My doctor actually told me I had to loose 50 pounds and he actually prescribed Wii Fit. I've had it for 14 days now and I have to say I'm actually pleased with it. I've seem to steadly be loosing wieght. It gives you useful tips and helps monitor your weight and BMI. I've mostly been sticking to the Aerobics and I've been enjoying every minute of it. After about 30 minutes or so I'm already sweating like a pig. xD

Staying away from this like a plague. I wish they'd had just worked on another Zelda game or otherwise put the resources somewhere else.

That is crazy, though.

How many lbs have you lost already Blue?

I would like to know as well. Just to see how well the game, or whatever you want to call it, works.

Keep an open mind! Good lord, gamers are always complaining of wanting to see "innovation" or at least something different, and when Nintendo tries to go for exactly that, you have to get upset over it?

Secondly, it has long since been confirmed that Nintendo is working on the new Zelda. Since even before the release of Twilight Princess.

And finally, do you think those same "resources" that went into Wii Fit could be used to create a Zelda game? The development team, work involved, production quality, are all completely different, with people who specialize in different areas and different focuses. They're not machine parts that can be shifted around for other games, the development team is chosen to tailor to the need of the specific title.

About the only thing that Wii Fit and a Zelda game would have in common is that they were both Miyamoto's vision. Oh, and they both came from Nintendo.


-end rant-

That said, I'm very curious about trying out Wii Fit. A family friend in particular wants us to try it out in the coming week, she said that while some exercises are gimmicky (i.e. jogging), the Yoga exercises and especially the posture/balance exercises are the real deal.

I'd like to try it out, my mom might consider getting a Wii on account of this and hey, can't say I'm complaining.

How much does it cost? I can't really get a definitive price.

Hah, yoga.
I'm with WD. I'd rather see a new actual game. All the fat nerds could try riding a bike or...chasing after bagel-bites hanging in front of them from a stick tied to their back instead.

WD, we'll see the first real Wii Zelda next year...and it'll be unveiled at E3 this year.

Anyway...Wii Fit looks cool for people who need to lose some weight, and I think it's pretty cool that people are doing it...but I'm not going to get this game, because I don't really need it xd

I'm very skeptical about this. Honest Blue, using other scales have you actually lost weight? I'm tempted to buy Wii Fit but I honestly don't believe in will do anything.
What exactly does it...exercise? Fitness or strength or endurance.
Interesting that your Doctor of all people prescribed it though.

OMG I can't believe we actually have a Wii Fit topic. O.O



I'm with you. I'm refusing to get anymore "non-games" simply because Nintendo is putting real gamers second because of them.

And why the **** do they ALWAYS have to be developing at least one Zelda at all times?! Why don't they make something new instead of using the same, completely intact formula over and over again. Because no matter how much potential the Wii offers, we all know this new Zelda will be exactly the same thing just with Wii controls that are slightly better than they were in TP.

Because Nintendo's putting gamers like me second to a new audience, when it was gamers like me that made Nintendo what it is today with my $$$.

I'm staying away from it for the same reason I stayed away from myspace for so long: Too many people are swarming to like flies to a lightbulb. I've had a myspace for a while now though, but I rarely use it.

Plus, for the same reasons stated above. Though it is enticing....

That makes sense. Boycotting something because it's popular. Right...

Wii Fit is awesome; solely because it tells little kids they're overweight XD

If i had a wii, wasnt extremely allergic to exercise and effort, didnt have a multigym in my house and wanted to spend silly money on something that does the same thing as conventional exercise i'd get this for sure!

So here you're saying that Nintendo puts gamers second...


...and here you find out that Nintendo is working on a new Zelda for gamers, and now you complain?

That said, Wii Fit is apparently being allocated to Europe mostly so that Nintendo could take advantage of the strong euro and make a greater profit.

I realized that to. Finding Wii fit in America is just as hard as finding a wii in america.

GL, please. I never said Nintendo is making only non-games, but even the biggest fanboy has to admit that they're paying less attention to real gamers than casual ones.

Are you telling me you would be content if the only real games Ninty made were Zeldas? Because I kinda get the feeling Nintendo feels the same way...

First off, don't call me a "fanboy". I thought Twilight Princess was lacking, both as a game and as a Zelda title. If you've noticed in the System Wars topic, I personally think that Sony has the better strategy out of all the console makers.

Secondly, Nintendo is diverting its resources to casual games, but you're ignoring everything Nintendo has provided us in less than two years of the console's release - nearly every single major franchise has seen an entry, and all are (arguably) better and all are (without a doubt) far more successful. Just because it's the first time Nintendo or any other console manufacturer has ever invested heavily in casual games doesn't mean that they're neglecting gamers - they're balancing both types.

