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Wii Fit U | OT | Don't Forget to Breathe!
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Yes!!!!
Found my balance board at my parents house, under the stairs, covered in dust
... now just to get a Fit Meter!
Am thinking of importing the red x white one.
Found my balance board at my parents house, under the stairs, covered in dust
and cobwebs
Ditto. Can only find black ones at retail/online in Australia.
Am thinking of importing the red x white one.
Boards of Canada
Member
Is there any way to change the units? I want lbs, not kg.
So I started up and synced my meter for the first time last night after getting the only one left at a TRU kinda near me on Tues. Wore my meter all day. It was super secure on my pocket, I literally could barely get it off to check steps....I went to the Vikings-redskins game and check my pocket during the game and it was gone.
R.I.P. Wii U Fit Meter
11/5/13-11/7/13
R.I.P. Wii U Fit Meter
11/5/13-11/7/13
From what I've read, nope. It's hard-wired per country and it's metric for Canada.
Very sad.
My pocket was nearly picked on the DC mall once but a complete stranger was kind enough to speak up and the thief ran away before snatching my wallet. Thanks again, stranger, wherever you are.
Had a play with this last night and I have to say that I'm rather annoyed that they took the lazy route with the graphics. Basically it's just HD versions of what they had with little, if any added extra. Textures looks bland with little "depth" to them.
They could have kept the same style but just made it a little more polished and flashy. Same with the Wii Sports Club. Ugly as.
They could have kept the same style but just made it a little more polished and flashy. Same with the Wii Sports Club. Ugly as.
Why/how would this be region locked. I can't think of a single battery powered device that is region locked. (The GamePad is region locked because it comes with its own power brick/plug.)
The ingame miiverse programming was done before the 200character upgrade I would guess
Go to training, then community, then search for community
Thanks, I'll join you guys later or tomorrow.
it starts counting after six steps. at least that's what the manual says.
Man, it's so tough to squeeze this into my daily routine. I always have just eaten or don't wanna work up a sweat or am too tired late at night. I feel bad
Do it in the morning, right after you wake up!
I agree. My girlfriend and I booted this up for the first time last night and had fun with it, but man, I kept thinking I was playing the old Wii Fit in 480p. It didn't even look HD to me. If Nintendo wanted to light a fire under Wii U among a wider audience, they should have revitalized the design style of this game with a new, cool, snazzy sheen.
My Fit Meter is finally on the way to me. WAY too hard to get a hold of one of those things.
Will dive in more with this software on Saturday.
the 'red' fit meter looks pretty orange to me. like its not red at all, its orange.
i really like the fit meter challenges, but is there more to it than just showing your progress on a map? like for the berlin walking one, when you get to the landmarked places, does anything happen? I only just got out the start so I didn't reach any yet.
also the squash is a lot of fun, but for some reason i find it really hard to hit the ball, like i always swing too late. I think its because the ball is so big it sort of confuses your mind or something?!
i really like the fit meter challenges, but is there more to it than just showing your progress on a map? like for the berlin walking one, when you get to the landmarked places, does anything happen? I only just got out the start so I didn't reach any yet.
also the squash is a lot of fun, but for some reason i find it really hard to hit the ball, like i always swing too late. I think its because the ball is so big it sort of confuses your mind or something?!
Can you post a pic? I'm about to order it this weekend.
The 3DS is region locked, and I just wanted to ask to see if there was region specific firmware on them. It's not like Nintendo has a great record with this.
That said, I'll get one and try it out. Hopefully there's no issues.
Sgt.McTigerbuns
Member
Thanks!
I'm curious. Has anyone added their waist size? Does it change how your mii looks?
That's a good question. My BMI is under 22, yet my Mii has a noticeably fat belly in comparison to his skinny little arms and legs, and I don't get why: it's like Nintendo is trying to give people body image problems and make them anorexic.
Yeah I have, it doesn't change anything about your Mii. Only moving from obese to overweight to ideal weight ranges does I think.
