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Re: Wii Fit tells a 10-year girl she's fat

Fri May 23, 2008 10:52 pm

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I'm getting it soon so I can lose all this unwanted weight...Like..Everywhere. Even though my doctor says I'm only about 20 pounds over the average for my height. I can only imagine.
Me: *Steps on weight board*
Game: MORBIDLY OBESE. GO EAT A SALAD.
Me: F*CK YOU TV YOU WEIGH MORE THAN ME. *Goes to do Yoga*

Though I think "fat" is a bit over it. Perhaps "overweight" would be more suitable.

Re: Wii Fit tells a 10-year girl she's fat

Sat May 24, 2008 2:01 am

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RazeTora wrote:

Though I think "fat" is a bit over it. Perhaps "overweight" would be more suitable.

Donald Serrot wrote:

It goes like this,

Obese
Overweight
Normal
Underweight

Re: Wii Fit tells a 10-year girl she's fat

Sat May 24, 2008 2:43 am

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RazeTora wrote:

Me: *Steps on weight board*
Game: MORBIDLY OBESE. GO EAT A SALAD.
Me: F*CK YOU TV YOU WEIGH MORE THAN ME. *Goes to do Yoga*

I laughed so hard.

Okay, but... I donno, I really don't think it's that big of a deal-- as in, the father really didn't have to go all the way to the news and whine, but, hey, he's a dad, and his little girl is ten years old. Kids aren't the most rational thinkers...

And the fact that it's a fitness game in the first place... Isn't it just doing its job? :yuusaku:

Though I still can't help but feel bad for the little girl-- I mean, conclusion illogically reached or not, nobody needs self-confidence issues.

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Re: Wii Fit tells a 10-year girl she's fat

Sat May 24, 2008 2:48 am

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RazeTora wrote:

Me: F*CK YOU TV YOU WEIGH MORE THAN ME.

Did it get a job? =/

RazeTora wrote:

Though I think "fat" is a bit over it. Perhaps "overweight" would be more suitable.

Ha! You're not overweight, you're overfat! RAwR! :godot:

Jou wrote:

nobody needs self-confidence issues.

You do. You're not insecure enough to be scared of people. :-P

Lana_Skyes_Heart wrote:

SO I was stuck all day inside the changing room with nothing but a glued on bra.

Panty thief strikes again! :-P

Re: Wii Fit tells a 10-year girl she's fat

Sat May 24, 2008 3:04 am

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DaemonForce wrote:

Jou wrote:

nobody needs self-confidence issues.

You do. You're not insecure enough to be scared of people. :-P

Haha! Yes, I'm not quite at that level.

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Re: Wii Fit tells a 10-year girl she's fat

Sat May 24, 2008 7:39 am

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Oh my! This game told me that I'm fat. Me, the legendary Damon Gant, FAT?! I'LL RAPE NINTENDO FOR THAT!

Ho ho.... uh... WHERE DO NINTENDO LIVE?!

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Re: Wii Fit tells a 10-year girl she's fat

Sat May 24, 2008 11:55 am

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Meh, it's just BMI, which really isn't a good way to measure weight by, let alone the fluctuating growth in children. And really, in a world where everything from magazines and television to other children tell you that you're fat and should lose weight, suddenly blaming a video game that was made to help you stay healthy is just hypocritical.

Gwiffen wrote:

After looking at the top of the box for Wii Fit, I'm really wondering what will happen when people above the weight limit of 330 pounds/160 kilograms try it.

Well, since the balance board is two scales put together, it can probably support more than 330 pounds. The readings in the game would just cap at the level someone at 330 would have.

Re: Wii Fit tells a 10-year girl she's fat

Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:26 pm

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Heh... this is kind of sad.... :oops:

Wii Fit doesn't use the term "fat," though.... I don't see how the girl and her father are so freaked out about this >.>

Re: Wii Fit tells a 10-year girl she's fat

Fri Jul 11, 2008 2:14 am

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RadioShadow wrote:

Donald Serrot wrote:

On the topic of the girl there is a little thing in the manual:

On page 13 they wrote:

For players under 20 years of age:

BMI is a measurement typically used to asses fitness in adults, but Wii Fit was created so that players from ages 2-19 can get a BMI measurement as well. However, it is important to understand that there are differences in growth rates, it will affect your BMI, so please keep your User Settings (see page 12) up-to-date and make updates in the Edit Profile section regularly.
Users who are active bodybuilders or are very muscular will have a higher BMI because muscle weighs more than fat. This may result in inaccurate measurements.

She was an active girl, under the main age area the game was made for, and obviously didn't read that part of the manual.

