The Official Wii Fit Thread of Fat Americans (May 19th, $90)
#351
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Originally Posted by superdeluxe
I've been reading about the same issue, people would put this on their carpet, without the legs, and the scale would be way off, put the legs on, and its pretty close on target.
I think if the carpet is thick/high, then if it even comes close to the board, its going to skew it.
I think if the carpet is thick/high, then if it even comes close to the board, its going to skew it.
It's only about a pound +/- off our home scale.
#352
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Originally Posted by Kelkee
Sony and MS are just wading about in Nintendo's pool now.
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Eh I don't really see it like that.
You got your HD/high intense graphics gaming machines, then you have your family/gathering/interaction machines
Both are needed.
#353
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Originally Posted by rfduncan
Well crap. Looks like I'm going to be waiting for a while to get one if they end up being as scarce as the Wii remotes were for the first year after launch. This was the title I really wanted too. Guess I'll have to just play Brawl and MarioKart until I find a copy. 

GameCrazy Dude: Can I help you?
Me: Yeah maybe but probably not...
GameCrazy Dude: Well what are you looking for?
Me: Wii Fit?
GameCrazy Dude: Yeah sure. I have one more left.
Me: Are you KIDDING ME!?!?!?!
GameCrazy Dude: No. Someone cancelled their pre-order.
Five minutes later I am dashing out of there to get my new game in my Wii.
This thing is definitely smooth and very worked out. I can't wait to delve into it more this weekend!
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Originally Posted by tbird2340
Cracked it open last night.. Couldn't wait any longer.. I didn't have much time to play it but I got my profile created and did the first two exercises in the strength category (the leg extensions and pushups).
I have to say I really like it so far even though I haven't done much yet..
The only issue I had was I didn't put the extra legs on initially and it weighed me at 150.. I am 183 according to my bathroom scale.. I put the extra legs on and it had me at 178 (I choose to +/- 0 lbs for the clothing).. So it differs from my home scale by 5 lbs..
Anyone else see that much of a difference?
I have to say I really like it so far even though I haven't done much yet..
The only issue I had was I didn't put the extra legs on initially and it weighed me at 150.. I am 183 according to my bathroom scale.. I put the extra legs on and it had me at 178 (I choose to +/- 0 lbs for the clothing).. So it differs from my home scale by 5 lbs..
Anyone else see that much of a difference?
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Am I the only one who sucks at the stepping one? I rarely get perfect even though I'm stepping on and off the board at the exact same time as the Mii's... it's kind of pissing me off... maybe there is some lag somewhere, because to my eyes I'm getting pretty close but only get like 10% perfect and the rest are OK...
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Originally Posted by actyper
+/- 10-15 on mine. Scale broke a few months ago so i don't know. Will try the extra legs and play it naked tonight.

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Yeah, I didn't need to read that.
About the stepping game, my wife and daughter have played with the Wii Fit the most, specially my daughter and they say it seems to be lag with that game. So yeah, not all games work perfectly or maybe we need to adjust some settings.
We also saw the difference in the weight, in our case we are seeing -4 or 5 lbs. That's actually good
I'll try the extra legs and see the difference.
About the stepping game, my wife and daughter have played with the Wii Fit the most, specially my daughter and they say it seems to be lag with that game. So yeah, not all games work perfectly or maybe we need to adjust some settings.
We also saw the difference in the weight, in our case we are seeing -4 or 5 lbs. That's actually good

