but then,do average reviews really mean that theyre not good?

nintendo lovers should be proud of wii fit because they can say something different than "this game really pushes the hardware to the limit "or "new bar in realistic looking graphics".you know, if a shallow,simple game is fun, i think it wont hurt anyone in the long run 

Havent had a chance to try it yesterday, as I got stuck playing MK:Wii.

And actually, I am scared of what it will tell me....so better loose some kilos BEFORE starting to play that frikkin game.

and why is different good?

on hd consoles they are alot of innovative games, but they are mostly about gameplay. The innovatoin part isnt that obvious. The innovation part lies in gameplay mechanics and how ur character interacts with the world, that sort of things. Not with what device u are playing the game with(CONTROLLER,WII MOTE, WII BOARD ETC)

games on Wii fit are shallow and simple, not innovative at all. It looks innovative cuz they way you play it is different then from normal games, the game itself is anything but innovative.

making a game that is so simple and shallow that it cant be compared to other games is really ridiculous. Thats like saying McDonalds makes great food, because people who really like McDonalds have no taste of good food whatsoever, therefore you should only base ur opinion on how these people like this type of food.

 it should be reviewed as a game, and you people should be content with even an 6,8. I think most of the reviewers already kept in mind that this game is for a target audience, otherwise it wouldnt scored an 8 on average.

If anyone is very athletic or a regular weight lifter, Wii Fit will tell you that you're overweight since it uses the BMI to gauge fitness. But then, very athletic/weight lifters aren't exactly the target audience for Wii Fit.  Those who are athletes and may try it out anyway have the sense to know that BMI is best suited as a gauge for average people who maintain normal activity levels.

Something that measures muscle mass, body fat and water percentages say more about true fitness levels, which one could get from a Tanita scale.  

Anyway, the point of using Wii Fit is largely in part to track changes in your fitness level rather than to say because your BMI is over 30 that you get a frowny face. 

In regards to the increased metabolism, higher muscle mass, burn more calories at rest: true.

As for running (or jogging that raises heart rate to 140-170bpm if you're not a conditioned runner) not burning a significant amount of calories to induce weight loss: false.

Expecting to lose weight by running 20-25 minutes 2-3 times a week is unrealistic unless you're running under a 7 minute pace for the typical human, but if you're running at a rate that raised your heart rate in the 140-170bpm range for over 20 minutes at a time on a daily basis, you will have to run faster and faster to force your heart rate up as your body acclimates itself to the increased load. So instead of running 3 miles in 24 minutes, you're eventually running closer to 4 miles in the same amount of time. Not the best way to set up a run based training program since they should never be that basic, but as your mile times drop, surprise, surprise, your metabolism increases, your standing heart rate drops, you burn more energy at rest and unless you start eating more; you lose weight. 

But if anyone wants to argue that Wii led push ups and sit ups will produce the same results as even a moderate free weight lifting program, they might want to wait to see a spread of test results before making such claims.  

Pair the free weight program with off day running, gradually increasing distances and speed to maintain that 140-170bpm heart rate, and you'll see better results than you would by using Wii Fit, hour for hour. 

I, for one, look forward to the day when I spend an hour in the gym every day just so that when I log onto WiiFit I show improvement . WiiFit will be like WoW for me, only instead of epics I get fitter!

Great insight leo, how about Sony and Microsoft take a volume out of your book and make XboxShooter and PS3Shooter and watch them sell like mad, just like the Xbox and PS3... oh, wait...

What i find amusing is I could post something on exercise balls and most here would care less. I could claim it cures cancer and only be told I'm wrong. Yet soon as It gets attached to a console. The device must be made by satan and here to destroy humanity.

I think IGN put it best it's really hard to review because it really isn't a game. So it could get a 10 or 1 based on how you are reviewing it.

It's like a movie reviewer, trying to review an exercise tape. It's next to pointless.

I do. Lifting and Running sux while you do it, but once you are done you feel SOOO much better.

This is a good post, but I want to make a specific point which you only imply in your post:

Fitness is not the same as weight loss.

Being slim does not mean that you are fit, and it's possible to be very fit while being quite obese (actually obese, not just obese because BMI doesn't understand muscle mass).

Jogging might not be very good for weight loss, but it's good cardio exercise which will make you more fit. Similarly, even if using Wii Fit didn't shed pounds (it does, check the link in my previous post), it will almost certainly improve fitness. All physical activity does to some degree.