Wii Fit Game with Balance Board

I was a little scared of this when we got it, thinking "I don't want to jog on television!" But after watching my kids and seeing what is all included with the game, I was very anxious to play. After a simple set up of the platform, you are ready to go. It came with 4 AA batteries and included 4 little risers for thicker carpets. I haven't tried these as mine is a berber carpet and works fine, I didn't need a pad or anything. You have to personalize your Mii with your age, height, weight (yes, it is a scale, too.) From the data, your BMI is calculated and you are noted as underweight, ideal, overweight, or obese. You then take a little balance test (where you shift your weight to certain areas within a time limit.) Your Wii Fit Age is then displayed in large numbers on the screen. Well, of course this could be incorrect (especially if you are heavy due to muscles or something!) but it is an okay feature as long as you don't get bent out of shape about what it says. It isn't a doctor, it is only a game, afterall! As you get better, your Wii Fit age decreases. NOTE: You can even play as someone else's Mii if you don't have time to set one up for yourself (or don't want to.) You'll get a little voice when you step on saying something like "you weigh a little different than before, do you want to continue?" Just click "continue." I didn't want to set one up at first, so I just played as my husband's Mii. Then I just set one up...geez, it wasn't so bad! Game play: If you have played Big Brain Academy, this game reminds you of that, but you use your body, not just your brain (but maybe this should be called Big Butt Academy for me!! ha ha) The exercises are divided into four different categories designed to help improve your health (and to have fun!) They are yoga, muscles, aerobic, and balance. The yoga and muscle categories feel the most like "real" exercises. You start with a few unlocked categories, and earn new ones. You dont' have to master everything to get the new stuff as things unlock as you bank "time spent" minutes. You can choose a woman or man virtual "trainer" to help guide you in your form (they will also give you feedback on how you are doing.) My family's favorite parts are the aerobic and balance activities. The games include things like hula hoops (super funny to be a spectator!), jogging, boxing, or step dancing. The balance activities are the ones where everyone wants a turn (even grandma wanted to do these!) These include a marble game (where you balance and lean to get a marble through a hole), ski jump, slalom skiing, snowboarding (you get to turn the balance board sideways to simulate riding on a snowboard), riding in a river inside a bubble (you lean forward and sideways to get your bubble to move and avoid the walls), and even tightrope walking. Many of the games show a little icon of the balance board and a dot. There is a red dot that shows you where your center of balance is. It is like a target where and you try to get the dots to overlap by shifting your weight. It is really an amazing little board! Even pushing down with only your toes effects the on-screen outcome. We play the balance games the most and all try to get the top score (it shows the top 10 leaders.) Do we cheat? Well, no..but it is possible, especially with running. You don't use the board with this game, but your arm movement while holding the Wii remote register as running. You could certainly just wave it around, but that sort of defeats the fun! It seems that there will be many more games coming to work with the balance board. I hope so, because it is a fun gadget. Would I change anything? Maybe. You can't really compete with each other on too many games (you can jog two-player.) You are mostly playing one at a time then comparing scores. It would be fun (but more expensive) to have a split screen, two balance boards, and snowboard against each other! Also, I would like it if you could set up your own little workout routine (like link together 7 or 8 activities that you like the most to run consecutively) but you cannot do this. It isn't that hard to select each one with the remote, but it seems like it would have been a good addition. I actually thought this would be an option before I bought it. Will the Wii Fit replace a "real" exercise program? Of course not. Will it get you off of the couch more often? Definately, and your muscles will feel that you are doing something! Plus you can see some progress with weight, Wii Fit age, and improved scores. Overall, we really like it and we have logged many hours on it in the first few weeks (which I can't say for all the Wii games we have!) For the price and amount of fun, it is definately worth it!

