In my opinion, Wii Fit is kind of a rip off but kind of not. I think that the board was made so that people can have fun while getting into the habit of fitness. Like Clint, you said to go get a gym membership. Yes, that is probably 100x more effective than the Wii Fit, but this will get people in the habit of thinking “hey, workin out aint so bad. I’ll try the gym after all.” Also, being a 13 year old kid, it kind of seems fun too while getting your exercise that you should get without having to go outside. So, its not the best, but good enough to get people out out of their habits of sitting down and pressing buttons on a controller all day.
Also, some families can’t really afford the workout equipment, and they have kids who might want to so the Wii Fit is an option for kids until they are old enough to purchase gym membership or epuipment. That’s how I persuaded my mom to buy the Wii Fit for me. But, I’m still trying to persuade her into getting me the 3G iPhone.
I would also like to see Andru make an Unboxing Live episode about this. That’ll be really cool. 😛