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E3 2007 VIDEO: Nintendo transforms Wii into a workout center

Wednesday, July 11, 2007 16:40

Santa Monica (CA) – Nintendo’s ideas to reach new customers for its Wii game console have added another direction today: The company introduced the WiiFit software and the Wii Balance Board which effectively create a virtual workout center in front of your TV.
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Slideshow: Nintendo announces WiiFit

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Nintendo - Wiifit Trailer

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New York Times

Fitness for Every Body

O.K., Avatar, Work With Me


WHAT’S ON TV? Nintendo’s Wii Fit offers, from left, hula-hoop exercises, yoga, fitness training, top, and boxing.


Published: May 15, 2008

WHEN Nintendo released the Wii 18 months ago, it upended the notion of what video games could be. Moving beyond the sunlight-deprived young men at gaming’s core, Nintendo appealed to the rest of the world with an intuitive, family-friendly entertainment experience.



TRYOUT Cyndi Lee, working out with Wii Fit’s yoga program, says it teaches from a fitness or gym perspective.