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Wii Fit apocalypse will not happen till tomorrow or the next day after that though... :(



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E3 2008- Armageddon. Wii motion plus introduced. Wii Music. Reggie says Animal crossing was a core game. Massive disappointment. many Wii core gamers selling their Wii.

 

E3 2010- Tape runs out

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lol, what if the balance board becomes the controler for these unique brand of games?



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Alby_da_Wolf said:

finalsquall said:

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Wii fit will and is big and will last a while, but it won't disrupt anything like the poster said. Well, maybe the posters brain which seems to be happening :P


Who can resist jumping on the big disruption buzzword bandwagon???   

...And I don't even have a Wii, yet!   

 


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yushire said:
Wii Fit apocalypse will not happen till tomorrow or the next day after that though... :(

Enjoy your last junk food and carefree overweight till you can, then!

Here in Europe it's selling well, as you can see in VGC home page, it was 3rd in the last survey, but nothing revolutionary, its' behind a more hardcore game, GTA IV PS3 (1st) and XB360 (2nd).  In Italy alone it's 3rd too, but it's a very good result, as here PS3 HW sold in total 40% more than Wii, so far. Also, both in Italy and Europe, it's the best selling Wii game now.

I guess, however, that benefits brought by WiiFit in USA could be, especially from an image point of view, much greater, as WiiFit coud push Wii to surpass XBox 360 in its home market: this could be really considered a small revolution and it could even grow stronger, as the image damage could trigger an avalanche effect urging MS to thoughtless reactions.



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finalsquall said:
People will get bored and maybe go outside and buy some junk food to reconnect to the rest of the human society. Wii will then be a major fad :) Wii fit will become what every other wonder exercise equipment becomes... in the cupboard and forgotten. Let the fad countdown begin :D

Let me give you a little news flash. I am mostly interested in Wii Fit because the balance board makes it a uniquely incredible instrument for balance training. I’m 63, like most people 50+ my balance basically sucks mostly because we don’t use it enough compared to children who ride bikes and play games that use balance. This lack of good balance is the leading cause of disability and the number 1 household injury. Breaking a hip when you’re a senior is no joke because there is a very real chance you will never walk unassisted again. According to the head of physical therapy at the major teaching hospital where I work., not even a well equipped gym has anything equivalent and even for a hospital balance equipment is extremely expensive. They are getting several Wii Fits to use in physical therapy.

So NO, I cannot get this balance training just by going outside or even by joining a gym. I can realistically only get it from Wii Fit. Now figuring I’m never going to get younger, so this problem will never go away, but I can fix it for $90 and play a fun game a couple times a week, you can bet your sweet ass it is NOT going to wind up in the closet.

A fad? You say yes. Major teaching hospitals say no. Who should I believe? You are grossly underestimating the genius behind Wii Fit.