jjseth said:
I cannot understand why there are people out there who want this game so badly? I think part of it is that they want the Wii to succeed so much that they are willing to buy a game (can you really call it that?) that will probably gather alot of dust after the initial buzz of having a new game wears off and will see little use after a week.
Just like the wiimote and wii sports i'll bet
Last time I checked, balancing on a board and doing gestures that the mini-games probably use will give you a slight cardio workout. Better then nothing, but nothing quite like the real thing. So doing pushups, or even yoga poses, on the balance board rather than the floor is nothing quite like the real thing? Yeh i can see how you came to a conclusion like that.. The joy of exercising for me involves the outdoors and getting fresh air. Then i guess you don't go to the gym much, surprisingly quite a number of people do..
How motivated would a person be to exercise when they at first have poor cardio (most likely, we are gamers and many of us are far out of shape) and they have the TV right in front of them, and a couch right behind them and probably some hot pockets in the microwave. Why does anyone exercise when they have a tv and couch at home, with hot pockets next to the microwave? What motivates you to do something like pushups on wii fit, rather than on the ground (which is the exact same exercise) is that you are rewarded not only by the benefits of exercise, but scores on screen, you can try to best your previous score next time you play, or compare who can do the most in the family.. Again, this could all be done without wii fit, but it is the convenience of it that makes the difference and is what motivates people to do it.
Is it something that you will be forced to have so you are feigning interest in the game so your parents get off your back about playing games for too long in a day? That way you jump on your balance board and do your little "work out" for 5 minutes to placate your parents and then get back in couch potato position.
Yes.. definitely... that is my plan.. don't tell me parents, they might ground me and not let me go to work!
No matter what happens with this game, in no way would it convince me to go and buy a Wii and especially not buy this game. (Only way I'd buy a Wii is if my GF wanted one, but I wouldn't play it much and not wiifit at all). They could promise me one free hooker and I still wouldn't buy this game. (Unless the hooker is Scarlett Johansson).
No comment on this, since it is your opinion and you have a right to it |
And that is all i'm going to say in this thread.. because it seems pretty clear that it was created to flame something that you are not being forced to like, and i have been sucked into the discussion, debate, whatever you want to call it
