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EA announces Wii Fit knock-off for... well, you know
- November 13, 2008 09:18 AM PST
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EA Sports Active the first in a new line of fitness games, the publisher says, coming spring 2009 to a Wii near you.
Let's hope this one's more responsive than Wii Boxing
Do you find there are too few hours in the day to run a household, hold down a job, and fit in a workout? Are you getting bored of the same old fitness routine? If so, then buy EA Sports Active today! Err, I mean next spring, provided the game lives up to its promise...
I'll stop being silly and just spill the details. EA Sports Active was co-developed by Oprah's personal trainer (not that you care), but hey, she's an authoritative bell-cow, no?
The game is specifically designed for women, says EA, and comes bundled with two leg straps to secure a Wii remote and nunchuck to your toned thighs for lower body workouts, and a "resistance band" to support upper body strength exercises. The game costs $60. Specific exercises and Balance Board support were not announced.
"EA Sports Active costs less than a gym membership, provides a variety of exercises unlike a one dimensional in-home fitness contraption, and delivers an interactive experience that you don't get from a DVD," said former Xbox spokesman Peter Moore, now president of EA Sports. "This is a true fitness revolution and a space in which we intend to be leaders."
See also: Review: Wii Fit
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- Nov 13 2008 at 09:36:15:AM PST
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donkeykong57 wrote:
This could be the beginning of a whole new video game genre.
Probably so.
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donkeykong57 wrote:
This could be the beginning of a whole new video game genre.
That's not necessarily a good thing.
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...and they announce this days after announcing they shut down their casual games divison.
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Toneman wrote:
...and they announce this days after announcing they shut down their casual games divison.
Fitness games are not casual idiot. . . in fact they are quite the opposite.
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Will the EA game be available for other consoles, too? popculturecurmudgeon.blogspot.com
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nintendoes wrote:
Toneman wrote:
...and they announce this days after announcing they shut down their casual games divison.
Fitness games are not casual idiot. . . in fact they are quite the opposite.
First, thanks for calling me an idiot...and 2nd YES fitness games are casual... they're easy to play, pick up and go... therefore casual.
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Toneman wrote:
nintendoes wrote:Toneman wrote:...and they announce this days after announcing they shut down their casual games divison.
Fitness games are not casual idiot. . . in fact they are quite the opposite.
First, thanks for calling me an idiot...and 2nd YES fitness games are casual... they're easy to play, pick up and go... therefore casual.
Hey Toneman, you can't blame that guy for those remarks. Nintendo has this thing called "mind-control" over their consumers. They've been using it since the SNES days.
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