Play with what, the Wii Fit or with your wife?
I am considering getting Wii Fit, but one thing I am concerned about is space in my living room, which is sadly fairly small. If I move the coffee table out of the way (which I would have to), there is probably about 5 - 5 1/2 feet of floor space between my couch and entertainment center. So, in order to do exercises that require laying down on the floor, I would probably have to do them perpendicular to the TV, or else the board would be pressed up against the entertainment center (I’m thinking of something like push-ups here).
Can you do stuff facing 90 degrees away or do you always need to face the screen? If the latter, I think I’m not going to be able to use it 
Heh, the Fit, though I understand your confusion. 
Anyway, neither item was available at our local Gamestop, so I got points for trying. We’ll get the battery eventually, but she wants the sleeve because the board is hard and rough on her feet. I tend to think she’s just particularly soft right now and her feet will toughen up, but I’m interested to hear if others have the same problem.
As for me, I put in my 30 minutes and got a decent light workout. I look forward to putting in more time today.
You don’t always need to face the screen. It’s spoken aloud and the sync works fine if it’s pointing in a different direction. I’ve tried it.
The things seem to take a beating fairly well - while you don’t jump on it, I’ve done so accidentally (on the tightrope) and while the console complains, it bore no damage. The step exercises are fairly vigorous - step on it, kick with the other foot, and so on.
I’ve used it a lot already with no issues, and I have an… ahem, ample frame.
Got lucky today at Gamestop. Gonna have one happy lady at the casa this weekend.
And I can’t wait either.
Thanks, that’s great to hear!
Well, we finally got it. The girlfriend’s Wii Fit Age is a number that I cannot repeat. She tried it again and now it’s 27. She’s 25. I got a 24 my first try (with no second try). I’m actually 27.
My Mii is really fat. BMI doesn’t take muscle into account.
Huh. Apparently I’ve gained 8 pounds since yesterday.
I just unlocked the boxing games. Awesome fun and a good work out.
What is the weight limit for this thing? I am probably at around 250, at this point… would it let out a little electronic screech and then burst into flames if I stepped on it?
Yeah, my third day it said I’d gained 1.5 pounds and wanted to know if I knew a reason. I wanted an option that said “duh, I’m female and it’s time to bloat, so bite me”.
But since I didn’t have that option, and I don’t recall any of the others seeming appropriate, I went with “I don’t know”.
But 4 days straight with workouts - yay for me!
330 pounds, according to the box.
It is 330 pounds
And frankly it’s a little emberassing… because when I stepped on it, I was given a uncomfortable “Unh” from the game. After a moment a high pitched “Woooah” followed by the words telling me, “Get off fat ass.”
Nothing better than a machine to point out all of our flaws.
I just got this via their website - well, I’m not counting my chickens yet, so to speak, but I got the initial confirmation E-mail. I also ordered Resident Evil 4 for my husband.
As a new Wii owner, what else should I be looking at getting? A second nunchuk? (We’ve never owned Nintendo products before so we don’t have the Mario or Zelda fandom; we owned Sony PS/PS2 and before that a Sega Genesis.)
Mario Kart. Super Monkey Ball. That’s it. Don’t start playing Zelda with this iteration. Wait for the next one.
Ferret Herder, you don’t need a 2nd nunchuck since one nunchuck comes in the box with the console. It doesn’t look like you are getting a 2nd controller though, which is strange–a 2nd nunchuck is useless without the controller. If you don’t have 2 controllers, get a game called Wii Play–it’s got some fun little mini-games (I like the billiards game, and my family loves the cow racing) and it comes with a “free” controller (the game is only $10 more than the controller itself, and I think it’s worth that, at least.)
The game asks you why you’ve gained weight? WTF? Maybe you just haven’t taken your daily crap yet.
I know! Especially since it informed me about the normal fluctuation.
That said, this morning it said I was down 2.2 lbs - I’ll see if the fluctuation has it up a little tomorrow and if so, report back on what the options are to choose.
Got ours on Thursday, and played for a while. I found the soccer game almost impossible, but skiing felt pretty normal. The check-in process was, well… memorable. After I weighed in, my Mii character plumped up, and looked at me sadly. I’ve been meaning to shed some weight, but now I feel guilty. Not about me, but about my Mii (poor little guy).
It’s a sad state of affairs when my game console suggests I’d be better off if I lost eight pounds.
Somewhere, Douglas Adams is looking down and laughing.
Ferret Herder: Wii Play for a second wiimote. Get a second nunchuck to pair with it.
Raving Rabbits, 1 for solo, 2 for party play, whichver is more appropriate to you.
Boom Blox, from Stephen Spielberg. It’s simple, but insanely fun. (As in, people who play games for a living dropped Grand Theft Auto 4 to play this.)
Mario Kart, sure. I like Excite Truck better, but I play solo. If you get Excite Truck, get the Wii Wheel, it does help despite just being a piece of plastic.
Maybe you want a nice golf game, if you like golf. Tiger Woods is good, and so is Super Swing Golf.
I like Super Smash Brothers Brawl. You may not. But it’s fun.