Testseek.co.uk have collected 73 expert reviews of the Nintendo Wii Fit and the average rating is 80%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Nintendo Wii Fit.
April 2008
(80%)
73 Reviews
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The editors liked
Simple and easy to use
Entry level exercises through to tougher workouts
Gives you guide to your overall fitness
Lets you track your stats and see improvements
Get fitter in the privacy of your own home
Cheaper than a gym club membership
Range of sports
Eight people can store fitness
Info
Great fun
For all ages
Fun and addictive. Simple way to exercise. Health benefits for all ages
Sensing of centre of gravity
Sweating bullets
Minimalist and clean graphics
Interactive
Pick up and play
The editors didn't like
Solely using the BMI is not the best indicator of fitness
Some exercises can strain weak joints – be careful!
Youngsters will get bored pretty quickly
Practice makes perfect
Expensive
Novelty product
SOlo play is boring
Can’t do multiplayer simultaneously. More expensive than going for a run. Tempting to use when drunk
Throwaway minigames
Creepy noface trainers
Shortlived fun
If you were worried about the remote growing through the screen
This could make you go through it instead
Involves exercise
Youve got to find somewhere to store the balance board
Cleverly disguises exercise behind videogame interface; Balance Board works well; balance games are fun.
Cant queue up exercises to form a routine; insensitive to body-image issues; BMI doesnt measure fitness.
The commercial success of the Wii can be attributed to many different things. The low price point is surely a big factor, but the systems innovative input method is its defining feature. Nintendos system has made gaming more accessible by converting ...
Abstract: 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 ...
Its exercise. Fun mini games. Strong Mii integration.
Its exercise. Balance Board feedback is sometimes vague. Weak multiplayer support.
Gamers looking for an excuse to get off the couch will find plenty here to love, in the form of truly entertaining mini games like skiing, snowboarding, and dancing. Serious fitness freaks, however, may not be impressed with the Wii Fits gentle traini...
Abstract: Nintendo’s Wii made its mark as the fun system that got gamers and non-gamers alike off their couches to play tennis and golf with motion-sensing controllers. On Monday, the company will introduce an accessory that encourages users to take exercising w...
Abstract: Wii Fit's doing something right. A couple of days into the game's workout regimen, I didn't want to keep playing -- it is exercise, after all. But I persevered, and eventually I improved at the minigames, felt physically challenged on some exercises, a...
Abstract: Wii Fit takes the whole concept of games as exercise to a new level with the inclusion of a balance board peripheral that can tell you on the fly exactly how well--or how poorly--youre doing with its various activities. As such, Nintendo is heavily ma...
Balance board is a great new peripheral, Exercises will help your balance and strength, Beats the repetitiveness of going to the gym, Some fun balance board games, Pleasant presentation throughout.
No way to create your own exercise program, Youre forced to unlock most of the activities, Some games are rather shallow, Health and fitness assessments can be problematic, Board is sensitive, but you can still cheat at exercises.
Wii Fit will help you work up a sweat, but its not as smooth and fun a workout as youd probably like. ...
