Wii Fit announced

[prog]

Wii sees your DDR and raises you by knocking you to the floor and making you do pushups.

The proof's in the pudding, but this could be pretty excellent. Check out the trailer at the bottom of that page. If it doesn't suck then it's almost certainly a must-buy for me.

The reviewer asks some pertinent questions about how friendly it is with larger folk (who are not featured in said trailer) and whether BMI is really the best scorekeeping mechanism... but if the device can function fine under heavier weights, both it and the Wii Fit software might be equally friendly for all kinds of body types, which would be even awesomer.

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In other news I finally made a George Bush Mii that I'm happy with. It's hard to do without the ears. I wish it were easier to post one's Mii collection as images or I'd have already done it; I finished my BSG set long ago and have started in on politics, doing both Clintons and Obama last month and also making a little Cheney. My Miis. Let me show you them. (If you're a Wii-friend and you don't have any of these and would like em let me know, and I'll send them over.)

Comments

[ruthling.livejournal.com]

It's gotta have a lot of other built-in feedback (especially positive) mechanisms, or it will be just as interesting as any other workout. One thing that keeps DDR fun is the instant feedback when you step correctly, or get a high score on a song.

I can't wait for your review of the Wii-DDR thing that's supposed to be coming out soon. Can I try it??

[prog.livejournal.com]

If Nintendo makes it as interesting as the training games in Wii Sports, it will be a win.

I am looking forward to Wii DDR too. I hope that it will allow for downloadable content!