If you didn't believe me before that one of the benefits of owning a Wii is actually losing weight, here's proof. This guy did an experiment where by he played Wii Sports for 30 minutes a day for six weeks, did nothing else outside of his regular routine, and lost 9 pounds! And to boot, he did this over the Christmas holidays. He even admitted to eating and drinking more than normal, cause well, that's what you do over Christmas. I'm actually quite impress that he tried to as scientific as possible to prove a point.
Now as impressive as this is, the real point here is that you must exercise to maintain a healthy weight. This man was by no means fat, and I wouldn't even have called him overweight in his "before" pictures. Also, to help lose weight, you need to start on a program and keep on it. We live in an instant gratification world, but losing weight takes time and dedication.
Last night, an avid reader of my blog and good friend, PJ3, brought over his Wii (that he bought for his son =P) for us to try out. I have to say that I really like the Wii!!
They weren't kidding when there were reports that you can get some pretty good exercise with the Wii. I can see how people can get strains and injuries playing with the Wii. I also can see how people can get their TV's cracked by flying Wii consoles.
What I really like about the Wii is that they created games that I actually like to play. I never liked the PlayStation/XBox type of consoles and games, the button/action combinations really confuse me, and my timing and coordination sucks. I like certain types of games, and the games where you need to figure out the different button combinations to shoot, slash, jump, roll, fly, etc just doesn't cut it; it simply doesn't appeal to me.
You can tell that Nintendo's really put a lot of thought into designing the gaming console as well as the games. It has made gaming more intuitive. It's fun, it's interactive, and I think it was smart of Nintendo to redo gaming that will appeal to a much wider group.
So, the Wii get two thumbs up from me. I would love to buy a Wii, but it's not so much the financial aspect, but simply I have no time (booooo!) to play with the darn thing. Maybe I will reward myself when I'm done the @#$#@% school.
Some Wii vs. PS3 hilarity. Warning: this may offend some, but if you're not easily offended, take a gander:
I didn't know that the Wii had this sort of functionality, and for that alone, I'm intrigued.
But guys, this is definitely one way you can talk your wife/girlfriend/partner that you need one of these things. Not only will you get your gaming fix, but the two of you can look hot together!
