Atari has its own version of Wii Fit

cnet.com     May 16, 2008            

Mike Yamamoto | May 16, 2008 The Wii Fit isn't even out yet, and already competition is gearing up. Atari just announced that it will launch its own exercise game, called Family Trainer. The main difference in Atari's version--other than the lack of hype and branding power of its Nintendo... [read full story]                

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Atari To Publish Family Trainer

ds-x2.com     May 13, 2008          

Atari has announced that the company will publish Namco Bandai's Family Trainer for Wii. Information and screens inside. Atari today announced the forthcoming European release of Namco Bandai's Family Trainer exclusively for Wii. Family Trainer lets all the family and friends get physical by...                

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Europeans can train their families in September

myfeedz.com     May 15, 2008          

Filed under: News Many of you folks in Europe have probably already decided whether Wii Fit interests you, but those of you paying attention know that there's another exercise game for the Wii that's aiming to compete with Nintendo's software. Yes, we're talking about Athletic World: Family...                

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Atari to sell Wii Fit clone

crunchgear.com     May 15, 2008          

Hey, fat people? Can’t afford Wii Fit? Pick up Atari’s Family Trainer which appears to be a DDR pad attached to the Wii that allows you to run through haunted mansions and dangerous jungles while being chased by the nagging suspicion that trying to lose weight using a video game is like trying to...                

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Atari's Family Trainer Is Wii Fit Meets NES Power Pad Meets DDR [Family Trainer]

gizmodo.com     May 15, 2008          

Atari isn't going to let Nintendo hog all the video game fitness money, as evidenced by the announcement of Family Trainer. It's pretty similar to Wii Fit in that people stand on it and do activities, but it doesn't weigh you and actually has pads for you to jump or step on. No price yet, but is...                

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Namco Bandai Targets the Wii Fitness Market

softpedia.com     May 15, 2008          

One of the most unlikeable trends in the videogaming industry is for a successful game to spawn a host of clones, which can sometimes take the genre forward because, for most of the time, they’re only copycat game mechanics with less than stellar results. It happened at the beginning of the RTS...                

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Atari Family Trainer

ubergizmo.com     May 15, 2008          

Are fitness games mere fads that companies are trying to capitalize on these days? Apparently so, as Atari will be releasing a new Wii game known as Family Trainer. Just like Wii Fit, this title aims to encourage users to be active in "wildly entertaining activities". Unfortunately for gamers who...                

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Will Family Trainer compete with Wii Fit?

tech.yahoo.com     May 16, 2008          

As you know, the Wii Fit is a balancing board that comes with "games" geared towards athletic types, and I only say that because I don't' know many people who will run to the store to buy a "game" that revolves around yoga, aerobics, and strength training exercises. While all those things are...                

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