Comments on: Exercise Not a Vital Component of Video Games

By: Peelster1

Peelster1 — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:10:31 +0000

Sure. But how much fun are you having?

By: Peelster1

Peelster1 — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:09:45 +0000

About that whole jOG and Junior scenario.

Mom thinks Junior is too overweight and lazy. Sure Junior might want to just toss the jOG aside. But if he wants to play his Wii. Which is his only gaming console in the house then he will use it because his mom takes away the numchuck that the jOG replaces.

By: havoc of smeg

havoc of smeg — Sun, 03 May 2009 22:34:05 +0000

heres an interesting point, an excercise bike, a set of basic dumbbells and a jog round the block actually works out cheaper than a nintendo wii.

you probably get a better work out, too!

By: Ron Whitaker

Ron Whitaker — Fri, 01 May 2009 20:45:46 +0000

To be fair, I should have probably expounded on the idea of ‘video game lifestyle.’ I think I meant the prevalent video game culture, or the idea that video games are supposed to be an escape from the real world. They’re supposed to be a place where we can shed our real life restrictions, and fill the shoes of super heroes, soldiers, space pilots, or nefarious villans.

Fitness games go against that grain, and they remind us of our own limitations. That’s what I was getting at.

I do agree that the Wii is growing the gaming base. There’s no question about that.

By: ManOfTeal

ManOfTeal — Fri, 01 May 2009 19:08:02 +0000

The only reason the Wii is used less in our house then the PS3 is because we watch Blu-Ray movies on the PS3. If it is actual gaming you are talking about…the PS3 is used the least. Go Marlins!!!!

By: goat

goat — Fri, 01 May 2009 18:05:15 +0000

“The concept of the jOG is simply counter-intuitive to the video game lifestyle” What exactly is a video game lifestyle? My wife is a doctor, I’m an EMT; both of us spend copious amounts of time on games like Mario Kart, SF4 and CS:S. My friend is in the oil field and he spends equal amounts of time gaming, another friend is 26 and lives with his mom and well he probably spends more time on than any of the rest of us, but still my point is the “video game lifestyle” of the past has really started to disappear recently due to things like the jOG (well maybe not specifically) but these innovations have allowed for the gaming market to expand and reach people that it would normally not reach. For example my mother bought a Wii Fit, the first “video game” anything she has ever owned and now she’s playing baseball and tennis and even Resident Evil, kinda weird but pretty damn cool. So this thing may seem pointless to you but it might just be another tool that can convert a few more unwitting victims to the dark side So I say keep these crazy things coming and maybe next year Wii Knitting will get my great grandma into gaming.

By: Ldysabella

Ldysabella — Fri, 01 May 2009 17:22:50 +0000

Amen! Our Wii is the least used console in the house. Even our 5yr old uses the Xbox 360 and PS3 more.