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Wii Fit (Wii) |
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14/05/08 (157 review reads) |
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Advantages: Get thin, have fun, and socialise at the same time.
Disadvantages: HIGHLY ADDICTIVE. :O)
I purchased a Nintendo wii at Christmas for the bargain price of 179.99, and i have to say we have hammered it since then. I love the fact that this works by using your movements, not only does it keep you fit but the laughs you have while playing are priceless.
THE WII
Nintendo have been the first to produce and console of this magnitude, although the playstation 3 was aimed to do this virtual type of console, they didn't pull it off and produced the playstation 3 as it is today. This then left the market wide open for Nintendo to come in and monopolise the market, with the first console of its kind.
Not only is the Nintendo wii a lot cheaper than the other top of the range systems at the moment, but it also works as a console that can play slandered platform games, racing games and brain games like every other console.
The thing that makes this different from any other console is that, it works by sensing and picking up on your movements, for example when you play golf, you would swing the remote like you would when really playing golf, and this then launches the ball. The ball will go however hard you hit it.
WII FIT
Nintendo have taken the world to new heights with this cracking new games console, if the console wasn't enough they have now gone onto launch, this year's must have game Wii fit.
Nintendo released this to the public public on the 25th April, and was only available for those people who pre-ordered it weeks before hand. This must have game of the year in now out of stock in every single retail shop or online store.
You can still buy this online or even on ebay but you are looking at paying well over the retail price of 69.99.
I have been trying to buy this game for the past three weeks and haven't even got a look in, I am not sure if Nintendo have only issued so many games to maintain its worldwide hype or if they can't keep up with the very high demand.
I only wanted to pay 69.99 for it as I hate the thought of people cashing in on this by charging you over thirty pounds more than its retail value.
Anyway on my day off I sat and studied a wii fit stock checker web site on the hope I could grab one as soon as they were in stock, I must have refreshed the page every few minute for at least 5 hours and to my amazement Amazon flashed up with one in stock. I could not believe it so I put it in my basket and paid for it, for the right price of 69.99.
This arrived this morning and I was itching to get on it, but as it happens I was really busy so I didn't even get to open it until 6.30 this evening.
PRICE
I have managed to buy this for the retail price of 69.99, but they are out of stock everywhere so you may have to pay up to 120.00 to get this with the next three weeks.
THE PACKAGING
Anyone who has bought from Amazon will know that all packages come in Amazon logo boxes of card sleeves, and neatly printed name and address.
The Wii fit box it a large box, with a shiny white polished looking sleeve around it. Written on the box is Nintendo wii fit and a women figure stretching in lime green.
Once I had slipped the box out of the sleeve, I found the:
Balance board, this is the main part of the game, and wouldn't work without it. You stand on this balance board to do all of your exercises and to weigh yourself.
The board grey in colour and looks like it is very hard wearing and well made, so I don't think you will have a problem with it. As you will have a year guarantee on the board with Amazon.
As included was the wii fit game DVD/CD and a full instruction manual.
THE GAME
The wii fit game is designed to help us with exercise, in the comfort of your own home.
There are four categories of exercises to choose from - Yoga, Muscle Workouts, Aerobic Exercises and Balance games. They're designed to improve your posture, tone your muscles, burn fat and improve your balance. Once these are completed you will get your wii fitness age.
These exercises will start off relatively easy, to determine your fitness age. When your age is determined after you first try you will have to try harder to improve on your last attempt.
Every time you improve and better your age or even if you lose weight the wii will save your progress automatically. As you improve these exercises will get harder.
GETTING STARTED
Once you have loaded your wii fit disc into the console, you need to create your own wii fit profile. This can be done by using and existing Mii that you have already created or you can create a new one. Now is the best time to create wii fit profiles for everyone who is in the family or anyone who will be playing it.
Once you have created the profile, you now need to take the body test. To actually take the test you enter in you height and birth date. The balance board then gives you your weight and BMI body mass index.
I horrible game will then tell you if you are under weight, over weigh, ideal weight or obese. So if you are sensitive about any weight problems you maybe best getting a five minute window on your own to create your profile and take the test, this was no one else will see it because when you are playing your weight will only be displayed if you tell it to. You can even set a password so that only you can see your weight and fitness results.
I felt this was great as I am trying to lose weight and the last thing I would need was people say things like, oh you don't look that big or I didn't know you weighed that much. It would be so off putting, so this was I can still play with other but keep my personal detail secret.
You can also set yourself targets and goals, to help you lose and even maintain your current weight. The game will randomly select exercises that will help you to achieve these goals.
Every time you go back to your profile to re take the tests it asks if you have on light or heavy clothing, this is to allow for any excess pounds that may occur if you were wearing light clothing one day and heavy the next. This was a neat idea because you can be cheated by clothing, this way you only need to remember what you wore the previous day.
EXERCISES
Every time you undertake an exercise the board will save your progress and record all of you improvements on the last time you did that exercise.
When you first start training only certain exercises are available, but as you earn more points and spend more time exercising more will then be unlocked for you to try them.
There are many things to keep you going, Yoga is basically real yoga, is all about stretching your body and maintaining your balance and the difference being the you stretch on the balance board this is there to measure your stretching performance.
Muscle toning exercises, get you doing lots of lunging and bending and some very hard press-up sequences. These really tire you out so if you are not a gym fitness fanatic, you may expect to a little bit sore in the morning.
Aerobics is really like an aerobic class, you will get hot and sticky in no time what so ever.
With this wii fit you also get novel exercised like jogging on the spot, head butting footballs, circus tight roping, and hula hoops.
LOSING AND KEEPING WEIGHT OFF
This game lets you take the fitness test every day, and your fitness and weight will be saved as it improves. You can only take the test one a day to chart your scores. But you can practice anytime you want.
Once you have set your targets, the best way to lose weight or maintain you loss it to do the wii fit exercises every day.
Each time you play you improvement chart will flash up and show you how much weight you have lost of even gained. I think this is a great idea as I will keep you motivated in doing it every day, because let's face it if a computer tells us we are fat we don't like it do we?
MY OPINION
I have only had this a few days but I can tell this is going to be good for me, as I do go to the gym and it cost 55.00 a month so for 4.00 extra this will have paid for itself. And to be honest I would rather exercise at home instead of being in a room full of fitness freaks.
This is great as you can do it seriously to lose weight and you can have loads of fun with it, I think that this will be an ideal party piece, when you can get plastered and have a laugh with friends and family.
I love the fact that this can be both entertaining and rewarding for both adults and children/
Yes when this first came out I thought that 69.99 was very excessive, but when I thought about it, what else will save you money in gym membership, give you exercise and be very entertaining for the whole family. So when I looked at it like that it was a very small price to pay.
If this sounds good to you, I would advise you to give it a go as it really gets you going and it doesn't feel as straining as going to the gym for a work out, although you are doing all the same exercises.
TIP FOR GETTING WIT FIT AT COST
Amazon have got these in stock, but they are only listing so many a day. I have noticed a pattern in when they list them.
Roughly these wii fits a listed at 7.30am, 4.00pm and I have seen them listed at 7.14pm. But I think it is luck of the drawn, if you really want one keep refreshing Amazon pages and they do come in stock. But beware you have to be quick as they are selling with minutes.
Summary: Great game to use your well earned Amazon Vouchers.*****
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