Electronic Arts one of the largest game publishers in the world is now coming with collaboration with Wii. EA Sports Active is a long awaited game for new generation gamers. EA Sports Active is under development by EA Canada for the Wii console. It was announced on 13 November 2008, releasing dates were set in May 2009 for North America. EA Sports Active is a perfect workout game for traditional gamers as well as for the first time users. Along with a strappable pouch to hold the remote the Wii remote, the game will also include a resistance band and a booklet on nutrition. It will be one of the first game in a line of EA Sports Active brand games and related peripherals.

EA Sports Active is an exercise game or a workout game. It consists of activities utilizing the motion controls of the Wii platform. Primarily played using the famous Wii remotes, the game also includes a pouch. This pouch will allow the player to strap the Remote or an attached Nanchuk to their legs in order to track their lower body movements. EA Sports Active will also support Wii Balance Board but it’s not required for play.

There are many exercise options in the game. You can go for track and field events, softball, boxing, tennis minigames, and dance. All of these options are supervised by a virtual personal trainer. The training sessions includes a 20 minutes workout regimes and a 30 day Challenge mode. In a 30 days Challenge mode players can set weight loss goals and track their progress. In addition to that, players can also customize playlist of music to workout from the game’s EA Trax Soundtrack.

According to Peter Moore of EA Sports EA Sports Active was developed to focus more on higher-impact Western philosophy of exercise focused mainly on weight loss not on the lower-impact , stretching and balanced based Eastern approach as taken by Nintendo Wii Fit. There was also a big business opportunity in creating a game for people who need work out and do not have time or find it uncomfortable to do it in public.

Development of the game is done in collaboration with many fitness experts including, Bob Green—renowned exercise physiologist, author and Oprah’s personal trainer. EA Sports Active is a, fun, simple and cost-effective way to achieve healthy lifestyle. EA Sports Active is suitable for whole family, specifically for women looking for an easier and comfortable way to work-out. EA Sports Active provides a new level of motivation with on-screen real time feedback on your workout such as calories burned. You can also adjust intensity levels.

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