Yes! You Can Replace Your Gym Membership With the Nintendo Wii Fit!

By Peter Sicoli

You have paid a good sum of money for your gym membership fee for a year, but you can hardly make it there once a week, let alone three times a week! Whatever reasons or excuses you have for not being able to go to the gym, here's good news for you. Introducing Nintendo Wii Fit, the ultimate game machine for those who want to exercise and have fun at the same time. Wii Fit uses a balance board called the Wii Balance Board peripheral. This is where you stand on, in order to start playing the various games. The Wii Fit comprises of 40 different activities, such as yoga poses, balance games, muscle-toning games and aerobics.

Wii Balance Board is a better choice than going to the gym, especially for those who are extremely busy. By purchasing your very own, you will be making a lifetime investment. There will be no need for gym membership fees or renewals, and there is no need for you to drive to the gym. You will save a lot of money by saving fuel or money for transportation. You don't have to buy separate gym equipments for different needs because you can use Wii Fit for all your exercising needs. Whether you are trying to lose those extra weights or tone your body muscles, you can achieve your goals by using the cardiovascular activities.

The Nintendo balance board game allows you to exercise in the comfort of your home and therefore, keeping you safe. There is no risk of being chased or bitten by dogs when you are jogging around your neighborhood. You don't have to worry about being robbed or being a victim of any crimes. There is no traffic to watch out for and you can focus on your exercise routine without any interruptions. For those in countries with extreme cold or hot weather, Wii Fit is perfect as you can exercise indoor. Even if it is snowing outside, you can still break a sweat in the warmth of your living room.

Using the balance board game as a fun and interactive game as a motivational tool, you don't have any excuses to avoid exercising. You can exercise alone or with your friends and family. Make it as a compulsory family activity or a weekly fun activity with your best friend. It is better to exercise with someone who can motivate you and keep you going on. Even if you don't have a home exercise room, you can always play your sports games on your Nintendo Wii in your bedroom or living room. Since you will be having so much fun on your Wii Fit, there is no pressure of trying to exercise. This is excellent for those who are self-conscious or shy about their appearance. You can sweat all you want at home without worrying about how you look. After all, as long as you're exercising and keeping fit, that's all that should matter.

For months this game has been very popular and it is sold out everywhere. Perfect for health buffs and those who are just getting started on their exercise regimes, Wii Fit Balance Board Game is an absolute must-have. For the new age in you, try the yoga poses, which include various balance and stretches. There are also aerobic exercises, muscle-toning games, and balance games. From rough football actions to delicate yoga stretches, the the Nintendo Wii offers a little something for everyone. The author of this article is Peter Sicoli. Peter owns and operates JP Global Games a successful video game information marketing company.

The Scoop on Free MMORPS

By Lee Desormeaux

Free role playing games online. Oh so sweet!

It used to be not too long ago that when you wanted to play a really cool RPG, (or any game for that matter) you had to have a console, a game, an extra controller for that extra person, etc. And you'd probably play solo for the most part.

Then the event of online games came, where we were enabled the power and the fun and exciting experience of playing our favorite pastimes with others... and not just in the same living room or basement!

Now, there are thousands and thousands of games on a variety of topics in this theme, and the best part is, for a good many, you can have literally hours upon hours of fun for no money at all.

Free online MMORPGs are a fad that are going nowhere, they are here to stay, and that is a fact. They are easy to download, and all they cost is your time. Sound to good to be true? Well, 'tis the world in which we now live. :)

Online gaming--and even better, online gaming for free!--is more than just a personal sport of sorts, in which you can play in your spare time, but it is a phenomenon that has swept the world of video gaming off its feet in a variety of ways. We're talking whole communities, of thousands--and in cases millions!--of peopel brought togetehr to adventure via the online system.

Free online games, where you learn not only how to kill dragons and giant insects, but life skills, cooperation, sharing, humbling and being humbled--and let's not forget the joy of faction and guild wars!--the whole shabang!

Because it used to be that it was all fine and dandy to go on live chat with a friend or two--or your own small group of friends and whatnot, but now whole entire worlds are available with common goals--tons of "strangers" to meet, and even the odd "enemy" to make, if it ever comes to that. (Lol).

Playing these games gives people a chance to make a multitude of friends, and learn things of value, believe it. The economy factor on some games is taken so seriously by some people, that actual jobs have been created as a result! Well, those are at least for the big boys anyway...

This author has been playing online for a while himself, and I can tell you I've learned a thing or two about people and about the market life with these games! And the neat thing is that these mediums act as so much more than that, as briefly mentioned, and yet for most people, (those who don't want to take it too too seriously ;) ) you will hardly notice that you or your kids are learning real life lessons...you're too busy having too much fun.

So why did I write this? To let people know that you can play online games, for free, and enhoy yourself in the process.

Create a hero! Conquer! Have endless hours of fun.

And pay nothing!

This author recommends two really good free games at this exact moment for you. Got free time? Got little to spare?

