Wii Fit already carving up bods, finding use in rehabilitation

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From the get-go, Nintendo's latest console was seen as a dream come true for folks who'd love to lose a few pounds, yet would rather log a few hours on the couch rather than the track. Shortly after the Wii Fit's launch, we're already seeing another wave of dedicated users reporting weight loss, and the trend is even bleeding into the medical field. According to Sue Stanley-Green, a professor of athletic training at Florida Southern College, the Wii Fit and other fitness-related games have "great potential for core strengthening and rehabilitation and may boost compliance with rehabilitation exercises." She also noted that these games were "being used more and more in nursing homes," and particularly with youngsters, titles such as Wii Fit are the only ones that stand a chance at getting them active. We can't decide if that's a positive thing or just downright depressing.

[Thanks, Juergen]

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Hacked Wii Fit Board Lets You Stumble Around Azeroth [Nintendo]

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The Germans who hacked a Wii Balance Board from Wii Fit to surf Google Earth have found a much more fun use for the peripheral – running around World of Warcraft. In this follow up video, Simon and Mattieu control a low level gnome exploring Ironforge, avoiding wolves and slamming into tree trunks. Now all they need to do is hack the Wiimote and Nunchuck to understand macros and I will be the fittest WoW player EVER. [Technabob]


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How would you change Wii Fit?

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Okay, so you've had ample time now to shed a few pounds courtesy of Wii Fit. Whether or not you've been diligent enough to stick with it is another thing. Regardless of your level of dedication, we're certain there's a few things Nintendo could have done differently to make the entire experience a bit better. Heck, our own Ryan Block has already chimed in with a few things that he would like to see tweaked, so what's stopping you? Post up your comments while training for bonus points.
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Weak, Flabby Dollar Creating Wii Fit Shortage, Could Probably Use Some Time On Wii Fit [Wii Fit]

Posted by Jack Loftus on June 02nd 2008 to General, Theatre, Safety, Happy Mutants, Old school, Copyfight, Environment, Book, m3, MusicService, nuvo, centrino 2, cx15, 8800GT, apple, BreakingNews, GraphicsCard, mac pro, 3870 x2, 3870X2, alienware, ati, Aurora, gaming pc, Radeon3870, clone, mac, open mac, OpenComputer, OsX, osx86, exercise, fitness, nintendo, priced, wii fit, WiiFit, hcl, mileap, WindowsXp, lawsuit, legal, MetalGear, mgs4, 2133, delay, mini-note 2133, mp 2133, business projector, BusinessProjector, education, pj, PLC-XT21, PLC-XT21L, price drop, tesla motors, TeslaMotors, alarm clock, ClockRadio, IhomeIp99, Ip99, ipod, IpodAccessory, IpodDock, 3d, MitchKapor, SecondLife, AppleJapan, battery, battery fire, japanese couple, kegerator, LiquidCooling, water cooling, clean, cleaning, coway, megasonic, SWV-08AM, weird, 6212, 6212 classic, 6212Classic, bluetooth, near field communication, nokia, ideapad, Laptops, Lenovo, Fring, MSN, Skypeout, Yahoo, digital switchover, Mobile TV, Mph, TV, BlackBerry, complex magazine, courvoisier, culo, rainwater, Wrongmodo, Army, combat robot, Military, sword, Innovation, kanzius, kanzius machine, tresling, Video Games, Home Entertainment, Walgreens, Gaming, Wii, Cars, White Star, Weather, Bath, Bathtub, stair bookcase, Construction, Chair, Alarm Clocks, homade, Timepieces, Super Mario Galaxy, wii mod, Sofa, Wine, airplane window light, Charles Cha, jet setter lite, Lamp, near-field, Cooler, veuve globalight, Brando, mouse hub, Fit, Hands On, Powder, Winter, Accessories, Consoles, Peripheral, Media Streaming, Nec, WiMax, 2.30, Phones, a300, a350, Canon, Digital Rebel, Nikon, xsi, Av, Books, Apple TV, compressed air, Dangerous, Projects, Retromodo, Eula, Monopoly, pantel, ageia, flicking, gestures, touchbrowser, windows mobile 6.1, wm6, wm6.1, government, usa, earth, portables, transportation, math, Convictions, xx factor, medical examiner, map the candidates, kausfiles, dvd extras, politics, did you see this?, fighting words, low concept, first mates, ad report card, jurisprudence, green room, bushisms, hot document, faith-based, dispatches, gabfest, recycled, the has-been, the chat room, culturebox, dear prudence, press box, everyday economics, cil2008gaming, gaming in libraries, ala, videos, computers in libraries, librarylookup

Did you see Lam sweating it out in his Wii Fit review? Did that cause you rush out to the store, hands trembling with anticipation, in an attempt to procure one for yourself? Of course it did, but you probably came home empty-handed because the thing was basically sold out weeks before it even launched. And now we know why: the US Dollar sucks, and it's causing the notoriously conservative Nintendo to shift stock to places like Europe and Japan.

Now, before you go stringing up Nintendo, or do something really rash, like buy a PS3, consider the words of video game journalist go-to guy Michael Pachter.

"The shortage demonstrates one consequence of the weak dollar. We're seeing companies ignore their largest market simply because they can make a greater profit elsewhere," Pachter said.
Nintendo's conservative shift is just good business. According to Pachter, Nintendo has shipped approximately 500,000 copies of Wii Fit to North America, and about 2 million units to Europe. By sending four times as many units to Europe, they are maximizing profits, which at the moment are pretty incredible.

Besides, it's not as if those American waistlines are going anywhere anytime soon. "They know that Americans will be just as fat a few months from now when Nintendo will have more units available, Pacter said. [LA Times]


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Nyko’s Energy Pack keeps your Wii balance board juiced

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