I'll try the extra legs and see the difference.
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Originally Posted by actyper
+/- 10-15 on mine. Scale broke a few months ago so i don't know. Will try the extra legs and play it naked tonight.
Dude you can deduct pounds based on the weight of your clothes.
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Originally Posted by mdc3000
Am I the only one who sucks at the stepping one? I rarely get perfect even though I'm stepping on and off the board at the exact same time as the Mii's... it's kind of pissing me off... maybe there is some lag somewhere, because to my eyes I'm getting pretty close but only get like 10% perfect and the rest are OK...
My only gripe (and it is a small one) is lack of instruction on some of the games. I am not a skier so I did not know leaning forward would make my skier go faster and my jumper jump further. I guess I should know to keep the red dot in the blue dot to maximize speed but it didn't come to me instictively to lean forward..
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#361
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Originally Posted by HotThang
yeah. the music is a lil off beat. However, once you get the first perfect it is easy to stay on a role.
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Originally Posted by PixyJunket
It's pretty effed up still. I'm 5'6", about 160-170 pounds and considered overweight by the standard.
I'm not actually offended by that, just perplexed.
I'm not actually offended by that, just perplexed.

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I had remembered yesterday thanks to this thread that the wii fit was coming out and so frantically i called Best Buy (No Go), the PX (No Go), Target (No Go) and Walmart (No Go). So this morning I was going to go to Game Stop, Circuit City and KB Toys. When I got to CC this morning, they werent open at 0935, so I went to Target. I walking like a champ down the aisle to electronics when I saw this guy requesting help to get something out of the glass case. Low and behold there were 2 Wii Fit's!! I said, "Can I get the other one?" And now I own this bad boy. Haven't used it yet though.

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Originally Posted by mdc3000
Yeah, I finally got on a role and managed to get over 50% perfects...however I still never get that many stars though - this one is tough!
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Just a heads up, I just got back from walmart, they had 10 of them they just put out. They flew off the shelf fast. But maybe one of you guys will get lucky. I got one

#369
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Is there a structure to the workout, or do you just workout what you want? I won't have a chance to open it until tomorrow(hopefully).
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Originally Posted by shadowhawk2020
Is there a structure to the workout, or do you just workout what you want? I won't have a chance to open it until tomorrow(hopefully).
Personally, I've been starting off with 2-4 yoga poses to warm up, then some strength training, then some balance games, then some aerobics, and finally more yoga to cool down. On the other hand, my wife got obsessed with one particular balance game (the one where you try to drop the marbles through the hole) and spent half an hour playing nothing but that. So it's really watever you want to do.
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I went to Wal-mart Monday night and waited in line to get Wii Fit, but I still haven't opened it because I'm not sure if it's really for me. I most-likely will open it sometime soon because it sounds pretty decent. I just don't know how much fun playing an exercise video game would be or how much replayability I'd get out of it before my lazy ass would get bored.
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I finally put in about 30 minutes with it earlier today, and it has totally won me over. Not only the overall exercise concept, but the board itself. There's all sorts of things that developers will be able to do with it, and I can't wait to see what people come up with.
Can you imagine a boxing game where you use the remote and nunchuck to box with, while standing on the Wii Board to sway back and forth to duck and dodge?
How about a Wii shooting game, like the one they had in arcades, where you had to duck and sway for cover from the enemies gunfire?
Nintendo is genius, and they're really showing that this generation. It started with the DS, then the Wii and Wii Sports, and now Wii Fit. I'd be willing to bet that Wii Music will be the next big thing for the system, in terms of causing a huge stir.
Can you imagine a boxing game where you use the remote and nunchuck to box with, while standing on the Wii Board to sway back and forth to duck and dodge?
How about a Wii shooting game, like the one they had in arcades, where you had to duck and sway for cover from the enemies gunfire?
Nintendo is genius, and they're really showing that this generation. It started with the DS, then the Wii and Wii Sports, and now Wii Fit. I'd be willing to bet that Wii Music will be the next big thing for the system, in terms of causing a huge stir.
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Originally Posted by Wick
I went to Wal-mart Monday night and waited in line to get Wii Fit, but I still haven't opened it because I'm not sure if it's really for me. I most-likely will open it sometime soon because it sounds pretty decent. I just don't know how much fun playing an exercise video game would be or how much replayability I'd get out of it before my lazy ass would get bored.