So my wife wants a Wii Fit for Christmas

[Norelco]

I'm getting fucking tired of Nintendo pulling this inventory shortage bullshit. Wife wants Wii Fit now...and I don't want to pay $140+ online on eBay or for a bundle.

Grrrrr.

Sorry, just venting.

[Maxxthepenguin]

Yeah, huge peripheral + ludicrous demand does that.

[Jaffar]

Pull the trigger, then constantly reminder her about the sacrifices you made to get it for her after she stops using it that first week.

(I went to gamestop to trade in a ps2 & some 360 & wii games to get a PS3, unfortunately my fiance was with me & she saw that they actually had Wii Fit in stock after not being able to find any all summer. Needless to say, she has a barely used Fit & I'm hoping she gets me a PS3 for xmas).

[Charla]

Here's where I say something vaguely misogynistic about putting a video of her using it on the internet.

[Hiryo]

The TRU i work at just got 26 yesterday, i bought one then. Typically we get the most out of other stores in the nation so i suggest you visit your local Toys R' Us to find out when the next one is.

Right now the current product hold date(for us) is january 4th but most stores are selling them because holding it until after christmas is freaking retarded.

[BRP]

Buy her a good game instead

[Correction]

Buy her a good game instead

Yeah, wives love it when you ignore their wishes and imply their taste is bad.

[BRP]

No one who wants Wii Fit really wants Wii Fit.

[Correction]

No one who wants Wii Fit really wants Wii Fit.

Wives love it even more when you tell them what they want isn't really what they want.

[BRP]

Well you don't have to tell her anything. Look does she want to work out? Buy her something useful, like an exercise machine. You don't have to go on ebay for those because they are not a fad.

[Maxxthepenguin]

Wii fit and exercise machines serve different purposes.

[Correction]

Well you don't have to tell her anything. Look does she want to work out? Buy her something useful, like an exercise machine. You don't have to go on ebay for those because they are not a fad.

Seriously, do you know anybody who's been married for more than a year? You keep your wife happy and do not start a fight over a Christmas present. End of discussion.

[BRP]

Wii fit and exercise machines serve different purposes.

Wii Fit tries to fit two purposes and doesn't quite accomplish either. It is kind of like some of those disgusting candy bars that are suppose to help you lose weight but only really taste gross and make you shit liquid.


My previous posts were half-joking because I am not being too sympathetic here. OP didn't even ask for advice. What else is there to say then "Yeah, its bad, don't do it?", but oh wait you can't do that because if you don't then you ARE GETTING A DIVORCE. This is a thrilling conversation.

If I play pretend and make up my own question for the OP, my answer would be: Dance Dance Revolution is a better alternative and helps you lose weight at an respectable pace. It doesn't currently have the SHINY "oh girlllllfriend let me tell you about my Weefits during coffee break" phenomenon edge though.

[Arnwulf]

My parents finally got a Wii Fit after looking forever, it's actually pretty funny the way you create your Mii. My dad (who's not fat at all) had his BMI measured by it and it immediately gave him Mii a HUGE gut, lol, it was awesome. I was over at their house last week messing around with it, its nice as a gimmick but I find it hard to believe that anyone's honestly going to lose a ton of weight on that thing.

[Elesirdur]

Ah man, BRP never fails to deliver.

One of the things that WiiFit does have going for it is guilt. Not just the regular kind of guilt from looking at your gym clothes that haven't been used this week, but that the freaky WiiFit balance board avatar giving you shit because you haven't played in a while and it's now sad.

My girlfriend got one last year and I think she's used it all of 10 times. Partially because of her school schedule and mostly because it didn't hold her attention or interest. I can honestly not see myself using WiiFit on a regular basis when I can go to the gym, or go out running or cycling. Maybe if I lived in Japan and had little to no way to exercise because of the extreme population density and cost of fitness club memberships, then I might get one.

[Kohan]

Not saying that the OP should get this instead, but it's true; DDR would be a much better choice. That was my primary form of exercise before I suffered a back injury (which left me unable to exercise for a long time. Fuck, being overweight sucks). That and "ParaParaParadise."

The DDR Universe series is the best home series available domestically, but "Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party" is a Wii option.

As others have said however, it's more of someone being attracted by the gimmick rather than really caring about the effects.

[Kyo]

I'm getting fucking tired of Nintendo pulling this inventory shortage bullshit. Wife wants Wii Fit now...and I don't want to pay $140+ online on eBay or for a bundle.

Grrrrr.

Sorry, just venting.

Gamestop here has had plenty in stock for a month now, they had 70 of them for black friday and got more the following monday.

[Hiryo]

Came from gamecrazy today. They had 23 jsut sitting there doing nothing because noone ever freaking goes there.

[Akiyama]

You shouldn't get this. In some twisted way, it'll come back to bite you in the ass with her saying that you got it because she's fat. Don't ask how it'll happen. I don't even know what your wife looks like, but so help me... it'll happen. =[

[SamanosukeShiva]

appearantly it's hot items here, i cant find it anywhere >.>