Introduction
Exercise-oriented video games aren't new, but Wii Fit is certainly the most technically advanced one yet. Fun games like snowboarding, Hula Hoop, and tightrope keep it from being tedious. The ingenious Balance Board tracks your center of gravity, and although we're skeptical about its fitness evaluation criteria, a few weeks of use has noticeably improved our balance. We wish you could save your own workout routines, and we advise against taking it too seriously as a fitness tool, but overall we're impressed with Wii Fit, and the Balance Board has lots of potential as a controller.

The balance games and aerobic activities are fun for everyone and are worth the price alone...

by Joe Ferrell on November 3, 2008:
“I haven't been able to find a friend willing to exercise with me and am not willing to pay the hefty $$$ to pay for a personal trainer so the Wii Fit is a reasonable and cost effective way to get me off the couch and moving around. I'm not really motivated...” More...