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National Obesity Forum slams Wii Fit, Nintendo not budging

Posted May 17, 2008 at 7:32AM EST by QJ Staff

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National Obesity Forum slams Wii Fit - Image 1 The UK's National Obesity Forum has condemned Nintendo's hit Wii Fit, game for calling a 10-year old girl fat, saying that the title's mechanics are misleading and potentially threatening to children.

"I'm absolutely aghast that children are being told they are fat," said Tam Fry of the National Obesity Forum after hearing about the case. "BMI is far from perfect but with children it simply should not be used."

"A child's BMI can change every month and it is perfectly possible for a child to be stocky, yet still very fit," he adds. "I would be very concerned if children were using this game and I believe it should carry a warning for parents."

For its part, Nintendo apologized through a spokesperson to customers who were offended by Wii Fit. The company conceded that "the resulting figures may not be entirely accurate for younger age groups due to varying levels of development."

However, the game maker said that it will by no means issue a warning such as the one that the National Obesity Forum asks from them. We'll give you more updates on this on-going issue soon.

Via Daily Mail



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# Fitness programGoglu666 2008-05-17 15:17
Well the name says it all. It's pretty much a fitness program, and should be used for people that want to stay fit. But the game can't act as a physician or a fitness consultant.



She definitely told her mom who should have told her about childhood works, and how the body will change. Kid who are overweight, if I may use this term, could easily become tall and slim when they hit puberty.



You should consult a physician or get advice if the kid actually could benefit or not from this, and let her use it for fun if you judge that she understand her situation.

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# Awwchucky3456 2008-05-17 15:48
Aww Nintendo made fatty cry :)

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# boo hoo_ME_ 2008-05-17 17:09
boo hoo, my wii called me a FAT BASTARD



BOO Hoo



My fragile potato chip munching, couch sitting fat and lazy ego...



Boo Hoo

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# Oh,WiiCool 2008-05-17 18:34
I thought this was something worth my attention...

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# XDThrashWolf 2008-05-18 00:21
I find it SO funny that a forum consisting of fat people are complaining that Wii fit brands kids as fat. Also, I agree with what everyone above me's said

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# heheBillie 2008-05-19 06:22
I take it that you are fat....

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# WTF!?!?!?!?!ISOHaven 2008-05-19 07:58
BUSTED!!!!!!!!!



That is such a load of crap! There is no "FAT" category.



Also, the attached article is the first time anyone has ever mentioned her data and I'm glad they did!



She's 4 foot, 9 inches tall and weighs six stone. A stone unit is 14 pounds. So she weighs 84 pounds.



Go online to ANY BMI calculator (for kids) and input this data. This is a NORMAL WEIGHT!



That mother from the UK is nothing but a LIAR!!!!!!!!!! These people are LYING just to be on the news!!!!!



If they're not lying then they did something horribly WRONG with the Wii Fit.



Try it yourself:

http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/dnpabmi/Calculator.aspx



(just make up a birthday in 1998 to make her 10 years old)



I emailed a buddy of mine who has a Wii Fit and he was able to put an 85 pound weight on it and it says HEALTHY WEIGHT!!!!



I repeat, these people are LIARS!!!!! Just like Mr. Common Douche Bag! They'll do anything to spread BS and LIES!!!



Think about it, the Wii Fit has been out for a while now. Why is this UK mother the FIRST PERSON to complain about it?

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# WTF!?!?!?!?!ISOHaven 2008-05-19 10:08
I tracked down the original site where that lying @@@@ of a mother posted her lies. All I posted (cleanly) was the link I posted here, the data it returns and the FACT that anyone can try this themselves....THEY DELETED IT!!!!



I wouldn't be surprised if that ENTIRE SITE was in on the lie and all for PUBLICITY!!!!



I CALL SHENANIGANS!!!! !



Original source:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t+1816313



The moderator by the name of KayleeUK should be ashamed of herself!

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# WTF!?!?!?!?!ISOHaven 2008-05-19 10:59
I wish QJ would fix this!!! Replace the PLUS SYMBOL in the link with an EQUAL SIGN.

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# ..........The Obsidian 2008-05-20 04:52
stupider? how ironic XD

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# WTF!?!?!?!?!ISOHaven 2008-05-20 05:22
"Everyone knows iso-tool-boy lost all credibility when he started working for Nintendo as a "online forum propoganda specialist."

1. I have plenty of credibility. But it's good to know your denial runs strong.

2. I don't expect anyone that doesn't know me to believe me without confirmation. That's kind of the ENTIRE POINT I brought up which you seem to have, ONCE AGAIN, completely NOT GOTTEN.



