Grampy on 04 June 2008
| mike_intellivision said: It's OK. My wife beats me at Hula Hoops too. And she has gotten competitive about it. And she wants to set records. She has never been like this on a video game before. What hath Nintendo wrought. Mike from Morgantown |
What hath Nintendo wrought indeed. I remember a huge debate on whether Wii Fit was even a game at all. Well my grandson (8) is visiting for a month and arrived yesterday. I got home from work and found a house full of boys ages 8-13 who are all avid video gamers, PS2 and PS3 as well as Wii. My wife tells me that instead of Smash Brothers or Mario Karts all they have been playing all afternoon is Wii Fit. Trust me when I say, none of these boys need to be or are concerned with fitness. But give them games where they can compete using gaming skills AND physical skills and you have a winner. Fortunately they had all collapsed with exhaustion in time for the teenage girls to show up and take over.Our house is going to be very popular this summer.Watch these guys play ski jump, walk the tightrope, even run against each other, watch how fiercely competitive they get and then try to tell me it's not a game. It’s a hell of a game!If they do take a break, current favorite is Boom Blox.