I hate exercising. I have never enjoyed spending an hour of my day sweating. Just never was fun to me. I greatly admire those who enjoy it, but for me, I have about 100 different things I'd rather be doing, and cleaning my bathroom is one of them. So needless to say, I like things that will encourage me to actually workout without reminding me of the 100 other things I could be accomplishing. I can't comment on the long term use of Wii fit, though the prospect does look good. However, at this time, I can say that it's not something that I dread doing in the morning. There are features I like, a few I don't and a few that would be nice if they were added. I'll start with the likes. 1) Time goes quickly. Once the higher levels for each exercise is unlocked, it doesn't feel like I'm spending 45 minutes exercising. 2) I like the gradual unlocking of exercises. I'm an ADD personality. I get bored easily and like to discover new things and the more I get to find, the happier I am. 3) It really is a work out. I can tell when I'm done that I've worked out. Muscles are tired and I'm winded. 4) The instructions are easy to follow and the exercises explained in a way that's easily understood. 5) I love the little clock that lets keeps up with how long you've actually been exercising. There's a good amount of down time switching exercises that adds up. The clock is most helpful to keep track of how much time you're actually exercising. 6) Keeps track of progress for me. 7) My kids love it! Ages 4, 6, and 9 have all played with it. They have a great time doing the different exercises and games. The run in the park is one of their favorites, especially when they do it with one of us. Since it does require some following of directions, I do have to read the screens and help the youngest two. All three of my kids are under weight (must be nice), so I didn't have the problem with them being called obese. I can see where that might be discouraging for some children, especially when your Mii get's a little chubby. Now for the dislikes. 1) I don't always feel like the strength exercises give enough time to perform each move. While the trainer is saying to go slowly, I'm have to speed up to finish before the next rep starts. 2) The automatic changing of the angles on the step exercise can be very confusing. When the Mii's are facing you doing steps in the opposite direction, it's difficult to keep going the right direction 3) It's hard to get a good flow and rhythm with a break between each exercise, especially when early on, they usually last between 1-3 minutes. 4) It's easy to convince the board you're a lot better than you are. For example, I've yet to correctly complete the pushup/side plank exercise, yet I've scored 100 each time. I'm not trying to cheat, I simply am not in good enough shape to complete the exercises properly. It doesn't know that though. 5) The program doesn't seem to be able to take your struggles from one exercise and apply it to another. For example, I'll have strong abs (what a joke!) on one, but the next exercise I might struggle and be encouraged to train everyday to strengthen my ab muscles. Not a big deal, but makes for a great laugh at time. Mainly, it demonstrates how little Wii fit actually knows. 6) I'd like to be able to make long term goals. I'm not very motivated by a short term goal. My husband tells me I'm not like most people in this respect. Short term goals have the opposite effect for me than they do for others. Once I reach a goal, I quit working. It's accomplished and I'm done. I need long term goals so that I keep working. Since I need to loose more than 22lb, having that as the goal is not good for me. I'd like to be able to set my ultimate goal and work towards that. Additions that would be nice. 1) I very much like the weight tracking portion of the program. However, it would be nice if there was a place to add in a daily calorie, fat, or carbohydrate consumption. Maybe a goal as well as actual. That'd give you a nice way to keep up with intake as well. After all, getting and staying fit is more than just exercise. 2) Some way to string exercises together. While 10 minutes of hula hoop can be tiring, it would be nice to immediately follow it up with other exercises that can make a nice 30 minute aerobic workout. There's too much cool down, and I don't feel like my heart rate stays up as it should. 3) On the combo exercises, it would be nice if once you complete one, it gives you the option to go immediately to the other suggested exercises. Especially, since often times it's combining a yoga with a strength which is on a different screen. 4) An interface that minimizes the amount of moving through menus, stepping on the board, off the board, etc. The interface really doesn't flow well. 5) A few more exercises, especially aerobic ones. 6) An `other' option for why weight might have increased. They don't list all the possible reasons, nor do I expect them to. However, there are reasons other than inappropriate eating habits for going up one day instead of staying steady or going down. I've been very pleased so far. Given that I'm not one to enjoy exercise, I haven't found it to be nearly the struggle I thought it might be. The greatest obstacle up to this point, has been `borrowing' it from my children.

