This morning, Nintendo played a trailer for Wii Fit U, their latest attempt to get gamers to get off the couch. I, along with most of the assembled press, rolled our eyes; seriously, a collective groan seemed to go through the entire conference. However, I subjugated myself to Wii Fit U today and came away impressed. In fact, it may have been the most fun I had today on the show floor. Each minigame was deceptively difficult. In fact, let’s watch the trailer again:
See? None of that looks incredibly difficult, but after less than two minutes on the ice luge game, my abs were sore. In fact, they’re still sore. That’s partially because I’m a soft nerd, but I would also like to think that maybe, just maybe Nintendo has finally managed to find a nice balance between fitness and video games.
We’ll find out when Wii Fit U launches this holiday, exclusively on the Wii U.
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Well jeez, who knew. I’m gonna have to check this out now. But yeah, this trailer does make me roll my eyes.