Wii Fit yields “underwhelming results”

Jeff Morgan — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:43:13 +0000

It should come as little surprise that Wii Fit won’t get you as fit as, say, actually going out and getting some exercise. There’s a new study that proves it, though. The American Council on Exercise released the results of the study, which was done by the University of Wisconsin, and said that Wii Fit produced “underwhelming results.”

The report is loaded with unsurprising results. For example, the study found that actual boxing – the full contact type that you would likely never do in your living room – burns three times the calories of the boxing program in Wii Fit. There was one surprising tidbit to be had. Apparently a healthy regimen of Wii Sports is actually better for you than Wii Fit. Now I don’t know if that’s because the games are more fun so you exert yourself more or if Wii Fit is just that bad. Either way, I think Nintendo’s marketing squad deserves a pat on the back. Nice work selling us nothing, guys.

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Wii Fit yields “underwhelming results”