Item delivered is refurbished / remote missing / old item

After months of waiting, Wii Fit finally arrived at this proud persons home today after weeks of agony! In Japan, it made record sales for the sheer speed by which it sold, but could it be as successful over here? Upon opening the package, look out for the small yellow sticker on the top flap, advising you to take out the card-sandwich that contains the CD-Box, manuals, and batteries first. After doing so, you can carefully take out the Balance Board. The first thing you'll notice when you receive, or find the package is the sheer weight and size of it. Adverts don't do any justice to hold solidly build the Wii Balance board, or its size! I'm actually quite flummoxed as to where i'm going to keep it, but then I realised because we have glass TV stand, it can just about slot under the bottom shelf quite neatly. The board is excellently made and is well designed - the top surface unfortunately does attract the odd bit of muck from peoples feet, so I would advise you to just rub off any fluff of your feet from the carpet before getting on it. Their are 2 slight depressions where your feet are supposed to be placed, and have a textured surface so you can feel it. Many of you are probably wondering whats so special about this board, and quite rightly so - little promotion has been given out as to it's capabilities. But basically, the Balance Board is like a digital-weighing scale, except their are pressure sensors all over the board, detecting 'where' you're shifting weight. This means that your body position can be monitored directly to the Wii, and on the screen. And because it's digital, their are absolutely no moving parts, and nothing is mechanised. Upon stepping on it, it feels just like you're standing on some soft tiles in a posh gym.The Balance Board connects via Bluetooth just like your Wii Motes. The Bluetooth also means you can place the board anywhere in your home and it'll still give a read out to the Wii. This brings me onto a discussion some have been wondering about - does it work on thick carpets? Yes it does - the feet on the balance board are loose and account for absorption. In English, this means they absorb unnecessary build up in the carpet. And obviously, its common sense 'not' to place this on a rug... Once you've put the disc into the Wii and let it load up, you'll be asked to put the batteries into the bottom of the board, and sync it to the console. The button used to sync it, with its cool blue L.E.D, is also the Power button, just as you would press any button on the Wii Remote to connect it to the console. Now you're almost ready to get Wii Fit-ting! (if their is such an adjective!) All you need to do now is register yourself, and any other members of your family/friends using your Mii's. You start by choosing your Mii, to which you are then greeted by a wacky, but friendly 3-D version of your Balance Board which has come to life on the game. He will talk to you all about the board (to which he is talking about himself - he wants you to think the board you are standing on is him... if you catch my drift...) and gives a great in depth analysis into common physical problems we encounter in every day life. I found this great and really opened my eyes to things we take for granted, like slouching! But obviously, you need to give some information to this 'Balance Board' guy so he can "get to know you". Once you've entered your height, date of birth, and weight (done automatically) you are asked to do a few simple tests. Nothing major - just a few balance tests, shifting your weight left and right, which helps determine a simple 'Wii Fit Age'. And without further a do, you're ready to get going. The Wii Fit Plaza is your centre menu for all activities, and is very simple to use. Using the + and - buttons on your remote, you can shift between all the avail categories, from Yoga to funner balancing activities. I would just like to point out that not all the activities are available upon first playing the game. You need to gain pennies for your 'FitBank' - a cross between a Piggy Bank and well... the amount of minutes you play an activity! The more minutes, the more coins, and the more you unlock. If you're a fit person like myself (not boasting.. honest!) then you'll have no problem in spending long periods on such exercises as Jogging. But much of the activities available take a long time to get used to. Their are roughly just over 40 activities available, spread out through the categories. As I said, patience is a huge virtue, and this is all part of correcting your balance. Such as the Skiing game; you may be inclined to keep leaning left and right aggressively, but just as in real life, you only need small movements. Yet its these small movements, combined with the length with you keep that position in, which helps improve your flexibility. But then their are activities you can instantly take to, such as jogging. By placing your Wii Remote into a 'tight' (to get the best reading) pocket by your thigh, you can go for a jolly little jog on an Island in the game. Their is even a map in the manual!! Depending on the distance you decide to take, you can go different routes, which is really nice. Also... look out for a range of hidden characters running about, and little pictures of 8-Bit NES characters dotted around the island... their are 15 in total, i've only found 1! It is the Yoga section which makes up the most of the starting activities available, which is probably to encourage Mr (or Mrs) Blobby to have a damn good work-out! I've been really impressed by it all; the layout, the ease of use, and the friendliness. In fact, my best point is the way your trainer (you can choose either female or male) is in no way patronising. They encourage you, and talk with a nice clean accent, but not so clean that they talk like Royal. A part which got me and the family cracking up was when I was doing some push-ups, and I had to leave to scratch my back. Suddenly, my trainer on the TV said "Hey! Where do you think you're going? Aren't you here any more?" So funny! But a great touch - it shows Nintendo have thought of everything. The Balance Board doesn't just have to be leaned on. In the Tight Rope excercise, you scale to buildings via a rope my tip-toeing on the board! And then leaning left and right obviously to keep your balance. Believe me.. its tenser than it sounds! The difficulty which surrounds many of these activities can only be overcome through getting used to the Balance Board - it doesn't mean your balance is awful. One such game is one in which you must place a selection of balls into holes on a board, which is up in the air. Using the balance board, you must move the board around the get the balls in the holes. It's surprisingly a real challenge, yet we've become addicted to it! If you're going to take this seriously enough to use every day to get in shape, then a number of options help make this as authentic as going to the gym.. almost. You can set your deadlines by which you must achieve a goal, and can "personally" (using the Wii Remote) stamp the calendar! Or if you're a bit shy about your weight, a password option is available so others can't know of how you're doing. Their is also a Wii Fit Channel - once you've downloaded it off the disc, you can access training results and take a simple body test "without" the Balance Board. A neat touch which nicely rounds this fantastic package up. So there we are. Do I recommend this? I'm going to be completely honest and as blunt as possible to get the point, and it doesn't bother me if people disagree - its only the truth. This package isn't 'really' a toy. The options available and the direction of goal-related tasks, plus the sheer amount of work-out exercises makes this a package more suitable for someone, like myself, who just want's to work out in their own home with a bit of fun added to it. Therefore, I can't see this appealing to the average 7/8 year old who just wants it because it looks like a funky gadget. Indeed, it is, but it's much more maturer than just a game. But for such a hefty price, this shouldn't be confused with being a 'childs' toy, but more for the family, and older members. The fact that such a importance is placed on improvement, and comparing your stats to other, suggests this package is aimed truly at getting you in shape, and is nothing like a gimmick of any sort. I find the current RRP price of this package quite cheeky especially when in the USA, the mark up will be 90 dollars (50 quid) at the most, and thats a fact. Unfortunately, such things as VAT and other expenses makes this quite exspensive, but I believe if you have the time, and you're old enough to appreciate the value of such an incredible device with the work-out games included.. PLUS the fact you're having a laugh at the same time, this is money well spent. But for me, an even more important fact is the future potentinal which this board possesses... I just can't wait for the future titles!

