Nintendo Wii Fit

Pros: Well designed, balance board, can aid weight loss and gaining fitness...
Cons: ... not as much fun or as varied as it could have been...

WII Fit is not so much a game as a personal trainer, designed to help you reach your goal of losing weight.  To do such a thing with a video game is quite a novel idea (though already much imitated) and has received considerable ...

Pros: A very fun way to exercise and loose weight.
Cons: Not an accurate scale and not informed enough about kids.

Every since we got our Wii over a year and a half ago, my husband has said it was a great way to get exercise. My kids really enjoy the Wii Sports and my husband as well. Getting Wii Fit was his idea, but I was also interested in it. I must say I have ...

Pros: Fun Way To Exercise, Creates A Daily Routine
Cons: No Multiplayer, Not the most accurate scale...

So you've heard of Wii Fit - you've gone to the store and the shelf has constantly been empty and you have no idea why. Well, Nintendo has rolled out the Wii Fit much like they have rolled out the Wii console - very slowly to keep supply under ...

Pros: great tool, fun games, family fun, well built
Cons: BMI not totally acurate

In short, the Nintendo Wii Fit is the one Christmas present that the whole family is still fighting over.  The Specifics The Nintendo Wii Fit comes with centered around the new balance board, a good looking yet ...

Pros: Active, improves balance and increased awareness of physical state.
Cons: Board is small. No levels on the games.

I saw the Wii Fit on Good Morning America one morning and decided that it looked cool enough to spend $90 on. This is actually a bundle deal which may be why it costs so much. You get the balance board which acts as the controller as well as a game ...

Pros: makes working out fun and competitive
Cons: Hard to find and even harder to find for the $80 retail price

Want to go skiing or snowboarding in your living room? Want to get into shape while doing yoga, aerobics or games? Want to punch out your opponent without any actual injuries? How about using the balance board as the foot pedals on a drum set? ...

Pros: Can definately make a difference to your health if you are overweight and unfit.
Cons: May not do anything for you if you are already fit. A little boring.

***Update*** After using the Wii Fit program I have definately become fitter and lost some weight. I've narrowed down the 'games' I play to perhaps a dozen that I rotate over a few days. Based on my own personal games I've concentrated on Strength, ...

Pros: fun, easy to do, diverse workouts
Cons: inaccurate measurements, no way to adjust pace of workouts, no multi-player format

Over the years there have been many a gimmick to get people exercising. One need only flip the channels at three in the morning to see celebrities touting a variety of pieces of equipment designed to flatten tummies and build muscles. Much ...

Pros: Creative, innovative
Cons: Not that fun

Leave it to Nintendo to create something so brilliant and flawed at the same time. Not only is their Wii console very hard to find, but now they have a game that's equally hard to find. Wii Fit is the newest innovation by Nintendo, which has been ...

Pros: Will help you to ADD fitness to Family FUN!
Cons: Price - but IS worth it from what I can see.

NOTE (added 6/17): Based on some of the comments left for me from Epinions more "serious" gamers, I want to state that I am NOT "serious (play all day, all games)" gamer. I am a home-business owning Mom. I enjoy having fun ~ including some computer and ...

Pros: Gets you off the couch and moving.  Helps set realistic weight loss and fitness goals.
Cons: Expensive.  Can get boring after several months of continuous use.

I stepped on our new Wii balance board excited to get started exercising.  I inserted the Wii Fit disk in my Wii system and waited for it to load.  Then with minimal set up I was ready to go.  I hit the button on the front of the balance ...

Pros: Balance Board has some merit.
Cons: Its a fitness tracker with some exercises and pitiful presentation. NO MULTIPLAYER.

I have never been afraid to try out new games. I especially haven’t shied away from those that were interested in under represented genres such as home fitness. For example, I quickly got onto the Dance Dance Revolution bandwagon when I realized how ...

Pros: Different way to get some healthy activity, interesting use of the Wii 
Cons: Limited to basic conditioning, not for the serious exerciser

If you do nothing else, as far as exercise is concerned, the least you could do is try Wii Fit.  The Wii Fit is a good way for those who do nothing at all to at least do something in the way of exercise.  We purchased the WiiFit at Walmart for ...

Pros: Fun games, gets you moving
Cons: Some of the games are not extremely challenging

I first heard about Wii Fit about a month before it came out. I'm not even sure that we had a Wii yet, but it was around the time that our house caught on fire and we decided to buy a Wii with our insurance money. I knew that this was a product that I ...

Pros: Nice variety of activities, gets harder the more you play
Cons: Expensive, requires floor space, not a strenuous workout, not enough activities

I'm not a serious video game player. I can sort of sympathize with how they feel violated by the Wii. I think i felt the same way in high school when celebrities started knitting. And more recently, when I saw an article about steampunk on the front page ...