To Buy Or Not to Buy WiiFit – Which Side Are You On?

Should I Buy WiiFit? – Your Questions Answered RIGHT HERE!

There’s no doubt about it. The release of Nintendo’s exergaming game – WiiFit has taken the 4 corners of the globe by storm!

In the US and UK, particularly, gamers from left, right, and center flooded both online and offline retail gaming stores to buy WiiFit. It only took less than a month for this video game to be sold out in different regions of the world.

Well, so much for the worldwide scenario…it’s now down to you – should you buy WiiFit? Is it really something worth going nuts for?

Those are just some of the questions that we’ll be answering.

Let’s bring the most frequently asked questions about this newest game by Nintendo, which will ultimately help you decide whether or not should you buy WiiFit.

Should I Buy WiiFit Question 1What is the genre of this game?

The answer may surprise as you may haven’t heard of it before. The game’s genre is exergaming.

“Exer…what?!” that’s exergaming in case you missed it. It combines playing video games and regularly doing drills and exercises through the Nintendo Wii console…hence the name exergaming.

Should I Buy WiiFit Question 2To what age group is this game intended for?

Truth be told, it’s for everybody! Matter of fact, the designer of the game – Shigeru Miyamoto, even said that what fuelled him
to create WiiFit is his desire to help families to exercise together REGULARLY.

It’s easy to follow and user-friendly that even a 10-year old could get he ball rolling in a minute or two. BUT it’s also engaging enough to get grown ups hooked to it.

Should I Buy WiiFit Question 3Do I need an extra piece of equipment to play this?

Yes! You won’t be exercising through joysticks or the usual hand-held game controllers. You have to grab a Wii Balance Board, get off from your couch, and start exercising.

A nice and fun way to break a sweat and be physically fit overtime, in my opinion.

Should I Buy WiiFit Question 4

So what results can I expect with this so-called “fun-and-exercise” game from Nintendo?

That depends on which aspect of your physical fitness you want to improve on and which category of games and challenges you work on.


You see, the challenges on Nintendo WiiFit are classified into 4 categories:

1. Yoga Training for correction of posture and mastery of relaxing deep breathing exercises.

2. Strength Training which is for beefing up those arms and muscles and toning them.

3. Balance Games, this one is for guys who have a terrible sense of balance and wants them corrected…like me.

4. Aerobics…if your weight is a notch or two above the recommended body mass, then the challenges in this category will make you sweat and trim down those ugly fats.

By Emma Fong

Unlocking the Apple IPhone 3G

The Apple iPhone 3G was announce in a blaze of glory that eclipsed most of the other smart phones on the market, but it remains to be seen whether Apple has really provided users with exactly what they want. Less than a year after the original iPhone went on sale Apple promises new users of the latest iPhone that they will be given the chance to officially download 3rd party applications through the App store. But how quickly will an unlocked version become available.

The Apple iPhone is an updated smart phone with GPS and a 16 GB memory. The 3G iPhone has a lot to write home about with added support, added GPS, third party applications, and support for a Microsoft Exchange server. Extra 3G support is a massive plus for the iPhone. If the trial speed of data transfer is maintained then users really will be carrying the Internet around in their pocket. At half the price and twice the speed of its forerunners the new 3G versions is sure to be popular.

The new phone is thinner at the edges than the earlier version and slightly thicker in the middle, other measurements remain the same although the 3G is 2grams lighter than its predecessor. It no longer has the recessed headphone jack, which some users found annoying, it is now flush enough for any 3.5mm headphones.

Due to go on sale July the 11th the phone will be on offer in black with 8GB of memory or in black or white with 16GB of memory. Sources suggest that the new iPhone will
be available in the UK from Apple, 02 and the Carphone Warehouse.

The 8GB model will be on sale for £99 on a new £30 monthly contract or an existing £35 contract - if you choose the higher tariffs of £45 and £75 a month then you will get the 8GB iPhone free. Prices are quite a bit steeper for the 16GB version with the phone costing £159 on the £30 and £35 tariffs, £59 for the £45 tariff and free on the £75 tariff.

Users will continue to receive unlimited data whatever their tariff although they could find that they will be liable for O2's excessive use policy. On the upside however you will be able to browse over O2's HSDPA network and unlimited access to 9,500 Wi-Fi hotspots through BT Openzone and the Cloud.

Although the addition of 3G and GPS make the iPhone 2.0 attractive it is still without some of the basic features found on much cheaper phones, including multimedia messaging and voice messaging.

The first iPhone was available unlocked soon after its launch but this time it will only be available in store rather than through iTunes. So what of the grey market for iPhones and those that are eager to buy one for the discounted contract price in the hope they can get it unlocked?

Well they might be put off even faster than before. Apple have done their best to ensure that their second generation phone is locked right down. With official applications being controlled tightly by Apple, any non-legitimate contract phone will easily be spotted - or more importantly won't benefit from the full features.

By David Lakins