arjun Posted August 8, 2007 Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 History Wii Fit was first revealed as Wii Health Pack, by Shigeru Miyamoto, during a conference in mid-September of 2006.[7] Then described as a "way to help get families exercising together",[7] the game idea had first been included in Miyamoto's original design document for the whole Wii Series, the entirety of which was scribbled down on a single sheet of paper. As with other games designed by Shigeru Miyamoto, such as Nintendogs and Pikmin, the design of Wii Fit was influenced by the activities in Miyamoto's daily life.Miyamoto states that he and his family had become more health-conscious, going to the gym and tracking their weight. He found that it had become "fun over time to talk about these things",and as weighing yourself "didn't make much of a game",they decided to build games around the idea to mesh with the concept. In an interview with Game Informer at E3 2007 Miyamoto revealed that Wii Fit had been developed with a "full-scale" team for a year at the time.The Wii Balance Board had been worked on for "almost two years", however. [edit] Gameplay The Wii Balance Board used to play Wii Fit The Wii Balance Board used to play Wii Fit Wii Fit will use a unique platform peripheral called the Wii Balance Board that can measure a user's body mass index and their center of gravity. The game will have about 40 different activities,[10] including yoga poses, press ups, and other exercises. Furthermore, Wii Fit will allow its players to compare their fitness by using Wii Fit's own channel on the Wii Menu. In a similar manner to the "Brain Age" calculated within Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!, Wii Fit will also track a user's "Wii Fitness Age". At the moment, according to Shigeru Miyamoto when speaking to IGN during an interview at E3 2007, there are currently no plans to integrate any WiiConnect24 functionality into Wii Fit. He did note, however, that there could be possibilities to take advantage of the WiiConnect24 in the future, such as using the service to keep in contact with a doctor to help with rehabilitation, or with a fitness specialist to help with training exercises. Activities Nintendo of Europe's E3 2007 page for the United Kingdom states that the training within Wii Fit will be divided into four categories: Aerobic Exercise, lasting ten minutes, Muscle Conditioning, Yoga Poses, and Balance Games, including ski-jumping.These exercises will provide a "core workout",]emphasizing slower, controlled motions.[ Of these activities, the following were shown at E3 2007, in conjunction with Wii Fit's announcement. * Yoga exercises * Press ups * Step aerobics, including a game in which the player must step on and off the Wii Balance Board in rhythm to the background music * Hitting on-coming soccer balls and avoiding other objects by leaning forward and back * A ball-rolling mini-game * Hula hooping * Ski jumping, whereby the player squats as low as possible, whilst maintaining his or her balance, and then quickly stands as fast as possible in order to gain a good jump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emo-Iwata Posted August 8, 2007 Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 ^^ Don't flame me or anything but this is where I think Wii lost out on the old school/hardcore gamers. Wii Fit? Sure, it might sell millions but seriously, it's lame. yea you are right,all other major Wii games releasing this year like Mario Galaxy,Metroid prime-Corruption,Super smash brothers brawl,No more heroes,Dragon quest swords,Battalion wars 2,Umbrella Chronicles,Zack & Wiki etc etc are all Non games............Nintendo doesn't care about the hardcore anymore =(......Oh wait.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emo-Iwata Posted August 8, 2007 Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 the only thing they have taken a step backwards is the graphics other than that we are still seeing what w saw from them the last 5-10 years with some obvious additions(ie the so called non games genre),thinking about it there was never a time when the big nintendo franchises were released within a span of 12 months,Mario,metroid and smash within 3 months time?unheard of back then,if you wanna blame something nintendo related,blame the third parties,they were too busy until recently sitting on their fat asses expecting the wii to bomb and be just a fad. funnily enough the only non games being released by nintendo this year for the wii are big brain academy(already released) and i can't think of any other,you can't call mario party 8 or warioware non games cos they are still games and they didn't start on wii either both started on what you might call traditional systems before the the phrase non game came into being,N64 and Gba respectively. finally,i don't think they took the cheap route infact it was very smart of them,if they made a system the similar to the competetion they would have gotten steamrolled,and y'know its never fun coming in last,how can it be a cheap way anyway,since the route nintendo was taking was unproven at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hahaman Posted August 25, 2007 Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 ^^agree with ya completly wii fit looking forward to it wii is the best yeah baby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emo-Iwata Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 people lining up for Wiifit in Japan different store from famitsu(with the exception of the last pic) http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1212247_1124.html(copy paste the link) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arjun Posted December 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 :shock3: :shock3: :shock3: :shock3: i want !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arjun Posted December 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 189$ on play-asia .... but it says only compatible with jap consoles :@ i guess il have to wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hahaman Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 ^^did u know that they abnormally made the price double it was rs3500 n now its rs7600 wth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emo-Iwata Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 ^^did u know that they abnormally made the price double it was rs3500 n now its rs7600 wth maybe there is a shortage in japan or something like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arjun Posted December 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 ^^hmmmm possible cuz a guy on ebay is selling it at $500.... but the strange thing is tht many of these online sties have stock of wiifit.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hahaman Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 but like double is insane lets see then when the us ver comes out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emo-Iwata Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 ^^hmmmm possible cuz a guy on ebay is selling it at $500.... but the strange thing is tht many of these online sties have stock of wiifit.... they probably had scalpers to get it for them when it launched Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emo-Iwata Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 but like double is insane lets see then when the us ver comes out i don't think it will be that insanely priced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hahaman Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 but dont u feel rs7600 is a way too much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanc666 Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 it doesnt interest me at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hahaman Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 ^^why the heck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emo-Iwata Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 but dont u feel rs7600 is a way too much we haven't seen the US pricing yet,lets wait and see if we convert the actual Japanese retail price which is around 8800 yen it is roughly around 80 US dollars,which in turn is around Rs 3000 if i'm not mistaken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emo-Iwata Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 it doesnt interest me at all everybody has different tastes in games so yea.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arjun Posted December 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 imo US release will be priced at $99.99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emo-Iwata Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 imo US release will be priced at $99.99 my guess is 79 USD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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