PixyJunket
Member
Fry's has Wii Fit Meters but it's like thirty minutes away from me now.
BUT on the other hand, if I go out that way, I can stop by the comic store and buy the new Oswald figure.
BUT on the other hand, if I go out that way, I can stop by the comic store and buy the new Oswald figure.
Liferebooted
Banned
Wow, 14000 steps on average on a 6 hour work day, I barely break 1000 steps on my 3 days off =\ Now I feel bad.
Awesome. Joined.
That's a gaming system. You're talking about a peripheral.
bumpkin
Member
This whole nonsense about exercising before you've eaten anything is such a misnomer. You're actually better off eating something at least a half hour to an hour prior to working out. Just make sure that it's something with complex carbohydrates (stuff like oatmeal). This gives your body energy to use while you're exercising. The slower rate of metabolization of complex carbs gives you a steady, consistent stream of fuel rather than the quick spike of something sugary. At the end of the day, the most important thing to do when trying to lose weight is to create a "caloric deficit" by day's end. That is, burn more than you take in. Doing exercise - no matter when or how - helps you do this, as well as improving your cardiovascular health (heart, lungs, etc.).Man, it's so tough to squeeze this into my daily routine. I always have just eaten or don't wanna work up a sweat or am too tired late at night. I feel bad
The link below is the tool I've been using to set my daily calorie intake. I have been taking the BMR and TDEE and simply splitting the difference (i.e. if BMR is 1700 and TDEE is 2100, I shoot for 1900). While I'm not a personal trainer or any kind of fitness expert by any means, following this rule has allowed me to lose roughly 20 lbs in the past 6 months; a nice, steady, healthy weight loss rate. No big pockets of loose flappy skin for this guy!
http://theskinnyequation.blogspot.com/p/weight-loss-calculators.html
*steps off the soapbox*
I was finally able to track down a Fit Meter a few days ago and basically plan to use Wii Fit U to supplement my existing workout (I lift weights three times a week). I've jokingly called it "Operation Man-Beast."
SporeCrawler
Member
retailers probably just thought that anything wiiu related will flop and did not order anything
Just joined the US community! Great experience with this so far. I've had a FitBit One for a while and the Fit Meter definite feels cheaper than the the FitBit, but the Nintendo software definitely kicks FitBit's butt. Well, it may not be as comprehensive in it's data as FitBit's web interface, but Wii Fit has got me excited to measure myself every morning and also makes me think about the foods I eat and activities I do throughout the day to keep the weight dropping for each weigh in. It's even fun to see your Mii make it's way around the various running and hiking courses and it's definitely satisfying to receive new outfits for accomplishing goals, something FitBit doesn't have.
This is definitely Nintendo's best use of the pedometer yet and I've owned the black/white and colored Pikachu pets, the Pokemon Heart Gold pedometer and the 3DS pedometer.
I hope they continue to expand the game with DLC or plus versions or whatever. I'm all for it.
This is definitely Nintendo's best use of the pedometer yet and I've owned the black/white and colored Pikachu pets, the Pokemon Heart Gold pedometer and the 3DS pedometer.
I hope they continue to expand the game with DLC or plus versions or whatever. I'm all for it.
i got mine at TRU and the only reason is because I don't think they had any out. no one knew what I was talking about until I showed them the sku off their website. Guy disappeared for 10 minutes and then brought one I guess out of the back.
Anyone know how many days it will track if I don't sync it? I'm going on a trip and was thinking about taking it. Then I questioned taking in on a plane too.
Anyone know how many days it will track if I don't sync it? I'm going on a trip and was thinking about taking it. Then I questioned taking in on a plane too.
bumpkin
Member
I asked about that earlier in the thread and found an answer by digging through posts. It will keep track of 7 days worth of altitude information and 28 days worth of steps. My plan is to make sure I sync it up at least once a week.
