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leo-j said:
The 40gb sold out in a matter of secounds!!

 You were there? 



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leo-j said:
The 40gb sold out in a matter of secounds!!

 Funny, the media says no : P



 

Predictions:Sales of Wii Fit will surpass the combined sales of the Grand Theft Auto franchiseLifetime sales of Wii will surpass the combined sales of the entire Playstation family of consoles by 12/31/2015 Wii hardware sales will surpass the total hardware sales of the PS2 by 12/31/2010 Wii will have 50% marketshare or more by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!!  It was a little over 48% only)Wii will surpass 45 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!!  Nintendo Financials showed it fell slightly short of 45 million shipped by end of 2008)Wii will surpass 80 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2009 (I was wrong!! Wii didn't even get to 70 Million)

leo-j what has happened with you when you changed your avatar? you went from bad to worse, you lost all sense of logic, and i can't hardly believe you even believe yourself saying these things. Alter-ego much?



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TheSource said:

Wii Fit I suspect will be a slow burner - mediocre debut due to cost - but see very little weekly change in sales as people become addicted to it.


I think Wii fit will ultimately fail in Japan. The reason is simply. Obesity isn't a problem there. US with massive weight problems is much more friendly ground for it. Also all idea of this device seems wrong to me. Why pay for some poor scale with pressure control? It's extremely restricted. 

The hidden truth is you can train yoga even without it.



Tetsuo Shima said:
TheSource said:

Wii Fit I suspect will be a slow burner - mediocre debut due to cost - but see very little weekly change in sales as people become addicted to it.


I think Wii fit will ultimately fail in Japan. The reason is simply. Obesity isn't a problem there. US with massive weight problems is much more friendly ground for it. Also all idea of this device seems wrong to me. Why pay for some poor scale with pressure control? It's extremely restricted. 

The hidden truth is you can train yoga even without it.


 Except the thing is peopleneed to be motivated, also even if obesity isn't as big of an issue, people still want to stay fit, and exercise keeps your brain healthy in old age, so just like Brain training, exercise will be popular



 

Predictions:Sales of Wii Fit will surpass the combined sales of the Grand Theft Auto franchiseLifetime sales of Wii will surpass the combined sales of the entire Playstation family of consoles by 12/31/2015 Wii hardware sales will surpass the total hardware sales of the PS2 by 12/31/2010 Wii will have 50% marketshare or more by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!!  It was a little over 48% only)Wii will surpass 45 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!!  Nintendo Financials showed it fell slightly short of 45 million shipped by end of 2008)Wii will surpass 80 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2009 (I was wrong!! Wii didn't even get to 70 Million)

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Tetsuo Shima said:
TheSource said:

Wii Fit I suspect will be a slow burner - mediocre debut due to cost - but see very little weekly change in sales as people become addicted to it.


I think Wii fit will ultimately fail in Japan. The reason is simply. Obesity isn't a problem there. US with massive weight problems is much more friendly ground for it. Also all idea of this device seems wrong to me. Why pay for some poor scale with pressure control? It's extremely restricted.

The hidden truth is you can train yoga even without it.


 The Japanese are all about the current "trend". There was no point in feeding electonical pets (Tamagotchi), yet it was wildly successful. My only concern about WiiFit failing is the price.



8800 yen is about 78 dollars, not that bad a price as most games are around 50-60 dollars



 

Predictions:Sales of Wii Fit will surpass the combined sales of the Grand Theft Auto franchiseLifetime sales of Wii will surpass the combined sales of the entire Playstation family of consoles by 12/31/2015 Wii hardware sales will surpass the total hardware sales of the PS2 by 12/31/2010 Wii will have 50% marketshare or more by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!!  It was a little over 48% only)Wii will surpass 45 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!!  Nintendo Financials showed it fell slightly short of 45 million shipped by end of 2008)Wii will surpass 80 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2009 (I was wrong!! Wii didn't even get to 70 Million)

routsounmanman said:

The Japanese are all about the current "trend". There was no point in feeding electonical pets (Tamagotchi), yet it was wildly successful. My only concern about WiiFit failing is the price.


The main difference between Tamagotchi and WiiFit is a fun factor. Tamagotchi provides to you something you can't achieve or afford without it - virtual pet. You have a small home and electronic pet is much less onerous. People find it fun. Also it's compact. Wii fit is just another device in your home which you dont' need. What actually offers Wii-Fit? It totally makes no sense. You are still in front of your tv. No it doesn't lead to fitness. It's like all this crappy stuff from tv markets. I don't believe Japanese are so dumb to buy it massively. 



Does Brain training actually make your brain younger?



 

Predictions:Sales of Wii Fit will surpass the combined sales of the Grand Theft Auto franchiseLifetime sales of Wii will surpass the combined sales of the entire Playstation family of consoles by 12/31/2015 Wii hardware sales will surpass the total hardware sales of the PS2 by 12/31/2010 Wii will have 50% marketshare or more by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!!  It was a little over 48% only)Wii will surpass 45 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!!  Nintendo Financials showed it fell slightly short of 45 million shipped by end of 2008)Wii will surpass 80 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2009 (I was wrong!! Wii didn't even get to 70 Million)

Avinash_Tyagi said:
Does Brain training actually make your brain younger?

You don't get my point. Wii-fit isn't fun. Brain Training is. Here is the difference. I'm shocked that people who always talk about fun and gameplay like this crappy idea... Weird. Not everything what Nintendo provides to you is sent from heaven.