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more about #wiifit more comments → Software_Goddess: Image someone standing in line swaying to the iTunes, and getting a cavity search for choosing such a rocking beat. more » OCEntertainment: Let's see. On the one hand, we've got an Al Qaeda operative who's trained to blend in under any circumstances. On the other, the overly-paranoid lady ... more » bagellord: This is just getting rediculously out of hand. If they start monitoring my bio signs and other things I will not ever fly again. That is a massive inv... more » dhuff: "nervous fidgeting/weight-shifting" ? How about "impatient, why-the-hell-a-I being subjected to this nonsensical crap" weight-shifting ?! :P more » OgreNUT: I know other won't agree with me, but I've always been a believer that if you've got nothing to hide, then this type of screening shouldn't bother you. more » witeowl: How stupid are these people? I can train for better balance. Without a baseline, a balance test is worthless. Beyond that, are we really considering... more » appletoad: this is bullshit. One of my legs is slightly longer than the other, so I am ALWAYS shifting my weight. Seriously, this isn't security, this is paranoia. more » Curves: I will fail this (and I am not a terrorist) because every time I fly I am a nerveous wreck, CERTAIN that I am about to go to my death. I guess I hav... more » Sir Gibler: Did Nintendo make Brian's Mii for him... Jesus Christ! My Mii doesn't even remotely look like me... you'd think since the whole Mario thing you'd be a... more » lanion: WiiFit helped get me into exercising regularly... I only played it for about a month then sold it, but only because I joined a yoga club, did P90X, an... more » -
#homelandsecurity
Nintendo Wii Balance Boards to Fight Aircraft Terrorism?
A $20 million project funded by Homeland Security is researching ways to detect how suspicious you are by tracking your temperature, breathing, and eye movements. And get this: they've modified a Wii Balance board to check for nervous fidgeting/weight-shifting. More » -
#nintendo
On October 4, You Can Lose $20 and a Few Pounds on the Wii Fit Plus
Brian will be one happy boy come October 4. That's when the Wii Fit Plus (announced at E3) will be arriving. Good news: looks like it'll be only $20 if you don't need a Balance Board. More » -
#e32009
5 Things That Should've Been at E3 But Weren't
All of the major E3 keynotes from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony are over. While 2009 is now officially the year of motion controls, there's still something missing. Here's what we expected to see at E3, but didn't. More » -
#nintendo
Nintendo's E3 Keynote Liveblog Archive
Nintendo's E3 press conference hasn't even started, and they've already slammed Sony. Impressive! The conference kicks off at 9AM PT—noon ET—but our liveblog is getting fired up now. Besides the New Wii Fit Motion Music Plus New Play Super 64, what do you want to see? -
#gaming
Nintendo Points the Way to E3 with Trademarks 'Wii Fit Plus' and 'Art Academy'
What is Nintendo up to for E3? With the new DSi out and Wii MotionPlus coming out, it looks like a year for software. And these two new trademarks may reveal their announcements early. More » -
#gaming
Generic Wii Fit Balance Board Is Cheap, Still Comes at a Cost
This Wii Fit Balance Board offered by Chinavasion is just $65—not a bad price as the Balance Board is only offered in a Wii Fit bundle for $90. But we wouldn't recommend the purchase. More » -
#unconfirmed
Wii MotionPlus Given July 10 Release Date By Obscure Amsterdam Retailer
Just down that whole shaker of salt right now, please, because some obscure Dutch games retailer has given Nintendo's press shy MotionPlus attachment a July 10 European release date. More » -
#gaming
Wii Jog Turns Every Game Into Wii Fit
If you've been disappointed by the level of calories burning from flailing wrists, Wii Jog can add the element of walking into almost any Wii title. More » -
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#knockoffs
Wii Fit, Weight Fat: What's the Difference?
