Description

Wii Fit European box art
Developer(s) Nintendo EAD Group No. 5
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Director(s) Motoi Okamoto
Producer(s) Tadashi Sugiyama
Composer(s) Toru Minegishi
Manaka Tominaga
Shiho Fujii
Series Wii
Engine Wii Sports (modified)
Platform(s) Wii
Release date(s)
JP December 1, 2007[1]
EU April 25, 2008[2]
AUS May 8, 2008b[›][3]
NA May 21, 2008a[›]
Genre(s) Fitness game
Distribution Wii Optical Disc
Wii Fit (Wiiフィット Wī Fitto?) is a video game developed by Nintendo for the company’s home video game console, Wii,[4] designed by Hiroshi Matsunaga.[5] It is an exercise game consisting of activities the use of the Wii Balance Board peripheral. Wii Fit is currently the third best selling console game in history (among games not packaged with a console) with 22.67 million copies sold as of March 2012.[6] The game uses a unique platform peripheral known as the Wii Balance Board, on which the player stands all through exercise. The game features yoga, strength training, aerobics, and balance games. Matsunaga described the game as a “way to help get families exercising together”.[7] Wii Fit has been used for physiotherapy rehabilitation[8][9] and has been adopted by quite a lot of health clubs world wide. Additionally, the game has been used in nursing homes to support posture in the elderly. The game has received in most cases positive reviews, in spite of criticism over the lack of intensity in some of its workout
Reception[edit]

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Aggregate scores
Aggregator Score
GameRankings 81.18%[23]
Metacritic 80/100[26]
Review scores
Publication Score
1UP.com B+[10]
Computer and Video Games 6.8/10[20]
Eurogamer 8/10[21]
Game Revolution C+[22]
GameSpot 7.0/10[24]
IGN 8.0/10[25]
Official Nintendo Magazine 91%[28]
X-Play 4/5[29]
Wii Fit used to be well received by video game critics. It currently holds an 81.18% score on Game Rankings, aggregated from the scores of 57 media outlets,[23] and got an average score of 81 on MobyGames.[27] At the same time as the playful balance and aerobics