TRY IT YOURSELF! I even said it IN MY COMMENT. Sorry Mr. Douche Bag but you have failed ONCE AGAIN!!!!



"Any time anyone says anything negative about the Wii (even Wii owners), they are called a liar and insulted."\

WRONG!!!!!!!!!! ! Plenty of people have perfectly valid negative points regarding the Wii. The thing is, unlike YOU they don't LIE to get their point across. Once someone LIES, the TRUTH will be brought out.



"The moderator by the name of KayleeUK should be ashamed of herself!"

"HA HA HA!!! You think others should be ashamed of themselves?"

Um...that was perfectly clear in my post. That moderator choose to IGNORE FACT over this publicity stunt. So um...YEAH!



"LOOK AT YOU!!! Going insane trying to disprove a legitimate parental concern"

Looking up a BMI index with the data provided and emailing a bud to check it on the Wii is INSANE? HAHAHAHA!!!!!!! !!!!! Oh man, you will make up ANYTHING, wont you? There is NOTHING legitimate about this. Even if the Wii did tell her child that she MIGHT be at risk of being overweight....there is NOTHING in which to "shelter".



"calling her a "lying @@@@ of a mother" and whatever other childish names you can think of!"

Hum...let's see....maybe I could call her RETARDED... after all even YOU would be ok with that. Seeing as how you are the MASTER of childish names.



"You're so pathetic, it's quite halarious!"

HAHAHAHA!!!!!!! !!!!!!!



"It's the totally unfounded hate for Nintendo that everyone seems into these days, right?"

You would know better then anyone else!!!!



"These people make up lies because they, uh, they just don't like Nintendo making so much money! Right?"

Wow, even when you're purposely being a douche bag you STILL WIND UP BEING WRONG!!!! There are plenty of reasons people lie. Just look at all the reasons you LIE!!!! Remember? You told us ALL the wavebird does NOT work on the Wii. You told us all there are MILLIONS of Wiis for sale on eBay. You lie on an almost daily basis telling everyone the Wii costs $450 retail!!! You tried telling everyone that Nintendo LIED about the NDS being able to connect with the Wii when in FACT it DID connect with the Wii and for a LONG TIME.



So tell us you no good POS douche bag..... why do you and such people like you feel the need to LIE?



"Wow, I felt much stupider while imitating isoretard. At least now I can go back to being the consumer advocate I am and show how useless Wii fit is!"

You failed with every attempt. Would you like the list of links proving as such?

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# WTF!?!?!?!?!ISOHaven 2008-05-20 05:25
It never fails. That guy is nothing but a no good POS. His list of lies is a mile long. I didn't have time to look them all up from the list of links I've kept but his lies stretch farther then what I have.



From my other post, just to increase exposure:



Remember? You told us ALL the wavebird does NOT work on the Wii. You told us all there are MILLIONS of Wiis for sale on eBay. You lie on an almost daily basis telling everyone the Wii costs $450 retail!!! You tried telling everyone that Nintendo LIED about the NDS being able to connect with the Wii when in FACT it DID connect with the Wii and for a LONG TIME.

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# WTF!?!?!?!?!ISOHaven 2008-05-20 08:17
"I guess he must LIE about stuff I said to prove whatever idiotic point he's trying to make."

Are you serious? Do you really want the huge link posting again? All you have to do is say "yes".



"I did say the wavebird didn't work on the Wii (OMG that's so important!) but I corrected myself within hours like any RELIABLE news source."

No fool, MANY people called you on your lie and posted PROOF. You WERE corrected. Not the other way around.



"There have been millions of Wiis sold on Ebay."

False. You said THERE ARE MLLIONS OF WIIS ON SALE.



"I did say that on Ebay the Wii did sell for $400 and up, I never said that was retail price."

WRONG! You've stated MANY times, "THE WII COSTS $450". That is your lying comment. That FACT is the Wii costs $250.



"That's the cost the average person must pay for a Wii."

100% FALSE!!! Not even CLOSE!!!!



"Everyone knows the Wii retails for $250, why would I make something else up?"

Because you're a douche bag.



"The point is, isoretard will NEVER say anything negative about a Nintendo product"

See, this is ANOTHER LIE!!!! That's all you do is lie!!!! Not only have I stated something negative about a Wii product, you RESPONDED to my negative comment.



All you do is LIE!



I like how you completely glossed over your LIE about the NDS not being connectable to the Wii. What's the matter? No excuse for that one? Other then your utter IGNORANCE of all things Nintendo.

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