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The Wii has been a massive success, and has transformed the gaming but predictably sold out incredibly quickly.  The Wii Fit brought a whole new fitness aspect to the world of gaming, and that mirrored the console it played on by being great, and selling out.  However EA thinks that they have come up with a competitive alternative to the incredibly hard to get Wii: EA Sports Active which they hope to release next year.

Aiming itself at the more physically demanding gamer, EA claims that it is more of a rigorous workout than the Wii Fit, which it has to be said is mainly aimed at being fun.  It supports multiple people, so it means that families will be able to “get fit together.”  Ahh, how sweet!  Instead of using an expensive board like the Wii Fit, it will use specially designed leg straps to hold the Nunchuck in, which will monitor lower body movements, which work in conjunction with upper body resistance bands to track workouts.

This product will be more fitness, and less fun-based and will focus on getting you fit without the illusion that the Wii Fit can give.  It has a whole host of features through which you can do this, such as the “30 day work out,” which does sound incredibly off-putting to any lazy-inclined (no pun intended) person.  It claims to be a “customizable and personalized fitness product” with emphasis on the customizable, personalized fitness.  There are also suggestions that the EA Sports Active will support the use of the Wii Fit board to create a broader spectrum of exercises.

But will it challenge the Wii Fit?  In my opinion, no.  I feel that what made the Wii Fit successful was that it lured you into exercising with its smiley characters, comforting graphics, fun games and air of lighthearted competitive nature.  I think that these crucial features will be missing form the EA version, and that although the price may be smaller, the Wii Fit offers more and people may rather wait.

Source [PCAdvisor]