Weight Fat—found in a Japanese crane machine—copies Wii Fit with its green, grey and white color scheme and fonts. There's a problem with this knock-off, though: it's not even a video game. More » -
#wii
Japanese Doctors Using Wii Fit to Help You Stop Being Fat
Nintendo has partnered with NEC, Panasonic and Hitachi to put together a system that actual doctors will use to check up on actual patients, using a Wii Fit. More » -
#wii
Riiflex Weights Make the Wii Fitter
As long as you are flailing away at whatever Wii title you're torturing yourself with, you might as well add some resistance. More » -
#wiifit
Wii Fit Foot Massage Pad Mixes Pleasure With Pain
Most people would not describe working out as a pleasurable experience, but nobody said that it has to be complete torture. That's where these silicone covers for your Wii Fit balance board can help. More » -
#commercialsinjapan
Japanese Commercial Reminds You That Holidays Are Fattening and You Need Wii Fit
I don't know if there's a polite way to say this... but it looks like you're wearing your holiday gluttony. Take a page from Blam's book and get on a Wii Fit... fatty. [Kotaku] -
#walmart
Walmart Sticks Wii Fit Into Women's Clothing Department
Now this is just low, Walmart—about as classy as us putting up a game called Wii Should Maybe Protect Our Employees From Being Trampled To Death next to the break room. [Kotaku] -
#wii
Wii Fit Could Kill You: Wii Hospitalizes 10 People a Week
Wii Fit apparently turns you into a new man by literally breaking you. The Sun reports that the Wii is sending at least 10 people a week to the hospital with Wii-itis. Updated 3:50PM -
#easportsactive
EA Sports Active Brings Western-Style Fitness to Wii Fit Fans
EA is going after a piece of the Wii Fit pie with a new product dubbed "EA Sports Active." However, EA intends to differentiate it's product from Wii Fit by delivering a more Westernized exercise experience. Instead of a balance board, Sports Active utilizes the nunchuck controller inserted into a leg strap to track lower body movements and a resistance band for upper body strength training. The package also includes a 20 sport software package, calorie counter, virtual personal trainer, customizable workouts and a 30-day weight loss program. More » -
#wiifitsoccer
Wii Fit + LEGO Mindstorms = Super Nerd Soccer
No idea who did this originally, but Wired found a video of two dudes playing Wii Fit LEGO Mindstorms Soccer. Wait, what? Looks like the guys hooked up two Wii Fit balance boards to a LEGO Mindstorms trucks(?) and made them move around in sync with whatever leaning or jumping motion was made. A very fancy display of hackery all around, but can you imagine what the actual Wii Fit game will say when they weigh themselves on it? "Congratulations on being the only obese soccer players in existence." [YouTube via Wired] -
#nintendowii
Wii Ski and Snowboard Uses Balance Board, Looks Amazing
It isn't the first balance board-enabled ski game for the Wii, but it sure looks like it'll be the best. With the weird and richly varied balance board hacks cropping up all over the place, it's good — though late — for Nintendo to finally demonstrate a game that looks worthy of the device. [Kotaku] -
#wiifit
Play Wii Fit with a Japanese Maid for $25
Why Akihabara's Refresh Club doesn't have a New York outlet, I don't know, but on the wake of this groundbreaking news, they better open it soon. For $25 you will be able to play Wii Fit with Japanese girls in French maid dresses. Yes, Wii Fit, that game with the balance board that often requires you to lean forward and backward. Because, you know, as the owner says, exercise is all about your playmates: More » -
#ceatec
Panasonic's Living Room Concept Will Keep Your Family Fit
Apparently a fan of Jetsons-like living spaces, Panasonic is showing off a living room/kitchen area at CEATEC that puts all home gadgets and appliances on an interconnected network. Though we've seen numerous integrated home living concepts before, Panasonic's added a “Family Wellness Solution” that's kind of like a really advanced version of Wii Fit. More » -
#nsfw
NSFW Video: Topless Wii Fit Lets You Exercise In Front Of Your Computer
Remember Topless Wii and Topless Wii: The Revengening? Well this is different. This is Topless Wii Fit, as inspired by that one underpants video of the Wii Fit girl gyrating around. Like we said, different. Zoo Today has a really NSFW video and a slightly NSFW video. The slightly NSFW video after the jump. Head over to Zoo to see the jiggly jubblies. If you can play Wii Fit looking like this, let us know. More » -