It's expected that most people here would dislike it. I certainly am just curious about trying out Wii Fit, but I would never purchase it because it's simply not tailored to me nor is it something I enjoy as much as a "real game".

Speaking of which, back to Brawl and Corruption for me.

He was referring to himself as a fanboy.

Wii fit is fun.... for an hour or so. I would never use something like that for my daily exercise. Most of the games piss you off since they're easy in real life, and yet the game makes it hard. For ex. leaning to a side to head a ball. You don't lean by shifting weight from one leg to the other while heading, you position your whole body behind the ball and then head it. But then again, it wasn't made for real sport experiences was it.

Meh, the balancing game just pisses me off.

That's uh, not true. Pikmin 3, Zelda Wii, Animal Crossing, Wario Land Shake, Disaster: Day of Crisis, Kid Icarus Wii, and Fatal Frame 4 are all in development (Fatal Frame 4 is actually coming out pretty soon). Plus games that are kept hidden. At E3 all the games that aren't "non-games" as you call them (which makes no sense, because how could a game be not a game?), will be revealed. So you can't ***** about Nintendo only catering to the "non-gamers" because they have 3 "non-games" out.

And to answer your other question...Nintendo only makes one Zelda at a time because it's one of their high selling points and they don't want to mess it up. And plus, there's only one Shiggeru Miyamoto (yeah, fck you Ejji Aonouma).

Take those games, Zeypher, and then compare it to the number of party, casual and minigames that are available on the Wii right now.

It's not Nintendo, it's the 3rd party devs >.>

*shakes fist at Ubisoft*

Nintendo is the one putting them on the console in the first place.

Day of Crisis and Fatal Frame aren't first-party anyway.

off topic discussion is off topic.

there threads on the first page discussing the **** you're whining about. noobs.

Do you think Nintendo is going to not allow devs to make games? That's not the way it works anymore...

And Nintendo is publishing those two games, Split.

And?

Nintendo is a first party publisher, incase you didn't know that. You probably didn't know this either...but Nintendo now owns the rights to the Fatal Frame franchise, so even though Fatal Frame 4 is being developed by Suda 51 and published by Nintendo, it's still first party, like Metroid Prime. Nintendo owns Monolith, which is developing Disaster. Not too sure if Nintendo owns the rights to Disaster, but it's more second party than first party anyway.

They're still not first-party...

All the ones I said are first party, except for Disaster, which is 2nd party. Nintendo is still making it dammit.

Ahh! I'm so sorry I feel into the off-topic trap. Got a little carried away, my apologies. Laharl is right (I'm starting to say this more often it seems), save this for the Wii Discussion, and back to Wii Fit please.

Blue, and anyone else that has it, how is the build of the Wii Fit board, and how sensitive is it in measuring your balance/weight? I'm really curious.

I have to agree with Laharl here. I'm not prepared to spend money on something like this. If I am to spend time 'exercising' on Wii Fit, I'd rather be doing weights or actually building my fitness for sport.

I hear they're going to be using the Balance Board for other games, like snowboarding.

That's rather tempting, if they pulled it off well. I love to snowboard and it's hard to do during summer time.

Exactly. Sorry if you misunderstood me, GL.

And don't get me wrong, I don't completely disagree with what Nintendo is doing. Heck, I still call myself a Ninty fanboy, so that's got to mean something.
And Zeypher, I'm calling them non-games because that's what Nintendo calls them. -__-

Anyhow, back to Wii Fit and the balance board. I read very recently that Nintendo stated they wanted to use the board for the new Zelda, to completely control Link's moves. That should prove interesting... More interesting than it being used to test your weight, at any rate.

No freaking way am I going to use that board and the Wiimote at the same time. What is this, virtual reality for retarded people?

If you ask me, that could turn out really good! Seriously, the concept sounds very promising.

I don't know about you, but that setup is a threat to my self-image. :/

You have a self-image?

Of course, otherwise I wouldn't be complaining.

Split, my friend, you're having delusions of grandeur.

Is that your phrase of the week Aqua?
I've just noticed this topic. Wii Fit seems to be pretty popular over here, so I guess Nintendo's doing well with their whole 'target a wider audience thing.'
As for the idea of using the board in other games, a trailer for Rayman Raving Rabids 3 (the ripoff of Warioware that makes me lose respect for Rayman that I had during his platforming days) suggested a balance board could be used in it.

... I can't think of anything witty to say. Damnit!

Now you're just copying Me111.

That wasn't my intention, but yeah, you're right. XP

So how much weight have you lost off the game so far?

I surprisingly enjoyed the 2 hours I had with Wii Fit. The Balance Games are definetly the best.