WiiFit

[Peach]

So, I have to say I'm really looking forward to the release of the game. However, I've been hearing a lot of not so good things about it. Such as you don't actually get a workout. I was just wondering if anyone else had heard anything like this, or anything to at all? Hell, even if anyone else is excited about it.

[Fisky]

I bought the game the day it launched and was a little disappointed.

First off, I get gauged by the game and it essentially calls me an obese, uncoordinated lummox. I could only imagine what an actual obese person would be gauged as.

I aced the strength-training elements (got the Bodybuilder rating) but the balance elements kept making me place my weight in awkward and unstable places. I took Yoga for almost a decade (kept me from dying from a stress-induced ulcer) and the poses in this game are fine...but the focus on placing weight in certain spots on your foot is waaaay off.

The "dodge the football cleats/goalie" mini-game was so off that it was almost in reverse of what I was actually doing.

So far, the "bubble-down-the-river" , the "ski-jump" and the marathon mini-games were the most fun but since two were really short and the other doesn't require the pad peripheral, it makes it a hard justification for the price, IMO.

[pseudopseudo]

I bought it about a month ago, and I think I'm one of the few people that got exactly what I'd expected.

I've lost about 9 pounds so far (well, not just with WiiFit - with a combo of WiiFit, an hour of cardio 3 nights a week, and eating a little healthier), and I have to say that it actually is a workout. I try to get in at least 30 minutes a day (usually closer to 45), and by the end, I'm always sweaty enough to need to shower.

I have to agree with Fisky in that some of the balance points seem a little off. So much so that if I try to concentrate on where they're telling me to balance, half the time I'll lose my balance completely.

My favorite games would have to be the Ski-Jump and the Tightrope Walk.

I'd complain about the price of the package, but I plan on utilizing the board for upcoming games like Skate It and Shaun White Snowboarding, so I think the board will definitely see more usage in the future than just for WiiFit.

[Malex]

i finally found it and i got it and it made me feel skinny... it told me i was normal!