Posts Tagged ‘wii fit’

Wii fun

Gaming, The Day Events
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Today, after the baseball game (Little Chamberlain held on to dear life), my dad didn’t want to fall victim to jet lag so he asked me to show him the Wii Fit I was telling him about. So I did…and I was doing the hula hoop, the step dance, the ski jump…and I finally insisted that he create his own profile.

So he did. His wii fit age is 67. He’s 56. I would say that he’s pretty energetic too though, he climbs and hikes as well as me (well…I’m not very fit). Anyhow, I think the wii fit age always make it older. I mean…the way they test it is by balance and agility + balance…stuff we’re not used to focusing on. One problem I’ve seen is the measuring of weight. They always make me lighter than I really am. (no, I’m not really 105lbs) I think it’s because I don’t relax enough when they measure, losing some of the pressure on the board.

He was really tired with the hula hooping. He really liked the ski jump and did it over and over to improve his jump. Then he did the shalom run, which I think is too hard and sensitive, and then he did the soccer head punting. Am I the only one who thinks that game is hard? My dad did it about 3 times, progressively better. Those shoes really make it difficult.

All together, I think he exercised 16 minutes. And he had fun doing it. So that is a plus. I would love it if my grandma played wii fit. I like watching old people try out newfangled things. I love it even more when they love it and use it.

I will take pictures next time he plays. Yaaay. Now…if only I could get him to play guitar while I drum…and my mom can sing…well…I can dream.

The new wiiware is out, and I had watched the import video on the wiiware when it was only out in Japan, so I was really interesting in My Life as King and the Pokemon Ranch. So today, I was just about to put money into my account, to download Pokemon Ranch like a good pokemon girl should, when I thought…”hm…maybe I should check out the reviews one more time”. And I did…for both King and Ranch. Apparently, My Life as King is missing a lot of content, and Pokemon Ranch is just…and ranch. I barely have time to complete Pokemon Pearl as it is (I should totally probably do that this summer) so I don’t think I have time to stare at Pikachu on my tv.

Wii Fit!

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Droolworthy, Gaming, The Day Events
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I got the Wii Fit the day it came out. Actually, I thought the Fit came out on Tuesday…because don’t all new things come out on Tuesday? DVDs, games, music…whatever. So on Wednesday morning, the 21st, I went out to Target at around 9:20 am. The store opens at 8 am, but when I woke up, I thought “If they don’t have the Wii Fit, then they don’t have it and I won’t get it today. I will leave it all to fate and destiny…”. So I got there, and what?? There is one, single, lone Wii Fit left on the shelf.

And I grab it up.

Oh and what?? There is a Wii behind the glass case. A real Wii out in the wild, how rare, I think. Even the packaging is different and Nintendo is marketing the console as “Wii Sports” and complements the packaging of the new Wii Fit. I think, “wow…so the Wii is now going to be marketed as Wii Sports, and this is the Wii Fit. How appropriate”

In the middle of my pondering, a guy walks up to me, looks at my bundle of joy wrapped protectively under my arms and says:

“Is that…the last…one?”

Me: a half cringe and a half smile “yeeah…I think so….”

Inside, I am triumphant and I can hear my evil laugh “mwahahahhahahaa”. I quickly walk away.

I love unboxing almost as much as I love the product. How can objects so amazing be packaged into cardboard partitions. It is almost as if the cardboard is protecting the object from itself because it is just that amazing. The parts must be separated, because as complete, its real power awakens.

The outside looks so pleasing. I’ve always been a fan of green and white.

Handy pictures tell you what is inside! The max weight is 330lbs. That’s important!

I wonder what qualifications you need to be the engineer of packaging.

The extra feet are in case if you have long carpet that inhibits the balance board to stand on its own 4 feet. The feet give the board extra height to overcome the carpet.

mMmmMm….red warning plastic wrap.

Not completely accurate, but based on my ability to balance, the fit still placed me as around 60 years old.

The Fit has been fun so far. I like the step dancing (which can get tiring if you really get into it). The hula hooping and skiing games are fun, and yoga is hard!