Personal Trainer: Walking

"Walk with Me!" redirects here. For similar uses, see Walk with Me.
Personal Trainer: Walking
PAL region box art
Developer(s)Nintendo NSD
Creatures Inc.
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Director(s)Naoya Morimura
Hirofumi Matsuoka
Toyohisa Tanabe
Producer(s)Kiyoshi Mizuki
Shinya Kawada
Designer(s)Takayuki Nakayama
Programmer(s)Kazunari Usui
Artist(s)Kazuya Yoshioka
Yuka Kotaki
Composer(s)Yasumasa Yamada
Platform(s)Nintendo DS
Release
  • JP: November 1, 2008
  • EU: June 5, 2009
  • NA: May 25, 2009
Genre(s)Exergaming
Mode(s)Single-player

Personal Trainer: Walking JPN EUR is a 2008 exergaming application developed by Nintendo Network Service Development (Nintendo NSD) and Creatures Inc. for the Nintendo DS. The pedometer accessory was developed in-house at Nintendo NSD, while the software portion was developed in conjunction with Nintendo NSD, Creatures Inc., and Engines.

It is part of both Nintendo's Touch! Generations brand and the Personal Trainer series.[1] It is one of only five Nintendo DS titles to support Mii characters, three of which are Japan exclusives.

Overview

Personal Trainer: Walking allows up to four users to track their walking, jogging or running activities through a series of graphs, charts and statistics, as well as set goals for themselves. The game is packaged with two infrared pedometers that communicate to the game the user's walking data. Additional pedometers are sold separately.[2][3]

The game uses Miis to track each user's progress, and allows users to either create a Mii in-game (A first for the Nintendo DS), or wirelessly transfer an existing Mii from a Wii console's Mii Channel to their Nintendo DS.[4] The game also features a number of minigames to unlock, and users can also upload their data online via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection to add to weekly leaderboards and a world step count that plots a virtual trek across the Solar System.[5]

Reception

Official Nintendo Magazine scored the game 75%, noting the health benefits of exercising and addictiveness of following statistics, but also noted the inherent pointlessness of the game.[6]

The game sold 26,000 copies in its first week of release in Japan.[7]

See also

Notes

^ Known in Japan as Aruite Wakaru Seikatsu Rhythm DS (歩(ある)いてわかる 生活(せいかつ)リズムDS, Aruite Wakaru Seikatsu Rhythm DS, lit.A Life Rhythm that you can Understand by Walking DS)
^ Known in Europe as Walk with me! Do you know your walking routine?

References

  1. ^ rawmeatcowboy (2008-11-24). "Nintendo Launches Personal Trainer: Cooking For Nintendo DS". GoNintendo. Archived from the original on 2024-02-10. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  2. ^ "Nintendo Pedometer Is For DS Walking Game". Kotaku. 2008-10-03. Archived from the original on 2024-02-10. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  3. ^ "Stroll through some Personal Trainer: Walking screens - DS Fanboy". www.dsfanboy.com. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  4. ^ "Personal Trainer: Walking Brings Mii Making To The DS". Siliconera. 2008-10-21. Archived from the original on 2024-02-10. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  5. ^ rawmeatcowboy (2008-12-11). "Personal Trainer: Walking heads to Europe as 'Walk With Me' - dated for Feb. 20th". GoNintendo. Archived from the original on 2024-02-10. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  6. ^ "Nintendo Official Site: Consoles, Games, News, and More". www.nintendo.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-16. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  7. ^ rawmeatcowboy (2008-11-05). "Japanese software sales - Oct. 27th to Nov. 2nd". GoNintendo. Archived from the original on 2024-02-10. Retrieved 2024-02-10.