Wii Fit To Launch In US On May 19 - Kotaku Comments

Wii Fit To Launch In US On May 19

slimeluvr — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:45:07 MST

@cybereal: Exactly. My plan is to have it supplement my workout schedule to keep me doing something every day. I'm also interested in the yoga part to help me relax.

slimeluvr

Wii Fit To Launch In US On May 19

ProfWho — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:22:09 MST

This better be released then. My wife asks me every week when this is coming out. I think she believes it will help me lose my little beer belly I have developed since we got married.

ProfWho

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eclipsegryph — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:22:41 MST

@cybereal: Wow, you hit the nail right on the head there, man. I was rather annoyed by the people who thought that a 300lb weight limit for the balance board was not enough, because "the people who need to loose weight wouldn't be able to play it". The game is designed to keep your body healthy, i.e. "fit", not to help you loose weight, i.e. proper diet and exercise.

eclipsegryph

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DMeisterJ — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:22:31 MST

They upped the weight limit, right?

DMeisterJ

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OldFinn — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:48:43 MST

European date appears to be 25.4. Whee. Source: nintendo.fi

OldFinn

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Irenicus-the one and only — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:00:43 MST

@Fyren: Atleast it is more sturdy and can handle more. Much appreciated, I hope Europe gets the bigger one too.

Irenicus-the one and only

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Fyren — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:56:55 MST

@One_Way_Mule: Its for all the "Can I super-size it?" perhaps?.

@CYBEREAL: Exactly my point. At my age and timeframe, if such products can visually confirm such overlooked aspects of keeping interest in fitness; I am all game. Plus, its definitely a win for the household.

Fyren

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cybereal — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:48:53 MST

The hardest part about exercise and fitness for me is keeping track of everything. If this silly little game and controller can "revolutionize" the way I do that such that it keeps me interested in my fitness plan, I don't care if it doesn't burn a single calorie, that's a good thing.

Anyway since when did the word "fit" mean "burns fat off your huge ass?" Clearly there is some major assumption going on with people who think this is all misleading. Given something like that, I wouldn't expect more than the most basic morning stretches and a scale. I have no idea how anyone concluded it would be anything else.

cybereal

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boxofthegods — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:45:40 MST

This just in Nintendo releases another non game, Super mariocart wii delayed until 2009.

boxofthegods

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toth3max — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:21:43 MST

Please Nintendo, give us a European release date! If you are so worried about modded consoles you could start releasing games so that we can buy them. If it weren't for the regional lock we could at least import the game we want to play.

toth3max

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One Way Mule — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:11:02 MST

Weren't they reinforcing the balance board for western audiences?

One Way Mule

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Fyren — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 02:56:22 MST

My interest jumped ten-fold with the recent "Iwata asks".

I highly recommend the interview, it details from conception to the final product and is definitely worthwhile read.

[us.wii.com]

Fyren

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Irenicus-the one and only — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 02:56:01 MST

Give me a European date Nintendo, don't forget us, we bought 6+million Wii's here, we deserve some loving :)

Nice to see it get a date for the US though.

Irenicus-the one and only

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Patient — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 02:55:49 MST

I do not have a Wii, but to be perfectly honest, I thought this was already released in the States.

I hope it takes off of course, it is quite refreshing among all of this "Murder Simulator" drivel.

Patient

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LittleBigPlaneteer — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 02:50:26 MST

Just when the weather is getting warmer! Why go outside and get real exercise, when you can say inside and get fit, Wii Style!

LittleBigPlaneteer