Games & gear forum: Poll: Are you getting the Nintendo 'Wii Fit'?

I love it. My wife loves it. We are both using it to get in shape and lose weight. We played with it for about an hour last night and it was fun. I consider the WiiFit another positive major change in the gaming world -- Much like the Wii controler was when it first came out. Nintendo deserves major kudos for this.

And for the record, I was never a big Nintendo fan until the Wii won me over.

I got my Wii Fit last night and my son and I stayed up till 2am doing ski jumps. I am sure it is going to make a dent in my exercise regimine. Our legs ached after spending several hours playing all the different types of balance and strength exercises.

My hats off to Nintendo for making game playing highly interactive and with a physical twist...no pun intended!

Dr. Tim

I work out at the gym for less.

No need to buy a Wii or Wii fit. I walk/run and have changed my diet slightly. Next month I'm gonna try drinking hot liquid only and no cold food/drink for a month. I hear that this puts air in your system.

Because of both patellar tendons growing the wrong way & damaging the knees before they were chiseled free & moved to the correct positions in my early 20's, I've had to have one knee replaced & the other will need it at some point.

I'm overweight now, that comes from not being able to even go up or down stairs for 2 years, etc. before the replacement (doc said I was too young).

Jogging? My ortho would kill me! Besides, bone on bone pain seriously sux. Walking? I wish, but unless there's a nice unpaved route, that's out because of the impact damage. Swimming? No pool close by. Exercise bike, got it!

So YES! I need the wii fit. I want to be able to go hiking again. (sleeping in the clouds is fantastic!!) I'm not even 50 yet.

There are so many things I can't do until I get back in shape. I can't stop the future replacement of my left knee, but I'm going to do what I can to make the one I have now last longer and aid the future recovery time.

And a word of advice. Don't be so quick to judge. Just because you are lucky enough to be able to play sports, jog, etc., not all of us are.

lol I completely agree. I dunno, it looks kind of fun, but seriously an actual work out? I'm sorry, I don't mean any offense to anyone here but for someone that is already in decent shape, I don't see the Wii Fit doing much good.

Yeah, I suppose it wouldn't hurt, but come on....that is not a real workout. Take a run...go to the gym....go on a walk....throw a ball around even! I just don't see this being worth it for an actual "work out". If they wanted to they could have actually had an exercise dictionary in it...then maybe it would have been worth it, maybe throw in free weights too.

But personally, I think it is great. There are a lot of people who are so out of shape that there is no way that they are going to go out and jog. The wii fit is available when you don't have a lot of time or the weather is lousy. I can tell you from experience that the exercise you get is not "fake" I am usually sweating like crazy by the time I am finished. I also know a lot of people who are very overweight and the wii fit gets them moving. Also, it gets children doing physical activity WHILE they are playing their video games. It keeps track of your progress and tells you when you are making mistakes or when you are doing well. It gives you grief when you haven't worked out for a few days. It tracks your weight and BMI. And you get all of this for the cost or 1-2 personal training sessions at a gym. All in all I think it is well worth it.

I kind of know but have no idea the price, footprint(size), variety of fitness games available, or much else. Anyone want to play tutor?

Christmas 07 I got a Wii for my wife and I. We played it solid until we mistakenly bought Warcraft. Oops. Now we're addicted to Warcraft and I don't think we would use the Wii Fit even though I would love to. It would probably get thrown in the same place as our treadmill and rowing machine.

What on earth is the point? If you need a little exercise, go for a walk, enjoy the countryside. Or cycle to the shops instead of driving 800 yards in your SUV. Really! Words fail me.

Actually, I live in the UK, where most of us still have the use of our legs and can fit on a bar stool. And no, I don't own a Wii, thank you for asking, but my brother does and I think it's a very clever piece of kit. But get a grip people. Your body is designed to be used, so use it, at least a little bit. My mother in law has an artifical hip and Parkinson's disease but she still gets out and about as much as she can. It's a question of making the effort.

I didn't intend to start a flame war here but I just can't believe some of the things people are saying in this thread. The Wii is just a toy, get over it. You don't *need* one, really you don't.

There's no shortage near me. I was able to get one at 8 am yesterday morning. No overnight wait in line. There were 3 other people waiting at store opening with me. All ladies between 20-40 already in their workout gear.

As for cost -- It's $90. I'm guessing $50 for the game (standard price for any Nintendo Wii game) and $40 for the pressure board. It doesn't seem exuberant to me.

My mother and stepfather are of a "certain age" and cannot go out walking/jogging as someone suggested (especially as stepfather is a stroke survivor).

In the Senior Center they hang out at, there are several Wii consoles and Mom says the members keep busy with them pretty much non-stop. The older people are keeping active and are socializing a lot more. Stepdad is moving around more and it helps him with motor skills. They were supposed to be getting the Wii Fit this weekend and I bet there will be a line around the building for people to take a turn.

I have a Wii, Guitar Hero and the Wii Fit will be set up this weekend. It is a family-friendly system that gets all of us involved and there is everything RIGHT with that, wouldn't you think?

I got my Wii Fit yesterday & LOVE IT! In one day I lost .6 lbs & my BMI went back down to the normal range. (I was only slightly over normal the first day.) I love that it keeps track of my progress for me, it is in doors (it's allergy season here), and no one other than my kids can see me making a fool out of myself. LOL Also, I don't have to take my baby to the gym to stay w/ a sitter I don't know. And it is FUN!!!

I never thought I would own one, but the recent marketing has been fantastic. I an 68 and my wife 61. We are both using it to lose weight and get in better shape. The high demand is due to great advertising and excellent marketing. We got ours at Best Buy and there were only six left from a shipment of 60. They were going like hot-cakes when we were getting ours. Good for Nintendo---great product, great graphics. My wife and I were laughing like kids while we were doing our excercises. Great fun while getting healthy.