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By Reuters & Sarah Falson | Thursday | 11/10/2007
No more is the games console in the realm of the couch potato – Nintendo is launching a game for its Wii console called ‘Wii Fit’ which is essentially a home fitness program in a game format that encourages users to exercise regularly and test their results. The new game, which goes on sale on 1 December in Japan for US$75 features a pressure-sensing mat called the ‘Wii Balance Board, which looks like a set of bathroom scales and can sense when a person moves and leans, enabling players to ‘head' virtual soccer balls and experience ski jumping on a TV screen, according to a report from Reuters.
The board can also be used for such activities as yoga and aerobics.
The game will launch in time for the critical year-end shopping season, sending its shares to a record high.
The announcement comes just a day after Sony Corp said it would cut the price of its PlayStation 3 by 10 per cent in Japan and launch a new, lower-priced PS3 model, to battle Nintendo's dominance.
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