Wii get fit…

I found the coolest article in Reuters Life! There is a Canadian health club in Vancouver, BC that is using video game technology as a means of working out. The article states that the “new form of exercise is for people bored with the treadmill or cycling classes.” The Wii Workout Station is at Studeo 55 in Vancouver. Reuters reported that they “incorporated Nintendo Wii workout station into circuit training where users can punch, run and jump with the system’s movement-sensitive controller.”

This is a great example of finding a niche and using technology to fill that gap. People are always trying to find challenging ways to workout. Using the Wii is ingenious because there are a variety of interactive games chose from. Instead of paying thousands of dollars in equipment you can get a few $200+ Wii and let single or multiple users compete. Get a workout and have fun doing it. The Wii has proved to be more than a toy.

The Wii has shown steady sales because it does something that no other home console does. It makes it’s users become more active. My brother is a die hard X-box and PS3 user. He used the Wii and was instantly addicted. I have had some exposure to the console as well and observed that people had more fun. Not only does it challenge your mind but challenges your body as well.

I remember when the big 3 released their console and I personally thought that the Wii was going to flop. I even was willing to bet money. Glad I was to broke to bet because I would have lost big. I am truly eating my words. Nintendo released a console that couldn’t even play DVD’s or its former games. I have found that people don’t care. Instead of making the gaming experience more complex they simplified it.

Nintendo means fun and thats exactly what its users are doing!!!

www.reuters.com