Published by TheBaroness June 6th, 2008
in dorky, Nintendo, Wii Fit, Mii, Gaming, Games, Excercise, Wii, Weight Loss, Photos and Geeky.
I doubt that I will get much use out of Wii Fit until sometime in the fall. However, my husband has been using it every single night. I am curious to see what the end result will be. The Wii Ft balance board is much sturdier then one would expect, but then it would have to be to support the weight of its player. The game calculates your weight and BMI. Unless you are severely under weight be prepared to have the Wii tell you that you are “overweight.” BMI can be a little unforgiving and I hope that this doesn’t screw with too many people’s self image and self esteem.
The first part of the game works similar to the Nintendo DS game, Brain Age. You are forced to go through a series of different balance and aerobic tests. Once finished your “Wii Fit Age” is calculated based on your results. Ideally you would want you age to be younger then you already are. So far I have seen my husband fluctuate from either ten years older to falling right around his own age.
Next you can choose to play mini games which train you in balance or aerobics. I have found that watching one play the hula hoop game can make for a few laughs. There are a great number of mini games and I think that my husband has yet to unlock them all.
Lastly you can pick a personal trainer, male or female. They can teach you yoga or challenge you to various exercise contests. One bug we have noticed during a challenge was the fact that the balance board was not registering any of the push ups that my husband had completed. The Wii cheated and then boasted about it.
In the end I can say that for us, Wii Fit was a great purchase, though if it wasn’t for the giftcard we used, I doubt I would have spent the full $90. Check back in a few weeks to see if my husband has met any of his weight loss goals.
The fact that Lost has been released on Blu-Ray has sealed the deal for us. Yup we are caving in and picking up a 40 gig PS3. We were given a generous Amazon giftcard and decided to look into Blu-Ray players. We first thought it be best to buy a Blu-Ray drive for the computer and stream media via Media Center. Then we realized that we would not be able to get the full audio/video capabilities. Next we looked into standalone Blu-Ray players. The cheapest model we found has a bunch of serious issues which make it not worth the cash. The next model up was way too expensive. So the PS3 40 gig is what we settled on. A much cheaper alternative to a Blu-Ray player. Its quiet, fast, and runs cool. We get Spider-Man 3 (lame) plus another 5 dvds free! This will not be our “gaming machine” but we will probably pick up a few PS3 exclusives such as MGS4 or Tekken 6.
Early this morning I finished playing Bioshock. I found the game to be overall great though the last battle was pretty lame. I will not get into that for fear of spoiling the game. It is definitely worth picking up if you have the time to play because it is very addicting. So addicting that I finished it in 5 days, something I never do. The scenery is gorgeous and the characters are very creepy. I can also say that I am happy that I have read both The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged in the past (you’ll get the in game references if you have ever read any Ayn Rand books). I also ended the game not having to harvest any of the little sisters. Yay for getting the good ending! Now I just have to go back and get all of the achievements that I missed but that will have to wait for another time.
I have been sick since Monday. I doubt that I have the flu but it sure feels like it. Spent most of the weekend on the 360 playing Dead Rising, Gears of War, and some random puzzlers. Today we took a break from gaming and watched Medicine Man in HD!! Not the best movie but entertaining nontheless.
