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Jackie Chan invented the Wii Fit first.

Gothic Girl | April 09, 2008 | News | Wii 
You thought the Wii Fit was an original idea? Well it looks like Jackie Chan got there first. Two years ago Jackie brought out the Jackie Chan J-Mat, which bears a striking resemblance to the Wii Balance Board, as well as the features and games that the Wii Fit has.
Need a video game to inspire exercise? Jackie Chan has you covered with Jackie Chan J-Mat Fitness. One mode has players step on specific buttons, sort of like Dance Dance Revolution except you follow Chan’s aerobic patterns. Other modes include a reflex test and a running test, which are essentially stomping mini-games. OK, Jackie Chan’s J-Mat Fitness has limited modes in comparison to Nintendo’s fitness program.



Similar to Wii Fit J-Mat's program logs data like how many calories you burned. The downside is Jackie Chan J-Mat Fitness is pretty expensive. The game alone has a MSRP of $90 and you need the $80 XaviXPORT console to use it. I doubt many people will choose J-Mat Fitness over Wii Fit now, but in 2005 maybe.

2005? That’s right. Jackie Chan J-Mat Fitness launched two years before Nintendo announced Wii Fit. Here’s another interesting tidbit about the XaviXPORT, it’s a host for motion controlled sports games like Tennis, Bowling and Baseball... just like the Wii.

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    jmac353 | April 10, 2008
    I love japan so much........ If only our society was so flamboyantly crazy about things as they are. Japanese society just seems so care free.
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      chautemoc | April 10, 2008
      It's actually very rigid in a lot of ways.
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        jmac353 | April 11, 2008
        Yes, but it's also not in a lot of ways.
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    RyB4Shields | April 10, 2008
    You learn something new every day, don't you? That guy didn't look very comfortable imo.

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