I lost interest in video games years ago after I had my fill of Ms Pac Man and Phoenix, but a few weeks ago my wife and spent a few hours trying out our friend's Wii and it was more fun than I thought it'd be. By the end of boxing we were both pretty tired, so I can see how you could lose weight. I think this Wii Fit could be just what puts Mrs Slack over the top on shelling out the dough to get one.

As fun as the game was, I think my favorite part was seeing how close I could get my Wii character (mii?) to look like me.

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you can oscillate about 5 pounds of just water during the day. when you're particularly dehydrated (e.g. in the morning just after your morning wii) you'll be 2-5 pounds lighter than just after having dinner.

I would use it if I could find it in the stores.

I kinda really want that.
and I actually have a wii, too, so it isn't too unrealistic.

(by the way, resident evil for wii? pure awesome.)

What qvantamon said, and WiiFit will sometimes even explain this which is kinda cool.

It's all the rage in the extended monk family. Grandma rocks it hard just about every day (she also has a personal trainer), and the 'rents and basketball-playing, shoulder rehabbing sister have competitions over at their household.

I really enjoy the balance games... A couple of them are almost as fun as WiiSports bowling. The kind of thing where you see the potential of the device.

(on preview: OMG also to Resident Evil... i'd like to spin-off a conversation on RE 5 at some point round these parts.)

Yeah, wait until it tells you you've gained 2.2 lbs. and gives you a lecture, and then see how happy you are.

I like the thing. I am never ever going to have perfect balance, though.

*has wii envy*

*also has Wii envy*

Ask your local target when they get deliveries. Show up that morning before they open. For some reason people look to GameStop, EB, Best Buy, etc before they think of Target/Walmart/Kmart/etc.

My mom got four in two weeks that way.
One for her and my dad... (and I wish I knew who had it now since games make good gifts), and one for me, my sister, and my stepbrother for our respective birthdays.

"Instead of having your kids go outside and play and get exercise, why not have them stand in front of the TV?"

Funny thing is, the wii every once in a while will pop up a screen saying "why not pause your game and go outside."

Problem for me is, I'm usually told that at three am on a friday, when "outside" pretty much means "to the bar."