Wii Fit Plus
I never bought Wii Fit, and I thought I never would. But when Wii Fit Plus came along, the games looked like my kind of thing, and I was tempted. The deal was sealed after my experience with Wii Sports Resort, and I finally bought it a couple weeks ago.
I can’t see myself ever making use of the actual exercises, but I’m having an absolute blast with the games — skiing, snowboarding, and skateboarding are particularly awesome.
Another thing I love is the birdman suit, and how it’s a total throwback to Pilotwings 64, one of my all-time favs. Combined with the island flyover and skydiving from Wii Sports Resort, it’s like we’re being fed (or teased with) Pilotwings Wii little by little.
I hope this doesn’t mean the real thing isn’t coming, but in any case, I’m having fun.
How many years will Nintendo have to dominate the salescharts before IGN finally wises up and hires you to write game reviews? To me a positive Nick Rumas review means “I should definitely buy that game.” A positive IGN review means “It prolly has lots of graphix in it, and maybe a boob or cuss word—with online leaderboards!!!”
Carl - 01.21.10, 1:37 am
While I agree with Carl about your awesome reviews, I’d bet my house and cat! that you wouldn’t step foot in IGN… literal or online.
Gotta get me Wii Fit Plus…
kyung - 01.22.10, 2:18 am
IGN has been only gotten worse over the years. I’ve written articles on the state of gaming journalism and how it’s become far too sensationalized and rational thinking has long left the biggest gaming websites.
When it comes to IGN I have several issues… for starters as a gamer and male with strong feminist stand points, I’m bothered they have a babe of the week (or have stories centered around objectified women) article and rate women. Simply because in most cases, the women in such articles have absolutely nothing to do with video games (what the site used to specifically be about) or movies for that matter. It’s simply there to bring in the page view hits. That alone says a lot about of how those at IGN view video games and what they want to see in video games.
Second, there are far too many articles specifically made to start flame wars. You know the kind of topic material that is frivolous and is only there to attract gamers to debate and start rants about this and that (dividing gamers even more) and isn’t even tolerated on most gaming forum boards. It’s not acceptable to have such crap on a forum board, so why is it tolerated in journalism? Cause it’s a quick way to have thousands of hits as readers post and debate on an article.
Third thing is simply how they report on the lamest things, from sales reports, to developers making off comments, or about a fan movie that gets shut down. Things that are barely news or even worth reading. I honestly wish I had a job where I could make a news report not even two or 3 paragraphs long, without spell checking it even and voila… days work finished.
It’s sad when you see poorly written junk that people get paid to write… and then you come across sites like this (4CR/TinyCart included) with really well thought out articles and posts that get overlooked and are simply doing it out of honest interest.
The honest truth is that there needs to be a reformation of the current gaming industry. People can cry foul and lazy on Nintendo for games like New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Wii Fit Plus… but someone needs to applaud them for what they are doing since my girlfriend wants to play video games now. It’s not like video games were ever that daunting or that she was incapable of playing them… she just didn’t want to play games where someone is getting decapitated, or where she has to compete with me. They may not be the kind of games that the “hardcore” gaming journalists play and enjoy but they may be the kind of games other types of gamers would actually enjoy.
In any case I can only hope that there will be shifts in power in the gaming industry in terms of how video games are percieved, but I suppose that’s all a matter of time.
the.maverickk - 01.22.10, 3:01 am
I got Wii Fit at launch and did the same with Wii Fit +. Somehow I managed to sell my copy of Wii Fit for $15, so it was only $5+Tax for the + hehehe. I’ve lost 4 pounds since buying Wii Fit+ so it must be doing something right…
EdEN - 01.24.10, 3:33 pm