1-up's wii fit review

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TheRealMafoo said:

Phendrana said:

How is it not a game? It can be used for either exercise or recreation. Would you not consider DDR a game?

Now, if it was only the strength training and yoga I'd probably agree with you, but there's a lot more to it than that. I don't think you understand what all is in Wii Fit.

 

WiiFit is not a game (in my eyes) because the creator's vision was to make exercise fun. The goal is not to "win", but to follow a series of exercise that are fun.

You put in your weight, your height, and it calculates your BMI, and tells you what to play in order to reach a defined goal. The reason for the program you follow is not to achieve some game statistic; it's to lose weight, or gain balance, or whatever you told it you wanted to do.

To then compare it to a piece of media that's sole purpose is entertainment (a video game) is pointless.

DDR does none of the above. It's a game that takes effort to complete. Not something that was conceived for the purpose of losing weight.

Oh, and to the person that said WiiFit will not turn a fat guy into a fit guy is wrong. It can get very intense, and as with anything, if you continue to use it, it will work.

Are you sure you have played it? I mean it does save your records for the exercises and minigames.
Anyway, in that way, it definately is a bridge for non-gamers to gaming. Just like DDR that was mentioned or Guitar Hero. It's a traditional game where you're supposed to beat the high score instead of beating the game and it also expands the game achievements to real life.