on screen. Although this limits the
majority of the activities to a single player orientation, various
activities throughout the game support up to eight players in
alternating play.
To use Wii Fit Plus players import
their Miis from their Wii system, set up profiles, establish a current
physical baseline, set fitness goals, and embark on a routine to reach
them. Wii Fit Plus tracks your usage, weight and progress towards
your goal over time, giving you a status report as you start each
session. At any time players can choose whatever activity they want,
whether exercise or balance game, and as they progress in these they
will level up in each, gaining points, setting high scores and unlocking
more activities.
Personalization Option Via 'The Locker Room'
The original Wii Fit was designed to have something for everyone. Now Wii Fit Plus
raises the bar by providing users with personalization options that
allow them to find/create a specific workout routine that is exactly
right for them, their family and their lifestyle. One example of this is
"The Locker Room." Easily accessible throughout the game, here players
can choose from a number customizable options that allow them to
maximize their time with Wii Fit Plus without having to navigate
through the game menu while in the middle of a workout. In essence this
allows players to become their own personal trainer. Customization
options available within The Locker Room include: preprogrammed and
timed Wii Fit Plus Routines; My Routine, where you choose your
own set of activities, optimizing their length and area of the body to
be focused on; and Favorites, a notation of activities you frequent,
which provides fast access to exercises you enjoy doing the most.
Addition Yoga and Strength Exercises
Designed as an addition to the already substantial list of focused, physical exercises available in Wii Fit, Wii Fit Plus
contains six new and challenging strength and yoga activities. But
continuing with the game's commitment to personalization, the key to
these additions is not in their volume, but in how the player chooses to
mix and match them. Do them in the order they are presented, or combine
them in whatever order you want. The choice is yours. The player even
has the ability to repeat the ones that he/she prefers, maximizing
attention and effort where it is needed most. In addition, for those to
whom time is a commodity, you can now omit unnecessary interludes
between exercises, making for a continuous, timesaving routine.
A Wealth of New Balance Games
Regardless of the considerable fitness factor packed into Wii Fit Plus, the Nintendo brand is and will always be all about having fun. With that in mind Wii Fit Plus
also comes packed with 15 new, entertaining balance games suitable for
every member of the family. Just a few of those that players can expect
to see are: Juggling; Skateboarding; Snowball Fight; Obstacle Course, a
log-leaping, cannonball-evading event reminiscent of what Nintendo icon
Mario must go through; and Perfect 10, a balance game designed to
promote a combination of physical and mental health. In this final
example the player's Mii is situated between multiple color-coated
balls, each showing specific numbers, with the goal to swing your hips,
hula style, in different directions to tap out a total of ten as many
times as possible before time runs out.
Key Game Features
- The Wii Fit Plus Bundle includes the game software and the Wii Balance Board.
- Users can input the amount of time they want to spend on their workouts or select an area for personal improvement, and Wii Fit Plus will suggest a number of diverse activities for them.
- For
the first time, users can mix and match which strength and yoga
activities they prefer on a given day. The seamless exercise flows make
it easier than ever for users to maintain their daily workout routines.
- Users
might be asked to run an obstacle course across a series of platforms,
zoom across a beach on a Segway x2 Personal Transporter or flap their
arms to help their hilarious chicken-suited characters aim for targets.
- The
range of games and customization options will make players want to play
every day. They’ll be having so much fun that their workouts will seem
to fly by in no time at all.
- Players also can see estimates of calories burned and can even activate a feature that lets them weigh their dogs or cats.
