You got PWND at YOGA, n00b!
Like most avid video gamers, I do not go out much and do that thing called exercise or play “real†sports. I prefer to stay inside and “pwn n00bs” in Super Smash Bros or Counter-Strike. So when I heard about the Wii Fit, I got a little bit excited about the fact that I can now have fun playing video games while getting exercise. It’s kind of like slipping vitamins into something tasty and unhealthy.
The current dilemma I face is the question of whether I really want to shell out $90+ for a fancy DDR pad which might make me look like even more of a fool than DDR already does. Wii Fit hits stores on May 21st and is already on high demand for preorder, and will likely be another hard-to-find title in stores when it finally comes out. Amazon is offering the Wii Fit for $89.99 plus free shipping on their web site, which is a pretty good deal considering that you can save the money usually spent on gas and put it towards another game.
But the big question is whether or not I will actually enjoy Wii Fit. I mean, I’m sure it will be interesting and fun for a little while. But after the first week or two, will I just go back to playing Smash Bros and forget about about my overpriced toy, or will I call the guys up for an intense session of yoga? It is kind of hard to imagine the latter, and even so, I don’t think there would be any of the normal video game antics that go hand in hand with most games. I can just see my friends now yelling “YOU GOT PWND AT YOGA N00B!†at each other as they fail to assume the correct positions. Which brings up the question of multiplayer accessibility altogether, which ignores the underlying and more important question of how gamers will actually use Wii Fit? Will it be a fun multiplayer mess around sort of game (along the lines of DDR or Wario Ware), or will it be a gamer’s dirty little secret (like DOA: Beach Volleyball) that he keeps hidden because he doesn’t want anyone to know he enjoys a little Tai-Chi in the morning.
Uncategorized | 
meeker | April 16, 2008
