Wii Fit (Wii)

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Reviewed by: Randolph Ramsay
Reviewed on: 05/08/2008
Released on: 05/19/2008

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Wii Fit takes the whole concept of games as exercise to a new level with the inclusion of a balance board peripheral that can tell you on the fly exactly how well--or how poorly--you're doing with its various activities. As such, Nintendo is heavily marketing this innovative title as a mixture of fitness and fun, and for the most part it works. It's a decent alternative for those bored with the repetitiveness of going to a gym or too self-conscious to join a yoga or aerobics class. Unfortunately, Wii Fit is hamstrung by some odd omissions (such as not being able to create your own program from the available exercises) and questionable health advice, limiting its effectiveness both as a fitness tool and as a game.

The Wii balance board is a nifty and sensitive peripheral.

At the core of the Wii Fit experience is the new balance board, an elegant-looking yet surprisingly sturdy peripheral which features several internal scales that can detect changes in weight and pressure as you're standing on it. The board--which is also quite hefty at roughly 8.8 lbs (4kgs)--interacts wirelessly with the Wii, and takes four AA batteries (which are included). The board has four rubber feet to help prevent it from slipping on smooth surfaces (and even comes with four extra feet that can be used to raise your balance board higher should you have thick carpet on your floors). Like the Wii Remote before it, the balance board is intuitive to use once you get into an exercise or game in Wii Fit, with its extreme sensitivity allowing it to pick up even the most minute shifts in weight. Its sensitivity only goes so far, however, with the board able to take only 330lbs (150kg) maximum weight, locking out the particularly robust from joining in on the Wii Fit fad.

Not that plus sizes need worry that they're missing out on a prime weight-loss opportunity. Despite its moniker, Wii Fit isn't a total fitness solution, with its included exercises focusing more on improving muscle tone and balance than on cardio and weight loss. What it does offer is a better way to track your weight, body mass index (BMI), and time spent exercising both within the game itself and from any other external activities, giving users a clearer picture of how their health is progressing over time. It's no more going to make you super-fit than Wii Sports is going to make you a tennis pro, but it can provide a strong anchor for a more expansive fitness regime should you have the motivation.

As a title focused on health, Wii Fit makes some fairly significant judgments about its users' fitness. This happens right from when your Mii is first registered with the game; after inputting a date of birth and height, you're asked to step on the balance board for a weigh-in (all guided onscreen by a cartoon version of the board). From the height and weight data, a user's BMI is calculated, with the user tagged as underweight, ideal, or overweight depending on the BMI score. A simple balance test then occurs (usually involving having to shift your balance to certain areas within a time limit) before your Wii Fit Age is displayed in large numbers on the screen. Only one Wii Fit Age result can be recorded daily, although you can practice the variety of balance tests as many times as you want.

It's here where Wii Fit could possibly become problematic for some. Judgments such as BMI and fitness levels usually come from doctors and health care professionals, not cartoon versions of a computer game peripheral--and Wii Fit frankly doesn't do a good enough job of explaining the science behind its measurements. While BMI, for example, is a well-established tool for measuring a person's ideal weight, Wii Fit fails to make players aware that variables such as muscle mass and age can significantly affect a score (giving an otherwise healthy person with more muscle an overweight rating, for example). The title also throws the term "metabolic syndrome" around quite often, stating people with poor balance and low health can suffer from it without ever explaining what it actually is. Although most users of Wii Fit will probably not take the game's BMI or fitness age calls too seriously, but there's bound to be some overanxious player who does.

Better be content with your body image before you step on the balance board.

In structure, Wii Fit is most reminiscent of the various Brain Training games on the Nintendo DS, with the title broken down into a series of exercises that players can do regularly to improve their health. These exercises are split into four different categories: yoga, muscle, aerobic, and balance. The yoga and muscle categories feel the most like traditional exercise, with 15 yoga poses and 15 muscle-toning moves to work through. Yoga poses range from the absurdly simple (standing still and breathing--yep, that's all) to the quite difficult and possibly lawsuit-in-the-making shoulder stand. It's a similar situation with the muscle-toning section, with basic lunges mixed in with more strenuous activities such as the parallel stretch and push-ups. Virtual trainers (you can choose from either male or female) guide you through the yoga and muscle exercises, offering praise or criticism depending on how well you're doing.

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6 stars

CNET's Review is Right on the Money!

by flashfriday on June 17, 2008

Pros: Strength and Aerobic exercises

Cons: No ability to modify workout, balance games gimmicky

Summary: I thought the CNET review was very accurate and expressed a lot of the complaints I had about Wii Fit. The big drawback for me was the inability to create ...

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Summary: I thought the CNET review was very accurate and expressed a lot of the complaints I had about Wii Fit. The big drawback for me was the inability to create my own workout program or to extend the length of some of the exercises. For example, I'd love to just set the Step exercise to run for 30 minutes but you can't.

Another drawback for me was the balance games. While they are a bit fun at first, they quickly get old and I don't think they really improve your balance. In fact, I'd say that some of the Strength exercises are much more effective in this regard.

