Wii Fit -- It is going to sell absolutely horribly in the U.S.

"Oh noez! AvidGamer is acting like he has his crystal ball out again!" Come on guys. Think about it. The U.S. is full of lazy people like me who play games and hardly get any excercise. Playing most Wii games in general requires very little movement. And YOU KNOW FULL WELL that Wii Sports would have bombed badly in U.S. if it had been sold separately from the Wii.It was sold separately in Japan and sold well. But the Japanese knew the game would not sell well sold separately in the U.S.

Wii Fit will sell amazingly well in Japan and be a huge hit. It will be a big bomb in the U.S. though. Everyone give me a "hell yes! AvidGamer knows what he is talking about!" :|

This is my "Crystal Ball" and/or "Hypothetic Ball" speaking. If I was a lazy person (which I am), and really wanted to get in shape, I would probably want this game, because it looks more fun than real excercise. Working out is a chore. More people would do it if it was a past time.

Also, what are you basing that Wii Sports figure on? People in the U.S love Wii sports.

Wii gimmicks sell you know this, so why question?

I agree that alot of Americans are lazy, but it will sell. Cmon.. you're playing a game and losing weight. Thats a win/win situation right thereasdasd

You're completely backwards in your reasoning. It will sell well here because Americans ARE fat and lazy. The excercise equipment industry is huge but that doesn't mean people use them. Wiifit will sell great to a bunch of fat housewives who think it'll help them but then will never use it.

It's pretty worthless anyways. Combined with Eyetoy and a Wiimote you could make a ridiculously awesome game though.

This is my "Crystal Ball" and/or "Hypothetic Ball" speaking. If I was a lazy person (which I am), and really wanted to get in shape, I would probably want this game, because it looks more fun than real excercise. Working out is a chore. More people would do it if it was a past time.

Also, what are you basing that Wii Sports figure on? People in the U.S love Wii sports.

Overthrow

I like Wii Sports as well. But I really don't think it would sell well at all if it were sold separately from Wii. And obviously, Japanese publishers at Nintendo thought the exact same thing. Otherwise, why would they include the game with the system in the U.S. but not in Japan? Because they were SCARED it would bomb if sold separately.

You're completely backwards in your reasoning. It will sell well here because Americans ARE fat and lazy. The excercise equipment industry is huge but that doesn't mean people use them. Wiifit will sell great to a bunch of fat housewives who think it'll help them but then will never use it.

It's pretty worthless anyways. Combined with Eyetoy and a Wiimote you could make a ridiculously awesome game though.

Lazy_Boy88

Am I?No teenage boy will ever buy this game in the U.S. Sure, some soccer moms will, but that is it. And, yes...there are a fair amount of adults who play Wii....but not NEARLY as much as originally thought. Heck, even Nintendo basically admitted this. If you look at Nintendo's E3 with all those charts, the rise in gaming was basically a few percentage points for women and nothing more. And believe me...the ONLY PEOPLE who will buy this game in the U.S. will be adult women. I think even teenage girls who own a Wii will think this is a dumb game. So, Wii Fit only caters to a select group of people in the U.S. In Japan? Everyone will want this game...

Americans aren't overweight because of laziness, they are overweight because there is no time within their daily schedules to devote to an exercise regiment. Besides, who is to say that overweight means fat and unhealthy? Some people may be heavy but it doesn't show and are fit to boot. Hell, look at sumo wrestlers. I bet the majority of people in SW would die in the first day if they had to train like a true sumo for a week.

Anyways, Wii Fit will sell a ton of copies if Nintendo keeps up the soccer mom direction of their advertisement. If Nintendo is smart, they'll promote the game in schools as a new way for kids to get fit.

peopel that are lazy shop in gamestop. :|

and just like the wii selling so horribly? wiifit is going to sell well in U.S. Japan get use to it

[QUOTE="Lazy_Boy88"]

You're completely backwards in your reasoning. It will sell well here because Americans ARE fat and lazy. The excercise equipment industry is huge but that doesn't mean people use them. Wiifit will sell great to a bunch of fat housewives who think it'll help them but then will never use it.

