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Wii Aches - Couch Potatoes Working it Up
Genocaust writes "While the new controller on the Wii is proving to be a success, it's turning out to be more effort than some die-hard couch potatoes bargained for. The Wall Street Journal reports on the newest workout regime for nerds." From the article: "In Rochester, Minn., Jeremy Scherer and his wife spent three hours playing tennis and bowling, two of the games included with the Wii. Mr. Scherer says he managed to improve his scores — at the cost of shoulders and back that were still aching the next day. 'I was using muscles I hadn't used in a while,' says Mr. Scherer, a computer programmer who describes himself as 'not very active.' Mr. Scherer is vowing nightly 'Wii workouts' to get in better shape." "Bunnies Don't Know What To Do With Cows", in Rayman, is another guaranteed way to get your arm aching. Cows are heavy, and it takes a lot of energy to throw them.
I AM A FISH!
The Wii remote causes injuries and that's supposed to be a good thing how? Why do I think that if this were Sony or Microsoft, that people wouldn't be shitting on them right now and talking up lawsuits rather than trying to spin the story into sounding like it's a good thing.
I think that this is a good example of market segmentation. Lots of little kids are gonna LOVE the Nintendo. And why shouldn't they? There are lots of little kid games (Mario*, etc.) and kids would love to pretend they're swinging a sword or some such stuff, jumping around the room for hours on end.
But, you gotta realize that there's another side to the coin. There are many, many, many people who work a long day and want to come home and drink/get high and sit down to relax with a video game. I can think of tons of people (myself included) who get plenty of exercise every day, and certainly don't want to do any more when they get home. I, for one, look forward to vegging out in front of a PS3 (once they add back in the "rumble" effect, which I'm sure they will after the inevitable outcry from current PS2 owners).
What a sad commentary on people that they would rather play virtual tennis and virtual bowls than the real games. These people should get a life.
That's for real! Own this Playstation 3 and earn it!
wii is for kids, you dumbshit