Last week, Nintendo launched an unusual product designed for use with its fast-selling game console. Called Wii Fit, the $90 package comes with a game disc and a sturdy, 10-pound platform that users stand on, shifting their weight from side to side to control their in-game characters. The device and its software can also weigh users and calculate body mass. More...
Well this whole fat controversy may either spur more game sales for wii fit or keep the moms away. “We're not really after core gamers here,” said Nintendo of Canada's Matt Ryan. “With Wii Fit we're looking at families—moms especially.” I guess their target audience should not get spooked when the game calls them "Fat" !!!
Fat or Non-Fat? Wii Fit has generated a fat controversy for sure in the UK where a 10 year old girl was deemed fat by the Nintendo exergame. The game uses BMI, a measure of body fat to calculate their levels of obesity. For children, the BMI can vary from month to month and hence is not an accurate measure of obesity or fitness.
One week with wii fit - a nice one from wired.
Thanks to Game|Life's crack Japanese secret elite beat agents who came to San Francisco for the Game Developers Conference last month, Game|Life finally has its own copy of Wii Fit, the exercise game that Nintendo will launch in the United States on May 19. Read more.....
Well no PR is bad PR and the Wii Fit did not even need one....See more 
