| The Nintendo Wii it seems, puts pay to the | | | | participate in random challenges, after which |
| concerns in recent years over the inactivity | | | | you will be assigned a fitness age, based on |
| in children due to their interest in video | | | | your performance. Sound familiar? The |
| games consoles. The Wii console really sets | | | | Nintendo DS game, Brain Training comes to |
| itself apart from the rest with its | | | | mind...a physical version perhaps? |
| revolutionary motion sensitive controller, | | | | |
| which actually requires movement in order to | | | | The important thing here is that gamers are |
| play the games. | | | | becoming more physically active without even |
| | | | realising it - you could say it has a 'kill |
| The Nintendo Wii comes with the game Wii | | | | two birds with one stone' effect, combining |
| Sports, which includes tennis, baseball, | | | | video game play with physical activity. Given |
| bowling, golf and boxing. In tennis you will | | | | this 'physical' nature of the Wii, I wouldn't |
| be swinging the remote as if it were a tennis | | | | be suprised if parents rushed out to buy the |
| racket and flicking it up to toss the ball | | | | Nintendo Wii just to get their kids off the |
| into the air with a quick swing to serve. The | | | | sofa! |
| other Wii Sports games work in a similar way | | | | |
| simulating controller movements for like | | | | Another great thing about the Nintendo Wii is |
| movements onscreen. Boxing however is the | | | | that it appeals not only to children and |
| only Wii Sports game that uses the nunchuk | | | | teens but to adults too, so its something the |
| attachment and is the most physically | | | | whole family can enjoy. |
| exhausting game of them all. In order to hit | | | | |
| your opponent in the head or body, you will | | | | Could the Nintendo Wii revolutionize the way |
| have to aim high or low with your swings. | | | | we play video games in the future? It will be |
| | | | interesting to see what Nintendo's |
| There are three different activities with | | | | competitors come up with next - this could be |
| each game. In training mode, you will | | | | a tough one to beat! |