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Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board

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User Reviews

  1. Review Date: 2009-11-21

    The new Wii Fit Plus has a lot more activities than the original and it provides lots of fun for folks with varying abilities and interests. We don't have kids and we are not spring chickens. The only thing that irritates me is when you don't complete an activity in the allotted time (like the Table Tilts) it ends and you have to start all over again from the beginning. It doesn't allow you to repeat or practice the level you failed and, although it provides exercise because you have to start all over again, it gets boring if you can't fairly quickly master the troublesome level. Why do they have limited times anyway? Who cares how long it takes?

    User: Deb
    Rating:
    Summary: Gets us off the couch!
    Helpful Votes: 1
    Total Votes: 1
  2. Review Date: 2009-11-21

    Great for family fun. New games are great. Wish you could access all games without "earning" access to them but otherwise a quality gaming experience.
    And it came Free Shipping in only two days!!

    User: Ron F.
    Rating:
    Summary: Wii Fit Plus
    Helpful Votes: 0
    Total Votes: 0
  3. Review Date: 2009-11-20

    Another great product from Nintendo and something 4yr olds to 94 year olds can use with the ever growing number of games, activities and exercises you can do with the balance board. You can do workouts, play games and mix and match many accessories to change things up and incorporating the board.

    You will go through batteries, either invest in good rechargable pack or they will come out with a LONG cord that you could just plug it in. If not look online as you may find good deals on double AA batteries.

    Thanks Nintendo and I recommend the board to all Wii owners, especially couples and families as you can do many interactive things.

    User: Stuart Floyd
    Rating:
    Summary: Outstanding, great for the entire family!
    Helpful Votes: 0
    Total Votes: 0
  4. Review Date: 2009-11-19

    This is my first Wii game and I am having so much fun working out. It is easy to set up and fun to play. I am using it daily to establish a workout routine. It combines strength, agility and stretching. I highly recommend this game.

    User: Lillian Fairbanks
    Rating:
    Summary: total fun workout
    Helpful Votes: 0
    Total Votes: 0
  5. Review Date: 2009-11-19

    This is a Christmas for the grandchildren. No one has used it yet. Hubby and I have played it and really like it. Its not just for kids. We're 70.

    User: Smallfoot
    Rating:
    Summary: WII
    Helpful Votes: 0
    Total Votes: 0

Editorial Reviews

Wii Fit attracted millions of new players to the world of video games. Now Wii Fit Plus offers a range of new features and enhancements to help players reinvigorate their workouts, along with exercises and balance games designed to keep them fun. Players will find a new dimension to the Wii Fit experience as they easily set their own customized workout routines, or choose 20-, 30- or 40-minute workouts based on how much time they have available.

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Yoga and strength activity selector in 'Wii Fit Plus'
6 new yoga & strength activities.
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The 'Perfect 10' balance game from 'Wii Fit Plus'
The 'Perfect 10' balance game.
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Workout personalization options in the Locker Room in 'Wii Fit Plus'
Personalization options.
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The 'Obstacle Course' balance game from 'Wii Fit Plus'
'Obstacle Course' game
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Targeting specific body areas for excercise in 'Wii Fit Plus'
Target specific body areas.
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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.

Product Details

  1. The Wii Fit Plus Bundle includes the game software and the Wii Balance Board.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.

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