Wii Fit

So, my boyfriend managed to nab one of the last Wii fits available on opening day in Los Angeles. He was so excited that he took it quite good naturedly when the Wii Fit baldly called him overweight and made his little Wii character look quite pudgy. On the other hand, my wii mii looks quite anemic and the Wii keeps trying to fatten me up.

There has been some outcry because the Wii Fit is not all that accurate when evaluating kids (there are so many factors in the health of a growing child) and will often end up calling a quite normal child "fat." Perhaps the wii needs to restrain from making BMI judgments on children. Should be a simple fix since the game asks for your birthdate anyway.

However, all in all, my take is that the Wii Fit is the most powerful tool we've seen in a long while for fighting childhood obesity. In a society obsessed with TV and video games, it's nice to see a video game that gets people up and moving. I wouldn't say that the Wii Fit offers a vigorous workout routine but I'd say it's probably just about perfect to get a typical couch potato's blood moving. Hey, every little movement helps!