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Nintendo Announces Wii Fit: Step Pad To Get Healthy

by Stuart Piazza

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Nintendo has just announced a new Wii Peripheral. It is a step-pad type device which allows you to stand, sit, do push-ups, and other aerobic exercises such as jump-roping alongside a new title, Wii Fit. The game will monitor your health rating, and provide many mini games to get your fat butt in shape.

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The device measures your balance, and even calculates your weight (body mass index.) It is wireless via bluetooth, and will ship later this year with the software title.

*UPDATE: According to Wii Fit, Reggie of Nintendo is too fat. If you would like to read the live transcripts of Nintendo and Sony’s conference, you can do so here.

Here is the video of the announcement:

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Posted in Nintendo Wii on July 11th, 2007

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21 Responses to “Nintendo Announces Wii Fit: Step Pad To Get Healthy”

  1. Aggravated Gamers » Nintendo Announces Wii Fit: Step Pad To Get Healthy Says:
    July 11th, 2007 at 2:20 pm

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  2. Inexistent Man Says:
    July 11th, 2007 at 2:30 pm

    AWESOME!

  3. Topaz Says:
    July 11th, 2007 at 3:57 pm

    Man this looks hot. I can’t wait to work out my husband on it. If he doesn’t do at least two hours a day, he’s not getting ANY!! I will also have to train him as a matter of course. It took multiple tries for me to teach him how to hit the ball in Wii tennis. Either that or he just liked me behind him showing him the moves. Either way he’s HOPELESS at sports. Good thing he’s cute. We will both enjoy this. Maybe me more that him.

  4. Matthew Demyen’s Blog » Nintendo Announces Wii Fit: Step Pad To Get Healthy Says:
    July 11th, 2007 at 4:00 pm

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    July 11th, 2007 at 4:14 pm

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  6. Jason Says:
    July 11th, 2007 at 5:48 pm

    That does look pretty cool. Nintendo is really trying to expand their market. Check out this Digg article about using the Wii Mat for Tony Hawk:

    http://www.chatsquatch.net/2007/07/11/nintendo-use-the-wii-fit-mat-for-tony-hawk-games/

    -Jason
    http://www.chatsquatch.net

  7. Jason Says:
    July 11th, 2007 at 5:49 pm

    Oops, Digg article here:

    Digg article

    -Jason
    http://www.Chatsquatch.net

  8. Nintendo Announces Wii Fit: Step Pad To Get Healthy « The Computer User Videophiler Blog Says:
    July 11th, 2007 at 7:56 pm

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  9. Smoke420.com - Seriously Addicting » Blog Archive » Video Games Keep Evolving - Nintendo Wii Gets You Even Fitter Says:
    July 11th, 2007 at 9:44 pm

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  10. no-one Says:
    July 11th, 2007 at 10:23 pm

    How good will a skateboarding or snowboarding game be on this thing? Awesome.

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  14. 1P Start » Blog Archive » New SKU for the Wii? Says:
    October 5th, 2007 at 1:08 pm

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  18. Wii Fit and... Says:
    November 19th, 2008 at 10:33 am

    If you are using Wii Fit and you want a wider variety of exercise video games you can use camera based games or dance mats in addition to Wii Fit.

  19. design Says:
    November 27th, 2008 at 2:36 pm

    When you make working out into a game instead of a chore, it becomes a lot more accessible to the average person.

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