Nintendo’s WiiFit -- FitNess For Every Body


	Nintendo’s WiiFit -- FitNess For Every Body
rj3sp
5-19-2008 1:12 PM
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fitness, nintendo, wii, workout, games, video, inteactive
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Nintendo's WiiFit is not meant to replace a gym. But might become a global, affordable, mass-market interactive home-fitness system.
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<STRONG>WHAT’S ON TV?</STRONG> Nintendo’s Wii Fit offers, from left, hula-hoop exercises, yoga, fitness training, top, and boxing.
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</NYT_TEXT><P>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.</P></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/15/fashion/15fitness.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.nytimes.com/img/FF790F74-1E1A-4A9F-B637-B298593D3748" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/15/fashion/15fitness.html"><P class="caption">
<STRONG>TRYOUT</STRONG> Cyndi Lee, working out with Wii Fit’s yoga program, says it teaches from a fitness or gym perspective. 
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