Get Fit Remotely

by John Keefer | 13. April 2009 08:18 | permalink

OK, I'll admit I'm a bit late to the party on this one, but I just saw this "accessory" for the Wii called the Riiflex. It gives new meaning to Wii Fit. The company that makes these is Power Play and they offer a 2-pound and 4-pound pair of dumbbells. The company is taking preorders for them and the weights should start shipping this summer.

There have been some pretty lame accessories out there from the Wii remote, but this actually seems fairly useful. Granted it's not going to buff you like Arnold, but it could tone the arms up a bit, especially if you tend to flail wildly as I do in some games. The only drawback I see is that I expect my right arm to get more of a workout than my left, since I don't use the nunchuck portion nearly as much as the remote itself. That would sure make for a lopsided look. Guess I will need to learn to do some Wii gaming left-handed.

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  • CG-Prophet

    4/13/2009 7:59:06 PM

    i'd buy that. I haven't had a wii remote fly out of my hands yet but I could see it happening.

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  • GusMastrapa
    GusMastrapa

    4/13/2009 5:50:42 PM

    Their next peripheral is going to be a 40" sheet of bullet-proof plexi to put over your plasma screen.

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  • CG-Prophet

    4/13/2009 5:43:47 PM

    @RyanKuo:


    The beer?

    If done right, yeah ;)

    Read into that what you will.

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  • RyanKuo

    4/13/2009 2:11:38 PM

    This doesn't seem like a very safe peripheral. You could easily misuse the thing.

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  • CG-Prophet

    4/13/2009 2:04:59 PM

    When they make something shaped like a tasty bottle of Blue Moon, i'll buy it. Wii Fit? I say Wii FAT. Why? I just like the way it sounds...

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