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mr-money said:
i'm surprised no one has picked up on this as the reason ps3 beat wii in japan last month. surely ninty was stockpiling units for the big WiiFit launch

Too funny, lol. So how much will they sell this week? Will Wii break 250k this week? Were they stockpiling SMG for this special event as well?

Start will be mediacore but Nintendo fans still will go with "OMG Wii-Fit is out of stock everywhere"... no matter they delivered 100k... lol



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@mr-money

no,

last month SMG released yet Ps3 beat wii...

that is a HUGE achievement like it or not

don't make silly excuses...



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darthdevidem said:
@mr-money

no,

last month SMG released yet Ps3 beat wii...

that is a HUGE achievement like it or not

don't make silly excuses...

Have you been living under a rock darthdevidem. Price cut, new colours and the 40G version, these aint silly excuses.

Well those are my silly excuses :p



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@Dodece

i would be surprised if Wii fit isn't in the top 3 selling games of all time on the Wii. People spend so much money on health and fitness its crazy. There are millions of workout DVDs, exercise balls, specialty scales (ones that calculate BMI for example), and all sorts of weird contraptions for sale. Go watch some infomercials early Sunday morning and I'm sure you'll see 2-3 ab machines, weight benches, or even the "gazelle" for sale.

Nintendo is pure genius for releasing a fitness game/machine since it's guaranteed to sell millions. Every kid who has a Wii has a mom who wants Wii fit, so at best you can expect Mario galaxy to be even with it.

Yes, Wii Fit is a collection of mini games, but really it is a workout machine. So no, i don't expect Nintendo to see the great sales of Wii fit and decide only mini games sell, the'll realize they have the most popular video game based fitness machine on the planet and release Wii fit 2,3,4 whatever with different workout routines.

Since Galaxy/Brawl/Kart will still sell millions, they'll still be selling those too. And since if you look at the top 10 you notice that only NINTENDO mini games sell (with the exception of Rayman), all 3rd parties will realize they need to make some serious games like Red Steel or Resident Evil. If only 3rd parties would realize they need to make the types of games Nintendo doesn't, then the Wii would have an awesome library.




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nordlead said:

There are millions of workout DVDs, exercise balls, specialty scales (ones that calculate BMI for example), and all sorts of weird contraptions for sale. 

 BMI is the stupidest thing out there. Fact this board track it means it's not serious.



Dodece said:
I wonder if anyone else will see the irony if this game outsells Mario Galaxy. This game could actually prove all the negative stereotypes completely and utterly correct. Wii Fit is a game built around a peripheral. That just happens to be a collection of mini games. While Mario is perhaps the best platformer of the year, and we are told repeatedly on these forums that it should be up for game of the year.

I am actually terribly shocked, and would actually be terribly disappointed if this game outperforms Mario Galaxy. Ruminate on the consequences for a moment. Nintendo is going to draw the same conclusion I am going to draw. The market for this console wants mini game compilations, and they love to see packed in hardware. Were you Nintendo what would you start to make more of.

Honestly think for a moment before you guys get excited this could be the worst thing that could happen to this console. This game could establish permanently a rule. That only mini games are big on the Wii. That after all is what sells real well. While the core games cost more to develop and bring in far less. This makes you wonder who Nintendo is going to support. Why make core games when gimmicky mini games can sell your console to just about everyone.

This should concern dedicated gamers. Nintendo the best reason to own a Wii. Has made three mini games for the console that would all be hits. Sports, Play, and now Fit. You can thrown in Mario Party as well. I wonder if this console will ever see another Star Fox, Pilotwings, Waverace, let alone another Mario or Zelda. After all why make them when Wii yoga could bring in three million sales on day one.

I hope the reports are grossly exaggerated. You know if this succeeds Nintendo isn't going to be very dedicated to core gaming in the future.




Bravo.  Well stated  :)

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Tetsuo Shima said:
nordlead said:

There are millions of workout DVDs, exercise balls, specialty scales (ones that calculate BMI for example), and all sorts of weird contraptions for sale.

BMI is the stupidest thing out there. Fact this board track it means it's not serious.


 Sure, BMI has it's problems. But you simply can't release a device like this and don't have it calculating BMI. It would be commercial suicide.



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