Wii Fit + VGChartz = Famous!!!

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ssj12 said:

 

You are right. So you would easily understand that even though a product is aimed for one specific group others will still use it. That is pretty obvious. The thing were the focus of the product is coming from. The Wii is a VIDEO GAME console. This is the exact same problem that Sony has had with the PS3. It has features not specific for video games. That is where the issues seem to lie. Just like Sony has Blu-ray, Nintendo is pushing fitness.

 

 The big difference is that nintendo gives you a choice. wii doesn't come with wii fit.  ps3 came with blu-ray, whether you want it or not, and you're paying an extra who-knows-how much for it.

Now here is the major issues I have here. Sony gets bitched at over having a new media format that supports both movies and games.

 The majority of ps3 was from its pricing, a direct result of making blu-ray compulsory.   

Yet Nintendo, a company that has been around for a very long times and always focused on games, is pushing fitness. FITNESS and VIDEO GAMES does not even add up. Nintendo is not focusing the Wii at gaming, their own heritage. They are not being questioned on this at all.

Nintendo is certainly pushing the idea of having fun.   Video game is 100% about fun.

If, say, Nintendo teams up with Kaplan and makes a dry SAT prep "game", then your point is valid.

You can probably make an argument that Brain Age "games" are dry but it's a tough position to take.

 

If you people are about to say "but but DDR." Here is the thing, the main focus for DDR was not the fitness. It was the general interaction between user, game, user movement, and the music. Yes, the movement burned some fat, but that was not the focus of the game.

Some of you said, WiiFit has mini-games. Guess what? Just like Wii Sports, the mini-games are just tech-demos to show the overall properties the balance board has. Basically just to show the potential uses in other games.

 The focus of WiiFit is not exactly to "keep you fit".  It is for you to have fun while performing these exercises.  

What you can criticize is that Nintendo is lying to consumers that just by playing WiiFit 20 minutes a day will keep you fit, and therefore the name WiiFit is a big fat lie.  Of course then you're taking on a more general issue, i.e. advertisement and product salespitch.