“The video
game industry has come under increasing fire for fostering sedentary and
asocial lifestyles among youth. In
response, Nintendo, the video game company, created the Wii Fit, which
addresses public skepticism about the social value of video games by promoting
exercise and personal fitness” (Boston Consulting Group).
While Nintendo
was the forerunner with the creation of Wii Fit, there are numerous games similar to this on the market today. The top 10 fitness video games are listed on
CBS News. Wii Fit Plus takes the lead at
number 1. According to CBS News, “Wii
Fit includes more than 40 types of training activities designed to appeal to
anyone from casual gamers to hardcore fitness buffs. The “Plus” version has several new features,
including new strength-training exercises, yoga activities and more balance
mini-games."
Other games
geared towards getting users into shape on the top ten list include; Your Shape
for Xbox 360 Kinect, Active 2 for Wii, Dance Central for Xbox 360 Kinect, The
Biggest Loser for Wii and Xbox 360 Kinect, Kinect Sports for Xbox 360, NFL
Training Camp for Wii, Sports Champion for PS3, and my personal favorite, Zumba
Fitness for PS3.
According to an article published by The Wall Street
Journal 5 years ago, video game makers were losing sales. From January to June of 2009, sales were
normal, then plummeted 30 to 40 percent.
“The reversal of fortune is likely to show up further in coming
weeks. When Nintendo reports earnings Thursday, some analysts expect to see weaker revenue on a decline
in Wii sales and slower-than expected software sales. Videogame retailer GameStop Corp., which
reports earnings next month, is also projected to post less-robust results” (The wall Street Journal).
That issue
was obviously fixed, for there are new games being developed and sold every
day. The creation of the new video-assisted
exercise games may or may not have helped to increase revenue, but I’m thinking
it must have due to the amount of games such as this on the market today.
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