Comments on: Wii Fit

By: jp

jp — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:01:26 +0000

I love my wii and my wiifit balance board. I got the balance board specifically for the balance games.

By: meegs

meegs — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 22:25:05 +0000

It just makes me uncomfortable, honestly. The games are fun and all that, but the fact that it tracks your BMI, makes your Mii chunky or slim compared to how ‘obese’ you are, and contains personal trainers which tell you that you can do better and need to burn more fat and calories really bothers me. It’s sad, because I really would like to get it, but it just rubs me the wrong way.

By: kellie

kellie — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:09:23 +0000

for those of you who are condeming the wiifit.
try it, just try it, it is so much fun all the negatives are quickly forgotten.
I let my 10 year old play too and he giggles the whole time which is another perk.
I have had it for 4 days and now consider it my “me time” I love the tracking of your progress.
I ljust ove the wii as a whole, our family plays other systems too xbox360,(we all play guitar hero together) etc, but the wii is for getting off the couch.,,like I said, give it a fair try before u dismiss the wiifit

By: akaellen

akaellen — Wed, 07 May 2008 18:38:36 +0000

I love my Wii — although I will be the first to admit that I have pretty much abandoned Wii sports for the much less active Super Mario Galaxy!

By: Jadette

Jadette — Wed, 07 May 2008 04:58:34 +0000

Sometimes, I read this blog and I think it’s downright silly how thin-skinned we are. I mean, what’s the big deal about Wii being marketed to Moms? If they *didn’t* market to Moms, then someone would get all pissed off because Nintendo wasn’t doing enough to include women in their marketing… But then, I remembered… I went off on a loud, obscenity-riddled tirade at a little craft store today because they had one of those oinking pigs that you stick in the fridge on the counter… And I was personally EXTREMELY offended by that smug little bastard. So if you’re offended by Nintendo, that’s your right, sister. I respect it. Excuse me, I need to hop on the Wii and box out my rage…

By: Jadette

Jadette — Wed, 07 May 2008 04:42:09 +0000

I totally *heart* my Wii…. And the marketing doesn’t bother me. Statistically, females don’t play as many video games as males. And Moms are probably the most important demographic. (If Mom ain’t happy, nobody’s happy.) So how do we get Mom to feel good about plunking down $250 for a video game system during a recession? Appeal to Mom’s interests. Statistically, most women are interested in weight loss. So there you go. Let Mom known that the Wii can give *her* something and the kids, too. It’s not sexist, it’s business. It’s just common sense. I love playing my Wii, and yes, one of the factors for buying it was the fact that you have to get up off the couch. That’s what makes it unique! My husband plays a lot of Zelda… I play a lot of boxing. No biggie.

By: Liza

Liza — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:58:53 +0000

(in case anyone is confuzzed, by “newest group of systems” I meant Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3. The Wii will run you $250 or so and the other two are closer to $400-$500)

By: Liza

Liza — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:47:41 +0000

OK my first comment didn’t have much substance, aside from the fact that I will kick your ass at Wii bowling.

I think the Wii is great on many levels. One, it’s fun. Even for “regular” games. Example, I played the most recent Zelda on Gamecube, then again on Wii, and it is much more fun on the Wii since you have to actually make slashing motions to use your sword instead of just hitting a button. Among other things.

Two, it’s more oriented toward group use. Sure, other systems have had party games but they were always a little lame. Wii has more of these games and they’re more fun to play. (hello, Mario Kart with an actual steering wheel?)

Three, and I know this isn’t completely unique to the Wii, you can connect your system to your friends’ by inputing a code, then you can play against each other and share your little people and such.

Four, it seems like a good way to trick kids into exercising. Even if it’s not as heavy as playing soccer or whatever, it’s still better for them than just sitting with a controller pushing buttons. There’s also a certain amount of coordination that it can help develop.

Plus, of the newest group of systems, it’s the cheapest by far.

By: Bree

Bree — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:28:48 +0000

I don’t own any of these game systems. The only ones I’ve had were Atari and Gameboy, which I used just for Tetris. I did play my brother’s old Nintendo, for Mario Paint (that game was awesome, you could also compose your own songs).

But the idea of a weight loss video game? Nah, I’ll just go out and take a walk, or put on some dance music and work up a sweat.

By: Jules

Jules — Mon, 05 May 2008 18:19:34 +0000

I think it’s kind of interesting but I wouldn’t buy it.

I have a PS2 which I bought for American Idol (yeah, I know) but ended up falling in major love with the Dancing with the Stars and Dance Dance Revolution games. DWTS is *really* tough at the pro level, by the way!

DDR has some exercise setting, but I don’t use it. I play the games for fun not to lose weight. So marketing something specifically for weight loss isn’t going to do it for me.