#nintendo
Man Uses Wii Balance Board to Move A Robot, Plans to Move People Too
Juan González has hacked together a simple setup that lets his Wii Balance board move a small, irritating robot in any direction. This looks like the first robotic pairing for the board, which has to date has only been interfaced with computers as a control device to awkwardly navigate games and mapping applications. It's pretty clear that González is excited about this hack (watch the end of the video), but he isn't done yet- next up is is a Balance Board-based "robo-surfboard." More » -
#gaming
Wii Wheel and Wii Fit Board Combined to Make Racing Simulator
If you've already got a Wii Wheel and a Wii fit but are too cheap to buy an actual racing wheel with pedals, Nintendo Wii Fanboy has a good way to combine the two to accomplish kinda the same thing. All you need is a PC, a couple apps and the ability to follow written instructions, and you too can be the proud owner of that thing you see in the video above. The only thing we suggest is that there's some short of wheel block type things to prop up the balance board so it doesn't feel like you're flooring it all the time. [Nintendo Wii Fanboy] -
#nintendo
Hacked Wii Fit Board Lets You Stumble Around Azeroth
The Germans who hacked a Wii Balance Board from Wii Fit to surf Google Earth have found a much more fun use for the peripheral – running around World of Warcraft. In this follow up video, Simon and Mattieu control a low level gnome exploring Ironforge, avoiding wolves and slamming into tree trunks. Now all they need to do is hack the Wiimote and Nunchuck to understand macros and I will be the fittest WoW player EVER. [Technabob] -
#wiifit
Weak, Flabby Dollar Creating Wii Fit Shortage, Could Probably Use Some Time On Wii Fit
Did you see Lam sweating it out in his Wii Fit review? Did that cause you rush out to the store, hands trembling with anticipation, in an attempt to procure one for yourself? Of course it did, but you probably came home empty-handed because the thing was basically sold out weeks before it even launched. And now we know why: the US Dollar sucks, and it's causing the notoriously conservative Nintendo to shift stock to places like Europe and Japan. More » -
#nintendo
Hacked Wii Balance Board Surfs Google Earth
From a technical standpoint, what's going on here isn't all the mind-blowing. A group of German students are using the Wii Balance Board (from Wii Fit) as an input to navigate Google Earth. But what is notable is that the board was programmed to allow users to surf Earth ala unconventionally transparent marketing ploy super heroes. Unfortunately, the turning sensation more closely resembles FPS strafing. But Man must first walk before he can surf—and surf before he can surf the cosmos. -
#wiifitreview
Wii Fit Review By a Formerly Fit Geek
I used to be very proud of my legs. I have slight knees and ankles. But the muscles around the bones were very strong. And in my early 20s, as a full-time martial artist, I could kick very hard. My nose bled like a faucet, but I will say I could hold my own good and I was never so happy as at the end of a long day of training. Then things went sour, as they can. My friend who owned my boxing gym was mortally hurt outside of it in a fight with criminals, and a few months later I smashed my leg in a bad bike accident. I quit it all and my body has since been ravaged by the high-tech lifestyle. I'm now incapable of jumping high or running fast. If my body was a gadget, I'd have thrown it out a long time ago. I think of all these things when I use the Wii Fit and grow a bit sad. But what's positive is that for the first time in years, I'm excited to exercise. Wii fit is making me happier and healthier. (However retarded it is to exercise in front of a TV.) More » -
#nintendo
Nyko's Energy Pak Gives the Wii Fit Balance Board a Recharge
Nobody likes buying batteries, and chances are if you are a fatty in dire need of some Wii Fit workouts, you will probably go through quite a few of them. Fortunately, the team at Nyko are offering a solution with their new Energy Pak product for the balance board. The Pak installs on the bottom of the board and makes it easy to plug in for a recharge without having to remove the device or turn the board over. You can get your sweaty hands on one starting May 19th for $19.99. More » -
#nintendo
Nintendo Wii Fit Here
