Ｗｉｉ Ｆｉｔ 健身游戲

02月 Gizmos and Gadgets（科技酷品）

Last month， Gizmos and Gadgets covered the Wii， an exciting new gaming product developed by Nintendo which utilizes motion detection to incorporate real life movements into video games. Continuing with their active-play philosophy， Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto announced a new video game for the Wii that is looking to expand the scope of the console's real life playability. At Nintendo's E3 press conference， Wii Fit (also known as Wii Fitness in Europe) was unveiled. And like the Wii itself， Wii Fit is on its way to becoming a highly successful gaming phenomenon.

上個(gè)月，《科技酷品》為大家介紹了任天堂開(kāi)發(fā)的可以讓肢體和游戲融為一體的游戲產(chǎn)品Wii。秉著游戲哲學(xué)理念的任天堂設(shè)計(jì)師宮本茂聲稱(chēng)Wii又有了新的游戲產(chǎn)品，它可以擴(kuò)大現(xiàn)實(shí)生活的游戲度。在任天堂的E3新聞發(fā)布會(huì)上，Wii Fit揭開(kāi)了神秘的面紗。和Wii一樣，Wii Fit正成為最流行的游戲。

Nintendo released the Wii Fit as part of the new exergaming genre. The game is designed to function with the new Wii Balance Board peripheral. Miyamoto first described the game as a \"way to help get families exercising together.\" The game idea had been included in Miyamoto's original design document for the entire Wii Series. Miyamoto has stated that the Wii Fit had been in development for about a year. The Wii Balance Board took almost two years to develop.

Wii Fit是新的健身游戲領(lǐng)域中的天王，配有全新的Wii平衡板。宮本茂將這個(gè)游戲稱(chēng)為：“可以讓全家一起鍛煉的游戲?！痹撚螒蚴菍m本茂Wii系列游戲中的一款。他聲稱(chēng)開(kāi)發(fā)Wii Fit歷時(shí)一年，但開(kāi)發(fā)Wii平衡板卻用了近兩年的時(shí)間。

The Wii Balance Board is a great addition to the Wii series. It is basically a low-level platform/board that the gamer can stand on. Through highly responsive pressure sensors， the Board is able to measure a gamer's weight and their center of gravity. It can also calculate their body mass index. Used in conjunction with Wii Fit， the Board can be used to perform about 40 different activities. The Wii Fit will feature exercises divided into four categories: aerobic exercise， muscle conditioning， yoga poses， and balance games. Activities which were actually shown at E3 included yoga exercises， hula hooping， ski jumping， jogging， tightrope walking， push ups， and step aerobics. Nintendo has stated that most of these activities focus on providing the gamer with a \"core\" workout， an exercise method that emphasizes slow， controlled motions.

Wii平衡板是Wii系列最重要的成員。簡(jiǎn)言之，它是一塊讓玩家可登踏的板。經(jīng)過(guò)測(cè)試，該板不僅能測(cè)出玩家的體重和重力，還能計(jì)算出玩家的體積。作為Wii Fit的配套設(shè)備，Wii平衡板還能讓玩家進(jìn)行40余種不同的活動(dòng)。Wii Fit將健身劃分為四類(lèi)：有氧健身、肌肉塑性、瑜伽鍛煉和平衡游戲。在E3新聞發(fā)布會(huì)上展示的Wii Fit可以進(jìn)行以下游戲：瑜伽鍛煉、呼啦圈、跳臺(tái)滑雪、慢跑、走鋼絲、仰臥起坐和有氧走步。任天堂宣稱(chēng)所有這些活動(dòng)都是基于讓玩家得到鍛煉而設(shè)計(jì)的，強(qiáng)調(diào)循序漸進(jìn)。

Given the traditional stationary nature of most video games， innovations like Wii Fit and the Wii Balance Board are a positive development in gaming. Aside from encouraging gamers to get up and move around， it also appeals to a much broader demographic interested in new ways of having fun and spending time with people. The Wii Fit was released in Japan on December 1， 2007 and sold over a quarter of a million copies in the first week alone. It is set to be released in North America and Europe in early 2008. Look forward to it!

雖然固有的傳統(tǒng)游戲性質(zhì)沒(méi)變，但作為革新產(chǎn)品的Wii Fit和Wii平衡板卻是游戲產(chǎn)業(yè)中的積極發(fā)明。玩家除了可以隨意活動(dòng)外還能和更多的人一起享受游戲的樂(lè)趣。2007年12月，Wii Fit在日本一經(jīng)推出，首周銷(xiāo)售量就達(dá)到了25萬(wàn)。2008年上半年，該產(chǎn)品將在北美和歐洲銷(xiāo)售。讓我們期待著吧！