I should start by introducing myself. I'm not affiliated with Nutrisystem nor Nintendo. I'm just a guy who's been on the chunky side for as long as I can remember. I've joined gyms, bought exercise equipment, and tried diets. But I get bored after 5 minutes on a treadmill. And I love good food. Sound like anyone you know?
But it's the 21st century, and with it comes two giant leaps for mankind. First, a diet plan that doesn't involve complex calculations, group meetings, or bizarre rituals like removing the buns from hamburgers. Second, a video game system that not only gets you off your butt, but gets your butt off you. I've heard good things about both Wii fitness games and the Nutrisystem weight loss program, but I figured I'd see what happens when I put the two of them together. Follow my progress!
In our last post we talked about the paucity of exercise games and posited that perhaps a frivolous lawsuit was behind it. Another possibility, of course, is that developers are simply not creating new games for a system that’s facing obsolescence as its manufacturer is planning for a new system. I’m talking, of course, about [...]
Posted on 13 May 2012 | 12:54 am
So, if you’re a regular reader of this blog or a Facebook fan, you’ll notice that the world of Wii fitness games has somewhat dried up over the last few months. From the number of visits to this site, I can see that the interest in exergaming is higher than ever, and yet we don’t [...]
Posted on 14 April 2012 | 9:05 pm
If you’ve been holding out on getting our top rated game, Just Dance 3, you can get it right now at Best Buy for $20. That’s the lowest I’ve seen it yet. Just Dance 3: Best Buy Exclusive Katy Perry Edition – Nintendo Wii
Posted on 1 April 2012 | 5:22 am
Well, another year, another study saying “The Wii is No Good for Fitness”. If you’ve been following the news, you’ve probably noticed in the last few days there have been all kinds of headlines decrying the Wii and its effectiveness as a fitness and exercise tool. “Wii Sports Games Not Real Exercise” – Fox News [...]
Posted on 1 March 2012 | 4:00 pm
Well, another day another dance game. There aren’t that many Wii fitness games getting released these days so I’ve been backtracking and looking at games that came out for Christmas 2011. As we’ve established by now, there were a LOT of them. The next game on my review list was ABBA You Can Dance. For [...]
Posted on 8 February 2012 | 11:57 am
On November 17, 2009, Ubisoft first released a groundbreaking game called “Just Dance”. Just Dance 2 a year later was an improvement, and Just Dance 3 a year after that pushed the franchise forward with creative innovations like workout modes and multi-person choreography. But as usually happens when a franchise gets big, a company and [...]
Posted on 24 January 2012 | 10:37 am
Nickelodeon Dance is one of those games where half the world wouldn’t touch it with a 39 1/2 foot pole, while the other half of the world will say it’s one of the greatest video game of the century. You can tell them apart easily: the latter group will have a house full of bouncing [...]
Posted on 21 January 2012 | 2:45 pm
I’m not a big site, but already I’ve seen what overzealous lawyers can do to a site. When I posted my review of a major release last year, I did my usual thing and posted a long review and some YouTube videos of my gameplay. The next day I came back to the site and [...]
Posted on 18 January 2012 | 7:25 am
To help everyone with their New Year’s Resolution, Amazon is having a big sale on a whole bunch of fitness games. Some of the better deals you’ll find: Just Dance 3 for $29.00 Zumba Fitness 2 for $29.99 Zumba Fitness for $27.99 Cyberbike Magnetic Edition (Wii Exercise Bike) for $149.99 Not a bad way to [...]
Posted on 3 January 2012 | 12:24 am
Okay, a little off topic, but if you happen to own an iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad, here are some great free apps you can download. They’re a great way to supplement your Wii workouts, or to let you exercise when you’re on the road and don’t feel like traveling with the Wii. Fitness iYoga [...]
Posted on 31 December 2011 | 10:31 am
Read our Full Wii Fitness Blog.