What a great day for Nintendo and the Wii! These new Wii Fits have been selling like hot cakes! All the online stores from Best Buy, Toys R Us, Amazon, and Gamestop are all sold out. The stores are even sold out! I really didn’t think the Wii Fit was going to be this big of a game, but after huge sales in Europe and Japan, I knew it was going to be a hot seller. I did preorder my Wii Fit at Gamestop, and it will be in on the 2nd shipment on May 23. However, I couldn’t wait for another two days. This is how I got my Wii Fit today along with a review and unboxing!
I woke up this morning at 6:30 a.m. to throw some clothes on and rush out of the house. I wanted to be at the local Sam’s Club by 7 a.m. for when the doors opened for only business members. Thank god I do have a business card! I got there right at 7 with 4 other people waiting to get in the doors. As I approached, they opened the doors of the Sam’s Club, and we immediately went to the gaming section. No Wii Fits…Ugh!
So we went to the front of the store to find out that they haven’t even been brought from the back and the box wasn’t even opened. The guy arrived with a very small box with only 5 Wii Fits. I was the 5th person! Woohoo! This morning I walked out of Sam’s as an extremely happy but tired Wii Fit owner. I will probably cancel my preorder at Gamestop on the 24 or so for the Wii Fit, unless someone out there wants to work out a deal to get your hands on a Wii Fit? Contact Me!
The first thing I noticed about the box was it was really slim. I thought the box would have been much bigger. It did come with a nice little carrying handle though!
After placing the Wii Fit disc into the console, the beautiful Wii Fit Channel appeared in the top left of the screen.
The Wii Fit start screen is just as beautiful as the little channel icon. It does also come with soothing music. You need to get a Wii Fit though to hear the music :)
Next, I did the set of tests and questions for the Wii to calculate my weight and BMI. MY BMI is 18.82 and just in the normal range for my height and age.
After calculating your BMI, it shows your Wii Fit Age from a series of balance tests you perform on the balance board. It showed I am 6 years older than I actually am! We need to get working on that!
It’s time to get on to the real games of Yoga, Strength Training, Aerobics, and Balance Games!
I first started off with Strength Training. The exercises were tough starting out! They included lunges, push ups, and a couple different ab workouts. I definitely felt an all body work out, and I am still sore as I am writing this post!
Aerobics was awesome! Your Mii was on a stage and you had to follow along the foot steps to the music that your Mii was doing while the crowd cheered you on! Totally cool! It also has hula hoop where you start off with one hula hoop and Miis throw more hula hoops to you over time. I had about 5 different hula hoops going at once. You were on a timer to see how many spins you got!
Yoga was totally awesome too! It has many different difficult Yoga positions to achieve while trying to balance yourself and keep the red dot still in a little yellow circle. That is how Wii Fit calculates your score after every activity. It is based on your balance. I can’t wait to continue practicing Yoga and unlock more of the exercises!
I only tried a couple balance games. They were the ski jump, skiing, and high rope walking. These again were all based on balance!
All the exercises provide you with an explanation and a demonstration by your Wii Fit instructor. You can have your choice of a male or female. Unfortunately when they talk, their lips don’t move. I found that a little weird. They provide awesome instruction and encourage you to do your best!
Overall, I am sooooooo stoked about the new Wii Fit! It is definitely a new innovation that will help get people off the couch and get working out! Nintendo has a lot of potential in the Wii, and they are using it to their full advantage. It will definately be interesting to see what game companies take advantage of the Wii Balance Board to develop games for the Wii also!
Great job on all your work Nintendo! You did an awesome job with Wii Fit! Continue developing and innovating the technology to give us more wonderful entertainment, games, and fitness for our bodies!
Here is a short slideshow myself unboxing the Wii Fit. You can also view it on my Flickr Account.
Did you get a Wii fit today? How did you get yours? Are you still searching for one? What is the best part of the Wii Fit? I want to hear your opinions and stories!
Tags: Nintendo, Video Game, Wii, Wii Fit