Nintendo rang the doorbell at 8:30AM to give me some training in Wii Fit. They calibrated the board to my body by taking my age and measuring my weight. I did some basic yoga stretches, and found them surprisingly hard. My BMI is 25.99, which makes me overweight. My body age, which is much like a brain age score, is 42. Not good. The good news is that between the tracking of fitness, the variety of actual exercises like running in place and pushups and squats, and fun balance games like ski jump and tightrope walking, I might actually get off my ass and use this thing. Often. More » -
#dealzmodo
Dealzmodo: Get a $10 Wal-Mart Gift Card with Wii Fit Preorder
Looking to get a Wii Fit to make yourself, if not sexy in a bathing suit this summer, at least a touch less repulsive? Hey, good for you! Well, Wal-Mart is looking to sell lots of the little balance boards, so if you pre-order through them before May 11, you'll get a $10 online gift card. It's perfect to use for a new belt or some slimmer pants or something. [Wal-Mart via More » -
#gaming
Wii Fit Is Gonna Cost You $90
Nintendo has announced that Wii Fit with the Balance Board will cost $90 when it hits US shelves. We can debate about that price all day, but you should realize that Wii Fit could cost you a lot MORE than $90 if it makes you live longer, you end up buying more food/paying more rent and the debt collectors actually expect you to cough up that cash for your kids' college loans. Moral? Dying young ain't so bad. And Wii Fit is too damned expensive, even if the public "buys" it. [kotaku] -
#gaming
Nintendo Probably Didn't Take Wii Fit Idea From Jackie Chan
Although Nintendo didn't take much inspiration from Jackie Chan and his crazy 2005 J-Mat Fitness, you can't help but see some similarities between it and Wii Fit. You probably never heard of this Jackie Chanselloutworkout machine because it costs $90 and needed another $80 XaviXPORT console to use. We're kind of sorry we missed it, because if anybody could get you in shape to take a 80 foot dive into a tree, then do three movies you hate just for a paycheck, it's Jackie. [Siliconera via Kotaku] -
#gaming
Lousy Wii Fit Accessories Already On Their Way
The Wii Fit isn't actually even available yet officially in the US, but manufacturers like Subsonic have already developed a line of "accessories" to help you get the most out of your Nintendo Wii "exercise" kit. There's a silicon mat to lay on top of your WF so you don't slip on all that sweat you're going to be working up, and a rechargeable battery pack for your board (it's wireless). Rounding out the pack is a carrying bag and a microfiber spray and dust cleaner for wiping those feet stains off your Fit. Not a bad lot if you're going to be using the thing daily, but nothing you couldn't make out of stuff you already have lying around. [Kotaku] -
#gaming
Wii Fit Priced at $89.99?
A fuzzy release list image has been floating around that shows the North American version of Wii Fit priced at $89.99 with a $10 deposit. The image supposedly originates from Gamestop—but as always, it is just a rumor until an official announcement is made. [Wiicast] -
#nintendo
Wii Fit to Launch on May 19, Wall Street Journal Reports
According to the Wall Street Journal, the get-body-conscious Nintendo Wii Fit will launch on May 19 in the US. Meanwhile, we just got a European Nintendo press release pointing to an April 25 release. [Kotaku and Nintendo] -
#gaming
Wii Fit Doesn't Actually Make You Fit, Definitely Makes Miyamoto's Wallet Fat
It was always unlikely to us that the Wii Fit would be the thing to sculpt your gelatinous torso into something suitable for American Gladiators, but Nintendo's Miyamoto finally admitted it himself. More » -
#gaming
Wii Fit Gets Launch Frame: Q2 2008
The yoga-stretch-exercise add-on for the Wii finally gets a launch "frame" for the US: Q2 2008. Excuse us while we queue up stories about Wii Fits breaking under the massive weight of American fatties. Maybe that's what took Nintendo so long to localize it for the NA audience—trying to find enough structural engineers. [Kotaku] -
#gadgets
Wii Fit Mat Soaks Up Non-existent Sweat From Wii Fit Workout
Our colleagues from Kotaku have played with the Wii Fit balance accessory for the Wii and give it a unanimous "hate it," but we still have high hopes for the thing. Joining us in our wishful thinking is the entirety of Japan, which bought 1 million of these things already, and Japanese peripheral makers, who made a yoga mat-ish mat to cushion your knees while you're exercising on the hulk of plastic. More »
