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From Atari Joyboard to Wii Fit: 25 years of "exergaming"

May 15, 2008 - After hugely successful launches in Japan and Europe, Nintendo's Wii Fit exercise game is coming to the United States May on 19th, where it is sure to find sales success. But Wii Fit is hardly the first example of an attempt to meld videogaming and exercise — it's not even the first fitness offering from Nintendo.

Atari Joyboard (1982)
In 1982, Atari released the "Joyboard," a simple four-switch…

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