BOYS! TIME TO COME INSIDE AND PLAY Wii!:

New Wii controller turns your video game into workout (TODD BISHOP, 7/11/07, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER)

[Nintendo] unveiled a pressure-sensitive, high-tech board Wednesday that will add more physical activity to a notoriously sedentary pastime. It will sit on the floor and work with Nintendo's Wii console to lead people through workouts and provide a new way to control games.

By detecting distribution of weight, for example, the board can tell whether a user's yoga routine is properly following the on-screen instructions. And in a virtual soccer game, the goalie can shift back and forth to block incoming shots.

Another feature: A body mass index tracker that works by weighing a person through the board. [...]

Wii Fit continues a trend that began with Nintendo's development of the Wii's motion-sensitive controller, widely credited for making video-gaming more physical. It also reflects efforts by Nintendo and others in the industry to expand the market for video games well beyond teenagers engaged in animated warfare.