Nintendo to Launch ‘Wii Fit’ Home Fitness Game

October 10th 2007 | Games Consoles

Nintendo Co Ltd said on Wednesday it would start selling its “Wii Fit” home fitness game in Japan in time for the critical year-end shopping season, sending its shares to a record high.

Nintendo’s announcement comes just a day after Sony Corp said it would cut the price of its PlayStation 3 by 10 percent in Japan and launch a new, lower-priced PS3 model, to battle Nintendo’s dominance.

The new game, which goes on sale on December 1 for 8,800 yen ($75), features a pressure-sensing mat called the “Wii Balance Board”, which looks like a set of bathroom scales and can sense when a person moves and leans, enabling players to “head” virtual soccer balls and experience ski jumping on a TV screen. The board can also be used for such activities as yoga and aerobics.

Reuters

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Nintendo to Launch ‘Wii Fit’ Home Fitness Game
Published in: Games Consoles on 2007-10-10