Fly For Fun (FLYFF) will dazzle you.

Rappelz, another massive and long game, bedazzle you.

In both of these, you will be kept occupied, challenged, and will make friends, join guilds, fight real life peoples' enemy characters if you like, or simply solo around and laugh at or with other persons' comments.

Have a blast, all for free!

For more, visit: http://video-game-reviews-libra.blogspot.com/ Lee Desormeaux is a reviewer and author on many subjects, who tries and tests (often with his equally fun-loving wife) a variety of hobbies and interests. Lee Desormeaux is an online and soon to also be offline author, as well as reviewer, affiliate business marketer, freelance worker, and general philanthropist. His motto is: "If you yourself do not try or indulge in that which you proclaim to know, shame on you!" Online since the internet came out, Lee lives in Canada with his wife and are a couple proud to say what they mean and stand being their words.(And we honestly just have too many interests!)

So What is Guitar Hero?

By Colin Dorman

Have you ever played an "air guitar"?

I have.

Many times when listening to my Sex Pistols, Sham 69, or Stranglers records (Yeh, I know, I'm showing my age now).

But playing the "air guitar" has often been looked upon as a bit "geeky", yet it's something most of us have done and still do.

Well, Guitar Hero brings the art of playing the air guitar literally screaming and kicking into the 20th Century and out of the closet.

Playing the air guitar is now actually seen as cool and hip, especially if your good.

I was first exposed to the game at my local Mall when I saw groups of teenagers round a video game machine thrashing away on a "guitar" shaped "instrument".

So what is Guitar Hero?

In the "game" players flail away on guitar-shaped controller and try to replicate the moves of the guitarist playing a popular song.

In essence its a bit like guitar karaoke.

What makes it unusual and unique is it comes packaged with a guitar peripheral modeled after a black Gibson SG rather than using the console's standard controller.

The game's guitar has no strings; its fret board features five colored buttons that you press with your left hand as you hit a plastic strumming bar with your right.

Its appeal is in the ease of playing and "learning" to play the guitar to recreate your favorite bands and songs.

It "makes you feel like you're a guitar player without having to practice for years and years," says Ted Lange, an associate producer and in-house guitar expert at Red Octane, the company that makes "Guitar Hero."

Published by Red Octane in partnership with Activision it has become a huge success and has achieved cult status already amongst its many loyal "followers".

The development of Guitar Hero was inspired by Konami's Guitar Freaks arcade game, which at the time had not seen much exposure in the North American market.

In total, four games have been released for video game consoles, while games have been released for mobile phones and the Nintendo DS hand held gaming system.

But I predict there is more to come as the game garners mass appeal.

The Heroes

Another popular element of the game is its characters, or the Guitar Heroes featured.

Each character has been given a rich and believable history making the characters more "real" and "alive". Add to this some real Guitar Heroes such as "Slash" and suddenly the line between real and unreal becomes blurred.

Popular characters included Johnny Napalm, a punk rocker looking not to dissimilar to Sex Pistols lead singer Johnny Rotten.

Then there's God of Rock, Axel Steel (any guesses to his "true identity?), Izzy Sparks, Slash, Judy Nails, Lou, and Metalhead to name a few.

What makes it different?

Guitar Hero is different because guitar playing is seen as a showy and flashy thing to do.

It's always been revered and the worlds top guitarists are adored and emulated by their millions of fans who aspire to play like them.

Everyone has, at some time, played the "air guitar" usually locked away in your bedroom with just you and your records.

This is what has given the game its mass appeal and popularity.

It has tapped into this and dragged the practice of playing the air guitar out into the open and made it mainstream and "acceptable".

Add to that alcohol, members of the opposite sex, or the same sex, and it becomes like going to a party in your parents' basement

In New York Guitar Hero nights have quickly become a hit in some bars and pubs and competitions are a regular event.

In fact McFarlane Toys, makers of the Guitar Hero action figures, recently sponsored a Guitar Hero competition prior to the Metallica concert at Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Ariz.

The competition was open to everyone and took place near the fountains adjacent to Jobing.com Arena on the huge video board.

There were loads of cool prizes given away, including t-shirts, Guitar Hero video games and McFarlane's own Guitar Hero action figures.

There is already a huge amount of merchandising surrounding the game with custom guitar consoles, soundtracks, statues and now action figures.

McFarlane Toys, one of the USA's biggest toy manufacturers, has announced that they have signed a deal in partnership with Activision to produce action figures based on the hit video game.

Some of the most popular characters in Guitar Hero are to be represented in McFarlanes series of Guitar Hero's action figures and they will even be producing packs of individual, customizable guitars for them.

So it looks like 2009 could be the year to brush the dust off your air guitar break out that old pair of torn jeans and t-shirt and head to the local Mall.

If you haven?t seen or heard of Guitar Heroes yet you will.

Because, with the right marketing and product placement I predict this could become as big as Karaoke was in the 80?s.

Until next time

Keep rockin' :-)

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