Wii Fit

This article is about the video game. For the series, see Wii (video game series) § Wii Fit.

Wii Fit
Wii Fit European box art
Developer(s)Nintendo EAD
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Director(s)Hiroshi Matsunaga
Producer(s)Tadashi Sugiyama
Programmer(s)Katsuhito Nishimura
Artist(s)Yauso Inoue
Kazuya Yoshioka
Ryo Koizumi
Motoki Fujita
Teiko Takagai
Composer(s)Toru Minegishi
Manaka Kataoka
Shiho Fujii
SeriesWii
Platform(s)Wii
Release
December 1, 2007
  • Wii Fit
  • Wii Fit Plus
Genre(s)Exergaming
Mode(s)Single-player

Wii Fit[a] is a 2007 exergaming video game designed by Nintendo's Hiroshi Matsunaga[9] for the Wii home video game console,[10] featuring a variety of yoga, strength training, aerobics, and balance mini-games for use with the Wii Balance Board peripheral. Matsunaga described the game as a "way to help get families exercising together".[11] It has since been adopted by various health clubs around the world, and has previously been used for physiotherapy rehabilitation in children[12][13] and in nursing homes to improve posture in the elderly.

The game has received generally positive reviews, despite criticism over the lack of intensity in some of its workout activities.[14] As of March 2022, Wii Fit was the third best selling console game not to be packaged with a console, having sold 22.67 million copies.[15]

Wii Fit Plus,[b] an enhanced version featuring additional games, activities, and features, was released for the Wii in October 2009. It also garnered positive reception and was a commercial success; as of March 2022, it is the seventh best-selling game on the Wii, with a total of 21.13 million copies sold.[15] Both versions have sold a combined total of 43.8 million copies, making the game one of the best-selling video games of all time.

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