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    Wii Fit And Wii Sports Exercise Weighed And Measured

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    11/16/09

    In reply to Wii Fit And Wii Sports Exercise Weighed And Measured
    It's amazing how much a of a sweet you can work up from Wii tennis and boxing Almost embarrassing really since you'll be playing with your friends and wearing your casual street clothes. #wiifit
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    11/16/09

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    We'll need a few EMTs if anyone gets to close to me while I'm boxing in Wii Sports. #wiifit
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    11/16/09

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    Seriously? This whole thing with studies proving it one way and other studies refuting it is kind of ridiculous at this point. Yes, Nintendo has to respond to the existing info that's out there, but... the whole Wii Fit/Sports/everything was *never supposed* to completely replace exercise as a method of keeping yourself in shape. I don't think Nintendo has ever made that claim.

    It's something very low-key that's a gateway into the real thing. I personally know 3 people that can completely credit these suites of games for finally getting them active - one of which has taken it so far as to start seeing a personal trainer in order to really see results. I won't refute that the data's important stuff to know, but the spin these things have been getting in the greater media is disheartening.

    We're losing sight of the bigger picture here - these games no matter how much real or "fake" exercise they provide are having an overwhelmingly positive effect on the general population. As I see it, anything that can get a 300+ lb. man decide to start taking his physical well-being seriously is a fantastic thing. #wiifit
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    11/16/09

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    I'm not sure I could call that healthy. Punching the air for prolonged periods of time can be potentially harmful to your arms.

    Also, did anyone else catch that "Nintendo-funded study"? Yeah, I don't have a hard time believing these results at all. #wiifit
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    11/16/09

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    Only 4.5 for Wii Sports Boxing? Obviously they're not playing right. I nearly have a heart attack whenever I play. #wiifit
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    11/16/09

    @ThirzaLepidus: Especially with another human player. #wiifit
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    07/13/09

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    Sam! Put the cube in my chest!
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    07/13/09

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    That shirt reminds me of how my friend will try to stab me with a Wiimote after I beat him.



    That really hurts.
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    07/13/09

    @superdance14: Oh my god. Jack Thompson was right. Wii Tennis really IS a "murder simulator".
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    07/13/09

    In reply to Jumpstart Your Heart With A Wii Remote
    I've always dreamed of the day when the Wii remote would actually be used in simulations like this. No, Trauma Center does not count.
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