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And no, I don't want one to begin with. I just think you're a dumb ass.]]>May 21st 2008 3:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/May 21st 2008 3:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/
Man, people are sheep for this ebay stuff.]]>May 21st 2008 7:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/
After watching my wife use this thing last night, it's apparent to me that the software is seriously lacking.

1. You have to use a Wiimote to do anything menu driven. You're constantly shifting between using the board and using the remote. They should have incorporated the menu system into shifting on the board.

2. You can't setup a full routine. The main problem with this is related to all of the button pushing necessary to get anything done. Last night, my wife was on that board for an hour. Literally, half of that time was spent digging through the menus and pushing buttons. There are far too many breaks, battling the software, necessary for this thing to be truly useful.

Basically, the pacing of a workout is way too slow.

They need to get a new version of the software, pronto, or this thing's dead in the water. You need to be able to turn the thing on, pick a routine, and go. As it stands, there is no routine. It's just a bunch of singular exercises that you need to choose and load, one by one.]]>May 21st 2008 3:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/May 21st 2008 3:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/May 21st 2008 3:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/May 21st 2008 4:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/
I think Nintendo has the marketing and the crowd for this type of application but I think Sony has the software and probably the hardware for it. A perfect workout application for a game console would include software thats downloadable so to be quickly launched. It would include a camera for certain activities and Sony has years of research into that. It would maybe include hardware like the board Nintendo uses for something like yoga or pilates. It would have the option of being networked so incase you want to see where u stack up on a certain activity against friends or the world. I dont see women being too hot for that lol but young boys might want to compete at pushups or something. It would also need the ability to stack routines and develop a workout that loads one time and transitions quickly. I envision it like editing a movie where you move or copy workouts and put them in order with transition times being set by the user. The wiimote or PSEye would both be good at this I think. Then over time you could increase your workout and once a week or month the game could test your max at different activities so to see your progress.]]>May 21st 2008 6:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/
You should definitely be able to do a workout of a number of exercises in one go, rather than have the 2/3min rest of choosing another.

And for me even more annoying is not being able to play against someone, I want to play the balance games against a friend, I don't want to go back to plaza and then reconfigure everything for my weight, so I can see if I can jump further than him on the ski jump.

Wii Fit is an awesome idea that has been very badly implemented. Here's hoping the likes of Nike make a software title soon :-)]]>May 21st 2008 6:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/May 22nd 2008 1:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/May 21st 2008 3:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/May 21st 2008 3:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pis&GRid=9274&PIgrid=9274&PIcrid=80729&PIpi=193277&
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Barring that go on eBay and find a copy of Track and Field and a Nintendo Power Pad. You'll shed pounds trying to take the 100m dash, it was IMPOSSIBLE.]]>May 21st 2008 3:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/ If you actually want to work out why not take the $90 for Wii Fit and buy 2 months at a gym? You'll see better results, faster.

it's called "Fear of public humiliation." For me, at least.

Personally I want to check out Wii Fit as a precursor to more effective systems. And I believe any amount of exercise is better than none. But it does sound like it needs better software.

]]>May 21st 2008 3:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/May 21st 2008 3:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/May 21st 2008 4:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/May 21st 2008 4:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/
I'll probably get a WiiFit in a month or 2. After the "New Wii Gadget" fase has passed.
I may even wait longer to see if any other titles will be comming up for the ballance board.]]>May 21st 2008 4:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/
For people who have lives, you know, jobs and families, the Wii Fit is fantastic. The ability for me to get a workout in after I put my daughter to bed is wonderful, and making it a game and putting it in my living room will make me use it.]]>May 22nd 2008 8:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/
And you're all doing it wrong. Get down on the floor and just pound the powerpad sensors with your hands like you're playing a hand drum. Automatic win.]]>May 22nd 2008 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/May 21st 2008 3:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/May 21st 2008 4:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/
Hoping to get me hands on a Wii Fit soon. Unlikely, but I'd like one. In the meantime, it's back to losing the weight--I'm down almost 65 lbs.--the old fashioned way: eating less, moving more.

*sigh*]]>May 21st 2008 4:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/
More importantly their nutrition and fitness writers seem knowledgable and pen some really informative articles that feel correct.

Thanks for the other site though I'm gonna check it out.]]>May 21st 2008 4:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/May 21st 2008 5:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/May 21st 2008 6:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/
But again, you are right as this is your first comment on engadget ever.]]>May 21st 2008 4:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/I think Nintendo will get their act together regarding the Wii Fit software, from what everyone's been saying it's a bit heavy-handed. If they don't, maybe some enterprising hackers can devise a better system for us...]]>May 21st 2008 4:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/
I'm not that worried about it. I get the feeling enough of these are going to be sold to support future titles.]]>May 21st 2008 5:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/
Markus]]>May 21st 2008 4:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/May 21st 2008 5:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/May 21st 2008 4:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/May 21st 2008 7:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/
Let's get real though... I don't expect the Wii fit to get me the six pack i've always wanted, but I see it as a tool that will put me in the right direction. =)]]>May 21st 2008 4:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wii-fit-feelin-the-burn-part-1/
And, of course, it expands the Wii appeal just a little more. I'm going to agree with what Kunal said up above - the board is a sweet idea. Think of the potential for future skate/snowboard games, for one. And there is We Ski that just came out last week.

I know I'm looking forward to mine arriving at my door next week.


Speaking of which, I was stalking the Best Buy website at midnight (central time) and eventually, shortly before 1AM it was available. I bought mine, free shipping. But when I checked again at 1:30 AM? SOLD OUT. Now, THAT is impressive. An online sellout in the middle of the night.
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