I was downloading the Wii Fit U Trial since I got my Wii Fit meter. After about 2 hours of downloading (not finished yet), the Wii U turned itself off and the LED changed into a orange/yellow-ish colour. Is it still downloading the game in standby mode? Or do I need to turn it on again?
Thanks for answering, it's gonna take a while, so i'll let it download the game in standby mode. Really cool feature. You mean "without interrupting", right?
I'm not even a Wii U owner so I've got no business answering but Nintendo's support site says it even continues to download in the background if you play other games:
Downloads will continue in the background, even while playing games.
If needed, you can open Download Management during gameplay and pause any downloads. Downloads will resume once you return to the Wii U Menu.
If needed, you can open Download Management during gameplay and pause any downloads. Downloads will resume once you return to the Wii U Menu.
Orange always means the Wii U is checking for updates or downloading something.
so we had friends over last night, to play wiiU Party, Sports etc
i was talking about the pricing for sports club asi was downloading bowling, which led me into explaining how we got WiiFit U for free with a 20 pedo purchase
turns out the female counter part of the friends was wearing a pedo at this moment from doing a pedo competition at work, and my girl was wearing hers from wiifit
it was pretty funny
i was talking about the pricing for sports club asi was downloading bowling, which led me into explaining how we got WiiFit U for free with a 20 pedo purchase
turns out the female counter part of the friends was wearing a pedo at this moment from doing a pedo competition at work, and my girl was wearing hers from wiifit
it was pretty funny
I'm starting to have some major issues with the pedometer. I run about 3 miles per day, which includes a lengthy cool down walk for ten minutes or. On top of that I do a little walk to a juice and smoothie shop on the corner to get a rehydrating beverage. I don't know the exact distance to the shop offhand but its a good 6-10 minute walk each way.
Today after I did all of that and got home to sync the meter, it gave me a whopping 2.2 miles tally. Something is really off with it... and before anyone asks I keep it clipped to my belt or gym shorts on my right side, by my hip.
Anyone else see discrepancies of this magnitude?
Today after I did all of that and got home to sync the meter, it gave me a whopping 2.2 miles tally. Something is really off with it... and before anyone asks I keep it clipped to my belt or gym shorts on my right side, by my hip.
Anyone else see discrepancies of this magnitude?
^^^
Well, it's not GPS, so it's likely not going be completely accurate. Esp since it's guessing by steps you may or may not have taken. It may know your height and weight, but doesn't really know how tall your legs are, how far apart your steps are when running, etc. So it can only really do what it can with it's best guesses.
And woops sorry. I meant you can turn it on "without" interrupting it. You can also play games and let the game to download some more.
Well, it's not GPS, so it's likely not going be completely accurate. Esp since it's guessing by steps you may or may not have taken. It may know your height and weight, but doesn't really know how tall your legs are, how far apart your steps are when running, etc. So it can only really do what it can with it's best guesses.
And woops sorry. I meant you can turn it on "without" interrupting it. You can also play games and let the game to download some more.
Nintendo Life: http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/wiiu/wii_fit_u
They gave it an 8/10. Seems like a pretty respectable score for a game like this.
They gave it an 8/10. Seems like a pretty respectable score for a game like this.
That's fine. I am rational and can understand and account for some margin of error, but I feel confident in saying that I did at least an extra mile of walking after the run, which brings me to about 4 miles total of travel. I feel like the pedometer's margin of error being about 50% accurate (in this instance) to be fairly unacceptable. Not to mention disappointing.
Like the Wii or 3DS or DS.
Orange = network activity.
Hence:
edit:
lol look at my stupid face!
also, why is this one so extremely blurry? both are from Miiverse. the underwater shot is taken with the in-game photo camera and shared from the photo album.
Someone here said PAL/European Fit Meter's will sync with US Wii U's
http://techforums.nintendo.com/thread/27944
I hope I'm not speaking out of my ass here but I think you need to add your waist size (and keep it updated) for more accurate lenght travelled calculations.
Thanks! I ordered a Japanese Green/White one from Play-Asia, I'll let everyone know if it works when it gets here.