NINTENDO Wii Fit

Improves sense of balance; good mix of fun and exercise; easy setup

Questionable fitness evaluation abilities; only one board can be synced with a Wii at a time

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

Other games support Wii Balance Board ; Intuitive, fun to use

Lacks custom activity-list creation ; Lacks two-player vs. mode

It's exercise. Fun mini games. Strong Mii integration.

It's exercise. Balance Board feedback is sometimes vague. Weak multiplayer support.

Gamers looking for an excuse to get off the couch will find plenty here to love, in the form of truly entertaining mini games like skiing, snowboarding, and dancing. Serious fitness freaks, however, may not be impressed with the Wii Fit's gentle...

It’s cheaper than a gym membership ; Hey, you might be able to lose some weight ; Puts the lie to the time tested adage that exercising could never be fun, by definition

Drab, not particularly svelte trainers ; Not enough variety ; Repetitive, cloyingly mellow and undeservedly encouraging dialogue ; Just barely meets the criteria for exercise…hardcore training this is not

To an even more pronounced degree than most other Wii software, Wii Fit provides a fun way to get in a little exercise while playing some games at the same time. It’s almost as if the developers were trying to fool you into improving your health and...

Balance Board shows a lot of promise ; Nice variety of activities ; Balance games are quite fun ; Great tracking of BMI, weight, Wii Fit age ; Nice Mii integration into certain activities

Too focused on weight and BMI as indicators of health ; Gets terribly repetitive very quickly ; No way to design a proper regimen ; Minimal cardiovascular element ; No multiplayer at all

Along with your weight and BMI, you will also be challenged to complete two balance games. These, along with your BMI and actual age, are used to calculate your Wii Fit age, much like your brain age in Brain Age. Wii Fit lets you set goals for yourself...

Overall, it's a fun game that can get you motivated to chance your lifestyle towards becoming healthier. I found myself wanting more exercises, but the game allows you to enter physical activities that you have done on your own away from the game. ...

Wii Fit currently sells for $89.99 in the Unites States and comes complete with the Wii Balance Board. The Balance Board looks similar to a weight scale and measures a player's movements and shifts accurately as they move on and off of it. It is...

Cleverly disguises exercise behind videogame interface; Balance Board works well; balance games are fun

Can't queue up exercises to form a routine; insensitive to body-image issues; BMI doesn't measure fitness