Wii Fit

Lol its gonna be funny for fat people.

Because Game have to tell them they cant buy the product because they are to large and could break it.

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Originally Posted by Andeeh

Lol its gonna be funny for fat people.

Because Game have to tell them they cant buy the product because they are to large and could break it.

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lol really?

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Originally Posted by Andeeh

Lol its gonna be funny for fat people.

Because Game have to tell them they cant buy the product because they are to large and could break it.

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This makes me want to get in line behind a fat person when I go to get it on the 25th! XD

I would just pmsl.

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Originally Posted by Simmzay

What is the gimmick? The gimmick is a misperception in this case. It is being perpetuated by some, but the products initial intention sways heavily from a "gimmick".

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The gimmick is the wobble-board thing, true it doesn't use the wii's motion sensing gimmick but it makes up for it with its new hyper-scales contraption :P

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Originally Posted by Professor-Alex

The gimmick is the wobble-board thing, true it doesn't use the wii's motion sensing gimmick but it makes up for it with its new hyper-scales contraption :P

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Then the problem is your perception of the definition of the word gimmick. Because it isn't one.

Well, dictionary.com says:

1. an ingenious or novel device, scheme, or stratagem, esp. one designed to attract attention or increase appeal.

That looks like a pretty novel device to me :)

Key word is "novel", which it isn't. That was my point from the getgo, the perception is what builds the belief of the novelty but it's a very real application that was intended for serious use. Hence deriding all association with "novelty".

How much weight does it hold?

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Originally Posted by Simmzay

Key word is "novel", which it isn't. That was my point from the getgo, the perception is what builds the belief of the novelty but it's a very real application that was intended for serious use. Hence deriding all association with "novelty".

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Fair enough, it seems as though we shall have to agree to disagree :) Personally, I think the whole concept of the wii is novel, which is what sells it.

But as Yahtzee once said: "Critisising the wii for being gimmicky is like criticising a midget for being short"

Nintendo stated that the point of Wii fit is not to make you shed the weight but it'll make you more aware of your fitness and knowing that will probably pursuade you to do something about it if you are unhealthy. And you might even be able to pick up a few fitness workouts from the game so it's gotta do some good.

And Alex, at least the Wii's games are breaking away from the norm of first person shooter, aliens vs pretty much invincible-balls-of-steal marines in landscapes full with, as yahtzee did say, "dogs%*t brown and gunmetal grey" and in most cases an unbearable bloom.