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shaking your hips on a plastic step will not get you as buffed as the dude watching:


you do not need to put on your "workout clothes" to balance yourself on a plastic board:

oddly enough, they are really selling in japan! i heard in chinatown they are selling these for those with japanese consoles/modded out wiis. im gunna have to check it out

(steals LZs shifty eyes) >.> im actually going to be there tonight for work...hmm......

Lol, you may be right. This game got 300,00 pre-orders in Japan while SMG only sold over 100,000 in it's first week there. Crazy Japanese, hopefully the trend doesn't continue here.

It shouldn't. I'd hope we English gamers wouldn't buy into this Casual fad that Nintendo are pushing.

of course we will, it's the next brain training.

i didn't know Wii Fit would sell so well..

Japan can buy all the casual crap they want, as long as this doesn't sell well here and Nintendo gets the message that we in NA don't want this kind of stuff, I'll be happy.

Wow... the woman in that last image is... horrifying...

people are going to buy it here in america just like in Japan. The thought of actually exercising is appealing enough to the american people who are currently on an "OMFG we're fatasses" thing.

oh and the whole 'death of video gaming' was said about the Wii-Remote too. just because its a new way of playing games doesn't mean that its all that bad. Imagine what they could do if they made some hardcore games with this technology?

im buying it. or at least getting my hands on it somehow. not because i buy into the "we're all fat" thing, nor because im "totally into the casual gamer" thing. but it seems like an interesting toy, and although it may be lame, who knows. i do need to learn how to keep myself balanced so i dont fall over all the time. plus, id rather buy the board bundled with something so i have it if they ever decide to release another game (an actual game) that utilizes it.

I agree this is not the death of gaming, but Wii Fit is not a game, as you refered to it in your comment. No more then your PE teacher telling you to do 20 push-ups in under a minute then break that record, because it will be fun.

I don't know if anyone remembers the rolling rocker (name?), but it was a peripheral for a nintendo system and I had one. The thing was a balance board and they touted it as something for surf games or you can tilt this way and make your character go this way also, and it was a joke.

I wish Nintendo would start marketing things like Wii Fit under a Nintendo Home label, or something other then their gaming label.

I've decided not to buy Wii Fit. I mean if I wanna loose weight I'll get my fat ass off the couch or go outside. Maybe it's time for Nintendo to make a hypnoses game for the DS that helps people to stop eating so much and stop smoking.

Umm, how is wii fit not a game?  Football, baseball, or any activity requiring skill is a game.  And since it requires video, it's safe to call it a video game.  After watching some gameplay videos, this doesn't seem much different than Wii Boxing (one demo showed the boxing mini game with feet training thrown in, looked fun).  Motion is used to attain a desired result.  Just because it's atypical doesn't mean it's not a game/fun.

Case in point:  Who'd have thought a plastic guitar mimicing notes would be enjoyed by anyone over the age of 3?  Seems like fisher price had stuff like that designed for 3 year olds since I was a child.  Harmonix puts a new spin on it, finds a new audience, and takes off.  Like NR said, there is a decent amount of potential here is developers can take advantage.  

I'm going to take a wait and see/try approach on whether I buy it or not.  Personally, I think it's a great idea, but it's a little pricey (my main hesitation).  I know of doctors (one personal experience, many online/tv ones) recommending the use of the Wii for physical therapy for those who can't/won't follow conventional exercise routines.  This can only help that cause. It also looks like it will be able to provide consumers with a cheap means to test unconventional attributes. It's hard to test one's balance, and assuming they track your weight and stuff in a friendly interface, that could be a great supplement to an exercise program. If they were really serious about trying to get people fit, they should have included a body fat tester. If it did, I wouldn't hesitate to buy it at $100 if it tested weight and fat and tracked it all.

Agreed.

It is these games that get the whole family involved, forget mario and everything, if anything my family only played wiisports and if I got wiifit then they would play that.

agreed. although my dad was big on gaming in the past, he has difficulties getting in touch with his inner gamer anymore. when i was home, the only games my family played were WiiSports and Mario Party, which weren't difficult to grasp or learn how to play. Once they got the hang of it, I didn't even need to be home for them to want to turn it on. i'd come home and find my mom and dad duking it out in a game of bowling.

wiifit will probably make them play even more, although i wonder how the board would fare on a deep carpet that's not sturdy and flat. we can each use it for different purposes, me for stretching and keeping fit with minor exercises and trying to improve my balance, my mom for tracking her weight and taking simple exercises, and my dad would probably just play with it to try out my newest gadget and game. if i were to get a second board, my sister and i would probably duke it out in a few of those games the package includes. who can move their head the best? well, that'd probably be me XD

Oh god. her shorts are too tight >_<

I really don't think this is a big deal. Nintendo products are selling extremely well. That's bad? I've found that I enjoy some of the casual games they have to offer. They don't hold my attention as much as other games, but they're certainly fun to play. Lots of core gamers will buy this product in addition to the curious casual gamer. I'm sure of it. I may pick one up when I have some extra cash.

Well the core appeal is that it is a innovative product, you may think scales isn't but thinking with that logic is like thinking the wiimote isn't innovative since we played tennis and house of the dead a long long time ago...I wouldn't be surprised if house of the dead is older then tennis, it seems that way.

(When I say you I am not talking to the person I quoted >.>..screw it *deletes quote*)

speak for yourself, me likey casual games

Have you seen the sales for Wii Play, Mario Party, Nintendogs, or Brain Training? This game will be an instant hit in NA. I don't mind them making some casual games, I just wish they wouldn't make it their main focus.