Wii Fit

[FireFly]

Isnt' there a counter somewhere of the number of each console sold worldwide?

[JayP]

Originally Posted by FireFly

Isnt' there a counter somewhere of the number of each console sold worldwide?

VGChartz.com does, but they can be very inaccurate at time.

Right now they have:
Wii - 26.2m
360 - 18.9m
PS3 - 12.6m

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by FireFly

Isnt' there a counter somewhere of the number of each console sold worldwide?

http://nexgenwars.com/

[TheCommodoreAfro]

The Wii fit has been out in Japan for about six months. The biggest problem Nintendo has with it is that people got bored with it, and the lack of software that has come out for it. Maybe if they combined the board with a first person shooter it would revive some interest

[OutOfTheCube]

Originally Posted by TheCommodoreAfro

The Wii fit has been out in Japan for about six months. The biggest problem Nintendo has with it is that people got bored with it, and the lack of software that has come out for it. Maybe if they combined the board with a first person shooter it would revive some interest

Japanese don't buy FPS's.

Now, if they combined it with a Dragon Quest game...

[The Goon]

I am hoping that someone at EA Sports is playing with the balance board because I think a good addition would be to integrate it into Tiger Woods Golf, using the weight transfer of a golf swing on the board to help generate power.

[someguy51]

I was able to get Wii Fit yesterday (Sunday) at the EB Games in Sunridge Mall.

[Thunderball]

I have to say, Wii Fit is pretty fun, but I can see the game itself not lasting too long on anyone's playlist for a few reasons.

1. Its repetitive, and aside from the balance minigames, the rest is simply aerobics. It feels like Wii Play in the repititious respect.

2. The balancing is unnatural. When it "corrects" your centre of balance, one is clearly stooping forward.

3. Hanging their hat on the BMI method was not a good idea. The Body Mass Index is a flawed methodology as it does not take into account muscle mass or structure. People are going to be put off that the game calls them fat even if they're really just marginally over where they should be, and draws one's "overweight mii" in a overly fat way. In fact, it looks like its pregnant or obese. They should have just stuck to measuring weight and balance.

4. The game weighs you, berates you for being fat and unbalanced, and rather than design a fitness plan designed to correct one's "flaws", it just sends you on your way.

5. The Wii Fit Channel claims to let you run the game without the disc. Great! I can do my daily stuff on Wii Fit and without having to switch discs go right into another game. Right? Wrong. You can do your daily weight/balancing test, get told you're fat and unbalanced, and that's all.

I don't regret buying Wii Fit... yet... since I'm really hoping I bought a $20 game with a $70 balance board peripheral that will have many new and cool games come out designed specifically for it. If those games don't emerge, then this is going to be a disappointment and a waste of money.

[ah123]

Originally Posted by Thunderball

... with a $70 balance board peripheral that will have many new and cool games come out designed specifically for it.

Wikipedia has a list of games which are (or will be using the board) --don't know how many will be really cool games...

1. Wii Fit 2008
2. We Sk i2008
3. Skate I t2008
4. Boogie Superstar 2008
5. All-Star Cheer Squad 2008
6. Don King Presents: Prizefighter 2008
7. Rayman Raving Rabbids 3 TBA

[Thunderball]

Originally Posted by ah123

Wikipedia has a list of games which are (or will be using the board) --don't know how many will be really cool games...

Yeah, so far only the ski one and maybe the boxing one sound any good, but We Ski got fairly lousy reviews. I'm hoping some cool shooters come out using the board and the zapper, or a golf/hockey/soccer game that employs it.

[JayP]

Originally Posted by Thunderball

Yeah, so far only the ski one and maybe the boxing one sound any good, but We Ski got fairly lousy reviews. I'm hoping some cool shooters come out using the board and the zapper, or a golf/hockey/soccer game that employs it.

Skate It is probably the most promising of those games. It's being made by the same people who made .skate which took skateboarding game controls in an awesome new direction. They should be able to do something good with the Balance Board provided they put the effort into the game.

I'd be surprised if Nintendo didn't have a big release with major Balance Board support in the near future. Something like 1080 or Wave Race.

A golf game that used the Wiimote to swing and have the Balance Board recognize your shifts in leg balance generate power would be amazing if done right.

The great thing about Wii Fit is that it's probably going to end up selling 8+ million worldwide. That's a huge install-base for the Balance Board. It actually gives devs the justification to design games completely around using the Balance Board since a massive number of the Wii userbase has one. Like anything on the Wii, it has designed entirely around one control scheme and not just the Wiimote/Nunchuk and then tacking on Balance Board support (with some exceptions).

[mac_gurl]

Just picked one up at Bestbuy in deerfoot meadows. I also notice futureshop.ca has been having them throughout the day.

Good luck.

[Locke]

All-Star Cheer squad and Ray's Raving Rabbits or whatever are the clear winners here....

[Russic]

well, that was quick. I haven't played it for 4 or 5 days now and have zero intentions of ever playing it again! Unfortunately, not quite what I had expected and just not for me.

[Flaming Choy]

Originally Posted by ah123

Wikipedia has a list of games which are (or will be using the board) --don't know how many will be really cool games...

There's a shawn white snowboarding game also that looks pretty neat.

Also, i hope they port over police 911, that would be awesome.

[GreenHardHat]

Yay... Just ordered wii fit from bestbuy.ca. They jacked up the price to 100 bucks though.

[JohnnyFlame]

Well that was easy. Arrived at Toys R us this morning and got the Wii Fit. Got there at 8am and they were handing out chits for Wii Fit's and Wii's. Heck when I came back at 9:30 to pick it up they still had some left.

[InSutterWeTrust]

Instead of starting a new thread, thought I would bump this older one.

Has anyone been able to find a Wii Fit plus with balance board in the city? We got a Wii for Christmas and have been trying to find one since but no luck. I don't wanna pay the crazy amounts people are asking for on ebay.

[DownhillGoat]

Isn't the only difference the Fit+ game that comes with it? The game itself is only $20.

[I_H8_Crawford]

Originally Posted by kunkstyle

Isn't the only difference the Fit+ game that comes with it? The game itself is only $20.

He's likely referring to Wii Fit+ - there are ZERO Wii Fit+ bundles (with the board) in the city - been out of stock for over a month now.