There are also a few games/exercises that will frustrate you beyond belief. For example, no matter how perfectly I do the Rowing exercise it always says I'm out of the box and chastise's me.

Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy a lot of things about the Wii Fit but I think that it could've been much, much better. I love many of the Strength exercises and I find myself usually sticking to those for the most part. I have toned quite a few muscles in the process and I am pleased with this. However, once I memorize all the Strength exercises I'll probably sell the Wii Fit.

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9 stars

No more guilt playing a game console

by tenshon on May 24, 2008

Pros: Best thing since WiiSports, great use of Miis, lots of fun, burns calories

Cons: No multi-player board games, could get repetitive, custom music would be nice, takes too long to switch profiles

Summary: Used the fit for a few days now (unlike others here who review the thing without even trying it!!) - and I do think it's a lot of fun. ...

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Summary: Used the fit for a few days now (unlike others here who review the thing without even trying it!!) - and I do think it's a lot of fun. It certainly shows the ability to make me sweat and out of breath, but maybe I'm just really unfit. It's great family fun, especially the ability to use the Miis that your family probably spent lots of laughs creating. The biggest problem is that other family members have to wait until you're done because there's no way to use more than one balance board at a time. Only the 2 player jogging lets you play head to head, and that doesn't use the board at all. Saying that, the jogging is a lot of fun and feels quite realistic. The other problem is, while there are quite a few exercises, after a few weeks you may get bored of them. But then again it beats running on a treadmill that's for sure. Few other complaints: Would be ideal if you could plug in an SD card to listen to your own MP3s while you workout. Family play would be smoother if you could switch profiles more quickly. Also, would be nice to have a screen where it just plays music and shows your balance - without a time limit - so you could, for example, do other yoga exercises that it doesn't support. Would love to see a WiiWare Tai Chi in the future. Great start though, this really has tons of potential. At last now I don't feel guilty when I go to play on the game console!

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2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
10 stars

Have a Wii? Buy this.

by rastafria on May 23, 2008

Pros: Quality hardware. Polished Software. Motivational. Excellent range of activities. Future game support. Weight tracking.

Cons: Lack of customized or premade routines.

Summary: I have a strong background in fitness, through a competitive D3 university team, and continuation beyond the college level. I was somewhat dubious about this product when I first heard ...

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Summary: I have a strong background in fitness, through a competitive D3 university team, and continuation beyond the college level. I was somewhat dubious about this product when I first heard about it, but having tried it, I was an instant convert.

1.) The tracking feature alone is excellent. Keeping track of your weight is a wonderful motivational factor for making healthier lifestyle choices outside of the Wii Fit software.

2.) The game will be quite helpful for sedentary users, and should provide a FULL workout for a beginner to intermediate routine. Augmenting this with outside activities could certainly result in more dramatic results, but the benefits from these activities should not be misconstrued. They WILL help you lose weight and tone your muscles.

3.) For a user who is already fit, and has a regular routine already, this provides an excellent augmentation. Personally, I love the weight tracking and plan on utilizing the yoga and strength training activities before my regular workouts.

If you have any interest whatsoever, this will probably be well worth the investment.

And that's not even taking into account the multiple games (including an EA skate game) already in development using the board.

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2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
10 stars

GREAT IDEA

by modelboy on May 21, 2008

Pros: you can really feel it

Cons: sound could be more interesting

Summary: I LOVE WII FIT! I got it abuot 3 hours ago and i have been playing it pratically the entire time. I can really really feel the burn and i ...

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Summary: I LOVE WII FIT! I got it abuot 3 hours ago and i have been playing it pratically the entire time. I can really really feel the burn and i feel like i am doing something great for my body. The games are fun and the excersizes feel like they work!Also the Yoga is very close to my yoga class i take once a week. I also enjoy the running. One improvment could maybe be including MP3s or better music. But then again you cant store MP3s on the Wii. O well i dont mind that much!

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10 stars

Nintendo Hits Another Amazing Homerun!

by SuperJus on May 17, 2008

Pros: Amazing Technology. Promotes Health & Balance. Tracks Progress. Relatively Inexpensive. Most importantly...FUN!

Cons: Wish you could pair more than 1 Fit to a Wii system and have multiplayer Fit activities. Cannot be used by individuals >330 lbs

Summary: With the mega-hype that is surrounding the upcoming 5/19/08 U.S. release of the Nintendo Wii Fit...You can probably imagine how excited I was to get my ...

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Summary: With the mega-hype that is surrounding the upcoming 5/19/08 U.S. release of the Nintendo Wii Fit...You can probably imagine how excited I was to get my hands (& feet) on an advanced copy of this technical marvel.

