Unafraid to incite elitist gamer geek unrest, respected video game industry analyst Michael Pachter has supported a prediction by GigaOM that
Wii Fit will outsell '
Grand Theft Auto IV' this year. Yeah, you read right: the latest entry into what is arguably the biggest hardcore video game franchise around is gonna get whooped by an exercise tool -- we're not shocked, we're just laughing.
'GTA4' was dominating at first, but with time, interest has waned,while Wii Fit and its included Balance Board peripheral have stayed hot despite
supply shortages. Nintendo's hardware-focused strategy seems to be working; the Balance Board install base is approaching 12 million, or roughly 30% of all Wii owners.
You can bet it'll be put to good use in future games and
other, less mainstream applications even after folks have given up on losing weight and resigned themselves once more to lifelong loneliness.
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Subscribe to commentsMarthaJan 9th 2009 2:34PM
I am a massage therapist. I have had many adults... especially dads and granddads come in sore and injured from trying to compete with kids on the wii games. They play tournaments against family when they haven't exercised in a while and injure themselves. Take it slow and don't play for hours to start with!!