Il prodotto è funzionante e il gioco molto divertente. Arrivato nei tempi di consegna stimati. Il pacco integro e perfettamente confezionato.

Aucune problème de fonctioanlité Arrivé en bonne état, jeu y compris bien

Das wichtigste an diesem WII fit Produkt ist, dass der "multilinguale UK Import" vom Spiel und der Ausstattung komplett identisch mit der deutschen Version ist, allerdings meist um die 20,00 Euro günstiger. Das war auch das ausschlaggebende Argument warum diese "Version" von mir gekauft wurde. Zum Spiel: Das "Balance Board" beinhaltet eine Waage, die aufgrund er gemachten Angaben dann den BMI (Bodymaß Index) errechnet. Dieses kann man dann durch Zielsetzung in gewünschten Abständen (2 Wochen bis zu mehreren Monaten) an sein Wunschgewicht anpassen. Die täglichen Stände werden abgespeichert, so dass man sich immer über den Stand der aktuellen Veränderung informieren kann, was teilweise sehr motiviert. Weiterhin kann man durch Spiele sein "WII Fit Alter" ermitteln, was durchaus zu Überraschungen, Spaß und Motivation führen kann. Oft handelt es sich hierbei um Balance - Spiele die von dem "Balance Board" sehr genau wahr genommen werden. Selbst das kleinste zittern wird erfasst. Übungsarten: Weiterhin gibt es vier Übungsarten, welche teilweise aber erst noch frei geschaltet werden müssen. 1. Yoga Von den leichten Grundübungen das Atmens bis zu den schwierigeren Übungen bietet Yoga hier alles. Angeleitet durch eine virtuelle Lehrerin ist es ganz einfach die Übungen nach zu vollziehen, macht aber sehr viel Spaß, wirklich absolut gelungen und in Verbindung mit dem WII Balance Board genial. 2. Muskelübungen Hier wird die Muskulatur geübt und das mit teilweise Dehnübungen, aber auch mit richtigen Übungen zum Aufbau der Muskulatur. Sehr abwechslungsreich und gut. Auch hier wird man durch eine Lehrerin . einen Lehrer (darf man frei auswählen) durch die Übungen begleitet, so dass man sofort einsteigen kann. 3. Aerobic: Der Schweißtreibende Teil, der zum Verbrennen der Kalorien gedacht ist, was auch teilweise gut gelingt. Es gibt einige Variationen von Jogging, das aber nicht unbedingt notwenig gewesen wäre, ganz nett, aber ein wenig ideenlos. Lustig ist vor allem Hulla-Hup, das sehr viel Spaß macht. Ein wenig gewöhnungsbedürftig sind die Stepper-Spiele, die aber nach einer Eingewöhnungszeit sehr viel Spaß machen und eins der Highlights dieses Spieles sind. 4. Balance-Übungen Das Highlight sind die Balance Spiele die einfach viel Spaß machen und einem ein wenig mehr Körperbeherrschung vermitteln. Hier ist das Balance Board in seinem Element und kann seine Qualität voll entfalten. Ob es sich um Skispringen, Skifahren, Seiltanz oder andere Spiel handelt ist fast schon egal. Es macht einfach Laune und Spaß und gehört für mich zum besten was es auf der WII gibt. Das Spiel hat mich mehr als positiv überrascht. Was Nintendo hier zaubert ist wieder einmal Richtung weisend und gerade im Winter eine ideale Möglichkeit, die Couch zu verlassen und Spaß zu haben. Vor allem ist der Preis aufgrund des Balance Board durchaus gerechtfertigt, es muss ja nicht die "normale" Version sein, manchmal reicht ja auch der UK Import ..... der ja identisch ist.