The Wii Fit has a strict weight limit of 330 lbs or 150 kg. Now, there is a rumor that gamers tend to be on the heavier side. What is a gamer to do when their weight exceeds the limit? Nintendo: Too fucking bad. Here is what Nintendo will tell you if you bought a Wii Fit and are unable to use it:
The maximum weight for both game and accessory is 330 lbs (150 kg), which is stated on the Wii Fit packaging,” Nintendo of America’s Jill Callahan said. “If this is a product that can not currently be used in your home, you may wish to investigate a possible return of the product to the retailer where you purchased it.
Or perhaps you would like to give it as a gift to someone you know who would enjoy it. I hope you find these suggestions helpful.
Very helpful indeed. Thanks for the advice on my current conundrum. I have something that I can’t use. I can return it or give it to someone else? Thanks, Nintendo! I say if you are over 330 lbs, use the Wii Fit. If it breaks, just have someone else return it. Though I doubt the stoned register jockey at Best Buy will even make that connection. Never give up, never surrender!
This is been reverberating around the Internet, how the Wii fit board is inaccurate and telling people they are fat, but this guy sums it up pretty nicely. There are reports of kids getting self esteem issues and people getting upset at the fact that the BMI in the game is not accurate and does not account for different body types. Nintendo better brace themselves because I can smell a lawsuit as soon as someone plays with the Wii Fit gets depressed and kills themselves.
Line of the video: “don’t jump to hard porky you might have a heart attack”
Ok I came across this video and it is a doozy. So many things to say while watching this, but I will reserve my commentary for you guys to fill in the blanks.
All I can say is at least the kid is getting some exercise in, but at about 2:55 in I thought he was dying.
If you fire up the Wii, you may want to make sure its still plugged in to your tv, I made that mistake the other day, you will notice that one of the largest retail gaming chains did not make Nintendo’s list of who to buy Wii Fit from. From one of our distinguished readers:
I loaded the promotional video for Wii fit and saw the following stores available for purchase: Sears, Wal-Mart, Circuit City, Toys R Us, Target, Amazon, Best Buy and K-Mart.
Interesting. Why would Nintendo slight the retail giant? Maybe Gamestop fucked Nintendo in the past. Either way, Gamestop is probably not all that enthused with this and the latest backlash with its preorder fiascos and inept employees and overall disdain for its customers. Run-sentence FTW.
Nintendo sent out a press release to officially confirm what Gamestop had already told us: Wii Fit will cost $89.99 in the US and will be released May 19th.
The price seems pretty decent, given the fact you’re getting the game and the Balance Board. I would highly suggest preordering this one if you’re interested. It’s going to be pretty hard to get, just like the Wii itself.
This is a quick forecast of what the top 5 games of 2008 will be. I find it very ironic that 4 out of the top 5 are Nintendo games, since there are still shortages of the damn Wiis and of the 4 Nintendo games only 2 are legitimately good games. Wii Play and Wii Fit are more casual mini game style titles and they are projected to outsell Mario Kart. The only none Nintendo game on the list is every one’s anticipated Grand Theft Auto IV, this title will set some records and turn some heads if it ends up being even half as good as what has been talked about so far. GTA IV may even cure world hunger, this is a rumor floating around.
Looks like Jackie Chan had marketed the Wii Fit way before Nintendo ever thought of it. Check out this employee jumping his ass off in his store, no customers equals lets play video games in Asia I guess? Pretty funny how he adds in arms movements that the system can’t read, the humping motion FTW!
Is it also just me or does this contraption look like a giant MaxiPad??
A few astute readers have found that Gamestop has priced Wii Fit. Guess how much losing weight is going to cost you? That’s right, you read the topic and the game with balance board will run you a cool $90. Seems pretty steep considering how the game is targeting the casual market.
A couple calls to local Gamestop stores confirms the price, as well as preorder deposits of $10. I have a feeling that, just like the Wii, if you want this one, a preorder might be necessary.
I’m not sure I’m willing to shell out just under $100 to use the Wii to try and get myself in shape. That’s why I pay for the gym membership.
The phenomenon that is Wii Fit will be coming to Europe on April 25th. The game will be a way for gamers to exercise on a balance board and measure the weight, body mass index and so forth. The game promises to have over 40 games in various fitness categories. The price for the U.K. will be £69.99 and €89.99 for the rest of Europe.
No word on the North American price which is set for a May 19.
Recently, at the GDC, Nintendo finally debuted their best of what’s to come. This includes Wiiware, WiiFit, and Super Smash Bros Brawl. Below is the offcial press release Nintendo just sent us in regards to the upcoming releases. Read on to see what Nintendo thinks about what is supposed to bring the Wii back into the mainstream.
We're like Spaceballs... we're making Loot Ninja everything. Coming soon we'll have hats, shirts, hoodies, possibly banana hammocks if one Editor has his way...
Check out the shirt prototypes here and the hats here
