What is Wii Fit&trade?
Wii Fit™ is a video game for the popular Wii entertainment system, produced by Nintendo. Unlike most video games, which are produced primarily for entertainment, Wii Fit™ is built largely to help people get in shape. It provides a number of different exercise modules, and is played by using a special peripheral, the Wii Balance Board. The game is massively popular, and many people have lauded it as a step towards helping to promote universal health, especially among sectors of the population that are traditionally out of shape. First released in Japan in late-2007, the Wii Fit™ made its way to the rest of the world throughout 2008. By early 2009 the game had sold more than 14 million copies worldwide, making it Nintendo’s third best-selling game for the Wii system, and generating more than $1 billion US Dollars (USD) in revenue. The game itself sells for around $90 USD, and includes a Balance Board. Although designed to help people get into shape, the Wii Fit™ system accomplishes this
