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Gameplay
As with the original Wii Fit release, Wii
Fit Plus is designed, as its name implies,
to improve the user's fitness. The game
contains a large number of activities that
fall into a variety of categories,
including: yoga, aerobics, strength
training and balance games. With all but a
few exceptions, which utilize variations
on a standard Wii Remote configuration,
all activities utilize the Wii Balance
Board , either alone or configured with
either a Wii Remote alone or the Wii
Remote and nunchuck. The Balance Board,
like any other Wii controller acts as a
motion/pressure sensing device wirelessly
synched to your Wii and replicating your
body's movements. Each controller employed
occupies one of the Wii's four wireless
inputs, together mapping the reference
points needed to recreate most full body
motions on screen. Although this limits
the majority of the activities to a single
player orientation, various activities
throughout the game support up to eight
players in alternating play.
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To use Wii Fit Plus players
import their Miis from their Wii system, set up
profiles, establish a current physical baseline,
set fitness goals, and embark on a routine to
reach them. Wii Fit Plus tracks your usage,
weight and progress towards your goal over time,
giving you a status report as you start each
session. At any time players can choose whatever
activity they want, whether exercise or balance
game, and as they progress in these they will
level up in each, gaining points, setting high
scores and unlocking more activities.

Personalization
Option Via 'The Locker Room'
The original Wii Fit was designed to have
something for everyone. Now Wii Fit Plus raises
the bar by providing users with personalization
options that allow them to find/create a
specific workout routine that is exactly right
for them, their family and their lifestyle. One
example of this is "The Locker Room." Easily
accessible throughout the game, here players can
choose from a number customizable options that
allow them to maximize their time with Wii Fit
Plus without having to navigate through the game
menu while in the middle of a workout. In
essence this allows players to become their own
personal trainer. Customization options
available within The Locker Room include:
preprogrammed and timed Wii Fit Plus Routines;
My Routine, where you choose your own set of
activities, optimizing their length and area of
the body to be focused on; and Favorites, a
notation of activities you frequent, which
provides fast access to exercises you enjoy
doing the most.
Addition Yoga and
Strength Exercises
Designed as an addition to the already
substantial list of focused, physical exercises
available in Wii Fit, Wii Fit Plus contains six
new and challenging strength and yoga
activities. But continuing with the game's
commitment to personalization, the key to these
additions is not in their volume, but in how the
player chooses to mix and match them. Do them in
the order they are presented, or combine them in
whatever order you want. The choice is yours.
The player even has the ability to repeat the
ones that he/she prefers, maximizing attention
and effort where it is needed most. In addition,
for those to whom time is a commodity, you can
now omit unnecessary interludes between
exercises, making for a continuous, timesaving
routine.

A Wealth of New
Balance Games
Regardless of the considerable fitness factor
packed into Wii Fit Plus, the Nintendo brand is
and will always be all about having fun. With
that in mind Wii Fit Plus also comes packed with
15 new, entertaining balance games suitable for
every member of the family. Just a few of those
that players can expect to see are: Juggling;
Skateboarding; Snowball Fight; Obstacle Course,
a log-leaping, cannonball-evading event
reminiscent of what Nintendo icon Mario must go
through; and Perfect 10, a balance game designed
to promote a combination of physical and mental
health. In this final example the player's Mii
is situated between multiple color-coated balls,
each showing specific numbers, with the goal to
swing your hips, hula style, in different
directions to tap out a total of ten as many
times as possible before time runs out.
Key Game Features
* Users can input the amount
of time they want to spend on their workouts or
select an area for personal improvement, and Wii
Fit Plus will suggest a number of diverse
activities for them.
* For the first time, users can mix and match
which strength and yoga activities they prefer
on a given day. The seamless exercise flows make
it easier than ever for users to maintain their
daily workout routines.
* Users might be asked to run an obstacle course
across a series of platforms, zoom across a
beach on a Segway x2 Personal Transporter or
flap their arms to help their hilarious
chicken-suited characters aim for targets.
* The range of games and customization options
will make players want to play every day.
They’ll be having so much fun that their
workouts will seem to fly by in no time at all.
* Players also can see estimates of calories
burned and can even activate a feature that lets
them weigh their dogs or cats. |