It's pretty worthless anyways. Combined with Eyetoy and a Wiimote you could make a ridiculously awesome game though.

AvIdGaMeR444

Am I?No teenage boy will ever buy this game in the U.S. Sure, some soccer moms will, but that is it. And, yes...there are a fair amount of adults who play Wii....but not NEARLY as much as originally thought. Heck, even Nintendo basically admitted this. If you look at Nintendo's E3 with all those charts, the rise in gaming was basically a few percentage points for women and nothing more. And believe me...the ONLY PEOPLE who will buy this game in the U.S. will be adult women. I think even teenage girls who own a Wii will think this is a dumb game. So, Wii Fit only caters to a select group of people in the U.S. In Japan? Everyone will want this game...

Yea alright i can see teenagers buy it. nice try..

peopel that are lazy shop in gamestop. :|

and just like the wii selling so horribly? wiifit is going to sell well in U.S. Japan get use to it

wavebrid

Yeah, because Yourself! Fitness was such a megahit on Xbox :lol:

http://media.teamxbox.com/games/ss/982/1089903257.jpg

[QUOTE="Overthrow"]

This is my "Crystal Ball" and/or "Hypothetic Ball" speaking. If I was a lazy person (which I am), and really wanted to get in shape, I would probably want this game, because it looks more fun than real excercise. Working out is a chore. More people would do it if it was a past time.

Also, what are you basing that Wii Sports figure on? People in the U.S love Wii sports.

AvIdGaMeR444

I like Wii Sports as well. But I really don't think it would sell well at all if it were sold separately from Wii. And obviously, Japanese publishers at Nintendo thought the exact same thing. Otherwise, why would they include the game with the system in the U.S. but not in Japan? Because they were SCARED it would bomb if sold separately.

Acutually your completly wrong. They packed in Wii Sports because Americans retailers said $200 was too cheap to sell a console and NOA caved and packed in a game so retailers could make larger profit margins.

You're completely backwards in your reasoning. It will sell well here because Americans ARE fat and lazy. The excercise equipment industry is huge but that doesn't mean people use them. Wiifit will sell great to a bunch of fat housewives who think it'll help them but then will never use it.

It's pretty worthless anyways. Combined with Eyetoy and a Wiimote you could make a ridiculously awesome game though.

Lazy_Boy88

Ok i want to see all americans that ARE FACT AND LAZEY...

ill wait..... i give you a year...

[QUOTE="wavebrid"]

peopel that are lazy shop in gamestop. :|

and just like the wii selling so horribly? wiifit is going to sell well in U.S. Japan get use to it

AvIdGaMeR444

Yeah, because Yourself! Fitness was such a megahit on Xbox :lol:

http://media.teamxbox.com/games/ss/982/1089903257.jpg

... what dose this have to do anything were talking about wiifit NOT XBOX

and im serious people that are lazy go into gamestop. i know SINCE I WORK THERE :|

[QUOTE="wavebrid"]

peopel that are lazy shop in gamestop. :|

and just like the wii selling so horribly? wiifit is going to sell well in U.S. Japan get use to it

AvIdGaMeR444

Yeah, because Yourself! Fitness was such a megahit on Xbox :lol:

http://media.teamxbox.com/games/ss/982/1089903257.jpg

"Oh noez! AvidGamer is acting like he has his crystal ball out again!" Come on guys. Think about it. The U.S. is full of lazy people like me who play games and hardly get any excercise. Playing most Wii games in general requires very little movement. And YOU KNOW FULL WELL that Wii Sports would have bombed badly in U.S. if it had been sold separately from the Wii.It was sold separately in Japan and sold well. But the Japanese knew the game would not sell well sold separately in the U.S.

Wii Fit will sell amazingly well in Japan and be a huge hit. It will be a big bomb in the U.S. though. Everyone give me a "hell yes! AvidGamer knows what he is talking about!" :|

AvIdGaMeR444

As long as the game is actually fun to play then I think it will sell well everywhere. It has to be at least as entertaining as Wii Sports or Brain Training tho, and I think it probably will be, even though I was not that excited by the videos from E3 so far...