Why are loads of people so excited about the internet? All you do is sit in front of a computer and do boring things like type and click a mouse every now and then.
Since you’re clearly a bit slow on the uptake, here’s a pertinent piece of info: Ninty isn’t targeting ye olde gamer demographic. They’re going after the rest of the world. Last time I checked, at least here in America, lots of people are excited about losing weight. Ninty’s promoting Wii Fit as a fun weight-loss "game" for everybody, not just for your stereotypical socially-inept uber-gamer geek who has a complete (and reasonably accurate) tier list for SSBB, a 16-digit gamerscore on his Xbox Live Gamertag, and likely hasn’t seen sunlight in six weeks.
Since you’re clearly a bit slow on the uptake, here’s a pertinent piece of info: Ninty isn’t targeting ye olde gamer demographic. They’re going after the rest of the world. Last time I checked, at least here in America, lots of people are excited about losing weight. Ninty’s promoting Wii Fit as a fun weight-loss "game" for everybody, not just for your stereotypical socially-inept uber-gamer geek who has a complete (and reasonably accurate) tier list for SSBB, a 16-digit gamerscore on his Xbox Live Gamertag, and likely hasn’t seen sunlight in six weeks.
When the wii did first come out I thought it was going to have people up jumping around the room with its new motion sensor. This is far from the case as most of the things can be done by just randomly waving the controller around. Maybe if they made more games that required you to actually do something then we could have fun and exercise playing a game thats actually good.
As a lazy fat f*cker I intend to get as soon as payday comes round
qft.
Although I still think DDR is a better workout, to be honest.
Tolan = fat fuck from hs, famous for breaking a PS2 metal DDR pad after a game.
i’m getting 12
omg, and that parody thing is hilarious. XDDD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iYBmAVuBns
Yeah, really found nothing funny there.
Tough crowd.
Thing is, folks outside ye olde gamer demographic don’t get that. I know that because I see my parents and in-laws, who are most decidedly outside ye olde gamer demographic, playing Wii Sports, on a fairly regular basis.
Tough crowd.
Or a vid packed full of ignorance, perhaps? Seriously, have you ever attempted yoga/pilates before?
The video is a parody it’s not meant to be an unbiased discussion about the wii fit. It’s for entertinment. Geez, people can take things too seriously some times.
Seriously, have you ever attempted yoga/pilates before?
Can’t say that I have or ever want to.
I thought the video was kind of amusing, like the line about it going well with anything from Ikea.
If it gets people to try real yoga/pilates, that’s pretty cool I guess. You certainly can’t claim wiifit will really change many people’s lives. They’ll get it, see it as a novelty for maybe a month, and then get tired of its exercises. Hopefully, they’ll take the fun they had with it (if they had fun) and start doing something else with their lives.
I don’t think it’s really that amazing, though, but I’m glad it’s somewhat of an effort?
Of course, as someone who recently began eating right and exercising regularly after being a completley fat lazy fuck, I’m probalby not exactly the target demographic for this.
Tons already do basically what Wii Fit is offering through yoga, pilates, etc. (ie: standing in place, leaning side to side, sticking one leg out). Pretty much exercise without exertion (also known as pointless exercise.)
lol
Our local gyms will now have more open space due to a drop in yoga/pilates classes and a lack of fat fucks just sitting on the machines and benches.
I mean honestly, I pay to go and lift weights because there’s not enough space for me to have a home gym. I do most of my running away from city streets. I even try to eat right most of the time. But it’s shit like this that frustrates me. Okay, so people are going to be more flexible, is that it? I’ve seen my share of fat, flexible people, but not so much of the 300+ pound, 55" waisted folks that could run a mile in 7 minutes.
But before you write me off as one-sided, I do think that some aspects are noteworthy. Well, maybe not a few, but based on the list of games I’d think that the only ones that would be more useful than their gym-related counterparts would be that "roll the ball in the hole" thing and the "tightrope walking" game. Other than those, real boxing is more strenuous, hula hooping with a weighted hoop is more physically demanding, real jogging gets you fresh air if you go outside, push ups only help you if you’re tremendously weak (otherwise the bench press is leaps and bounds better), and real skiiing/snowboarding/sports in general give people the fresh air they need.
Short version: If you want to improve your balance without going all Karate-Kid-trying-to-learn-Crane-form on everyone, get Wii Fit. If you want to be healthier, then eat right and get some fresh air and exercise.