When you open up the box, you get the Wii Balance board, the Wii Fit game disc, board foot extensions (for thick carpets) and a set of 4 AA batteries. For those who don't already know, the Wii Balance Board is an amazing little piece of technology. When you stand on this rectangular white board, it senses real-time shifts in balance and center of gravity based on its pressure & tilt sensors. The board is completely wireless and setup is an absolute breeze. Within minutes, I had the Wii Fit loaded up and paired to my Wii. After selecting my personal Mii character, I was prompted to calculate my BMI (Body Mass Index) which is based on weight & height...The Fit doubles as a virtual scale so if you are one of those who likes hiding your weight like it's your ATM pin #....then you might want to setup the Fit when you are in an environment of solitary confinement. Once setup, you can actually password protect your BMI data & profile if you are so inclined.

The Fit setup also prompts you to calculate your Wii Fit Age...A calculation the program makes based on your actual age, BMI and some initial balance exercises. Since my balance is actually a lot worse than I thought, I screwed up pretty badly on the balance tests and my Wii Fit Age turned out to be 15 years older than my actual age...Kinda sad...but motivating at least.

Since this review is already getting too novel-like for my taste, let's cut to the chase. The Wii Fit essentially offers 4 separate types of activity that you personally can choose to participate in: Yoga, Aerobics, Strength Training and Balance Games.

I have spent my fair share of time testing each category out. I am already addicted to the Aerobics Training and Balance Games. Hula hooping, Ski/Snowboard Slalom, Ski Jumping, Boxing, Soccer Heading and Tilt Board Puzzles are tremendously fun. Besides being an absolute blast, these activities really do work on honing your balance and body control.

After just 30 minutes of using the Wii Fit in my living room, I seriously broke a major sweat. I think that's one of the coolest things about the Fit....You can get a decent amount of physical activity without leaving the comforts of home. I'm not saying it can or should replace traditional gym exercise, but it's definitely great for those times where you just don't have the time or energy to drive to the gym.

I also really like the fact that the Fit has a personalized training program that tracks & saves your BMI and progress over time...Very cool, handy feature.

Wii Fit....If you've got a Wii, weigh less than 330 lbs, and got $90 to spare...It's the perfectly fun tool to help fight couchpotato-itis....Check it out!...Your mind, body, and balance will thank you.

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1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
10 stars

Could End Up Being the BEST

by modelboy213 on December 30, 2007

Pros: game play looks fun and seems to actually work your muscle

Cons: graphics aren't amazing.

Summary: I think this could be the best wii game ever. It's game play looks fun, it introduces a new Wii peripheral that has a lot of potential. I like ...

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Summary: I think this could be the best wii game ever. It's game play looks fun, it introduces a new Wii peripheral that has a lot of potential. I like the talk about being able to coompare and track your own progress and compare it with others. I think it will be a great Wii game, i cant wait to buy it!

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10 stars

Gets me off the couch

by YourKitty on September 23, 2008

Pros: Has differents levels of activities--serious and non serious

Cons: Board is too small for big feet

Summary: Would definitely recommend it to those who have forgotten what staying in shape really means. Using the Fit will promote the user (definitely me) to walk more and eat better.

Summary: Would definitely recommend it to those who have forgotten what staying in shape really means. Using the Fit will promote the user (definitely me) to walk more and eat better.
10 stars

It gets people up and moving

by durabright on September 16, 2008

Pros: All of the games so far seem to be pretty good.

Cons: . Games are way to expensive. And hard to get not always in stock.

Summary: I work at a local bar in modesto.I bought the wii game for my day time customers. It has helped business, and it allows my customers to have fun....

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Summary: I work at a local bar in modesto.I bought the wii game for my day time customers. It has helped business, and it allows my customers to have fun.Some of my customers are well in there 70's, they have a blast. Thank you. We all challenge each other.

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8 stars

Great workout tool

by adkman1956 on September 15, 2008

Pros: The board keeps you honest due to it's sensitivity. I have done these positions in class and git by very well. The board adds a degree of difficulty. Combine this with a cardio workout, such as cycling, and you have a full workout.

Cons: The BMI is a joke. I am 5'4" and weigh 195. This makes me obese. I have a 48' chest and a 34" waist. I am naturally muscled. I don't lift weights and have a body fat percentage of around 21%. While this is high, it is not obese.

Summary: Over all I like the workouts. If Nintendo could add a hand held body fat tool, through the Wii-mote, it would be much better.

Summary: Over all I like the workouts. If Nintendo could add a hand held body fat tool, through the Wii-mote, it would be much better.
9 stars

Fun not your normal console game

by jsl31 on August 25, 2008

Pros: It's an interesting console game - makes you workout, do yoga, play games and teaches you how to balance yourself. Can be lots of fun!

Cons: It is a bit sensitive to your movements. It doesn't promise to make you lose tons of weight like people say. You can lose weight if you continually workout on this.

Summary: Bottomline: lots of fun games great workout for home when you don't want to go to the gym. It's a must have!

Summary: Bottomline: lots of fun games great workout for home when you don't want to go to the gym. It's a must have!

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Manufacturer: Nintendo
Part number: 90108

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Platform Wii
ESRB rating Everyone - Comic Mischief
Genre Sports
Number of players 1-2 Players

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Developer Nintendo
ESRB Everyone
ESRB descriptors Comic Mischief
Release date 2008-05-19

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