These parents are blowing a simple thing out of the water! It wasn't even made for her age!
They complain that games make people fat, so Nintendo makes a game to help them become fit.
Then the people complain that the game is calling them fat! Make up your minds people!

I know I'm fat, that's why I got Wii Fit in the first place! I plan on getting fit, and this is my first step.
If you can't handle what the "game" tells you don't play it![/rant]

Well this is the first I've heard it doesn't work 100% for people age 2-19. Not many people "read" manuals and it might have been better to place the information on the box. (if it is, then ignore this sentence).

Maybe Nintendo should have used the 'overweight' instead of 'fat' but then people would still complain. :chinami:

I believe that Nintendo always has a little disclaimer of some sort stating to read the manual before playing the game. People are just stupid.

Re: Wii Fit tells a 10-year girl she's fat

Fri Jul 11, 2008 2:26 am

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I honestly think that article is one of the most ridiculous pieces of crap I've ever read. And the father's being a bit of a hypocrite. "OMG my daughter was so embarrassed at being called fat HERE GO PUBLISH AN ARTICLE ABOUT IT!"

Actually the more I read this thing the stupider it sounds. "I'm absolutely aghast that children are being told they are fat." Children? What children? It was ONE girl. (Oh and guess what - some children ARE fat. *gasp* God forbid someone tells them that they are.) "BMI is far from perfect but with children it simply should not be used." Wtf? This is being used as an argument AGAINST the game? No one's forcing children to use it - if parents chose to not read the instructions and don't realize that it's not accurate for kids, sucks for them. It SAYS the game isn't accurate when it comes to kids. "...and now we have a game that tells them they're fat." OMG YA THEY MADE THIS NEW GAME CALLED WII FIT, KNOW WHAT IT DOES? IT TELLS KIDS THEY'RE FAT LOLOL ITS SO FUN!

If I sound bitter ... well I live in New Jersey where apparently 18 year olds in high school aren't mature enough to make their own decisions about what to eat, thanks to the new sugar laws which banned any type of good-tasting snack foods from schools. (But it's totally ok to sell 'low sugar' ice cream with 150% saturated fat! Not like fat had more calories per gram than sugar or anything.) I am sick of fat-kid-related issues.

Whatever happened to parents actually parenting?

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Re: Wii Fit tells a 10-year girl she's fat

Fri Jul 11, 2008 2:39 am

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Let me see..

Wario Ware Smooth moves, Dr Crygors island special thing.

Stick, MY GOD! We know being skinny is fine and all but this is crazy!

Wii Fit

Underweight, *What is secretly said* MY GOD! EAT MAN EAT!!!!

Nintendo makes me feel bad! They keep calling me underweight!

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But seriously. Parents need to stop over reacting and kids need to stop being whiny. Both will NEVER come true...

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Re: Wii Fit tells a 10-year girl she's fat

Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:14 am

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RazeTora wrote:

I'm getting it soon so I can lose all this unwanted weight...Like..Everywhere. Even though my doctor says I'm only about 20 pounds over the average for my height. I can only imagine.
Me: *Steps on weight board*
Game: MORBIDLY OBESE. GO EAT A SALAD.
Me: F*CK YOU TV YOU WEIGH MORE THAN ME. *Goes to do Yoga*

Though I think "fat" is a bit over it. Perhaps "overweight" would be more suitable.

Actually the wii weighs less than you.....or at least I hope it does......

I AM GANT wrote:

Oh my! This game told me that I'm fat. Me, the legendary Damon Gant, FAT?! I'LL RAPE NINTENDO FOR THAT!

Ho ho.... uh... WHERE DO NINTENDO LIVE?!

Japan.

Jesus is Lord.

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Re: Wii Fit tells a 10-year girl she's fat

Sat Jul 12, 2008 3:52 pm

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Muscle weights more than fat..

>:O! WII FIT CALLED ME FAT TOO! LAWSUIT LAWSUIT LAWSUIT!

Am I the only one who thought her BMI was 22.00, just a tiny bit overweight?

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Re: Wii Fit tells a 10-year girl she's fat

Sun Jan 18, 2009 8:05 am

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Donald Serrot wrote:

It doesn't use fat. Overweight is the highest one.
I don't remember the others but I'll let you know what they are when I test today.

And I think it's stupid that people don't read the manual.
And the game itself said that it was designed for people 20 and over when I was setting up my profile!
So there was either a change when they released it over here or those people didn't pay attention. And I think it was probably the latter.

Edit:
I goofed, overweight isn't the top one. It goes like this,

Obese
Overweight
Normal
Underweight

With an extra one under Underweight: Nichole Richie.

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Re: Wii Fit tells a 10-year girl she's fat

Mon Jan 26, 2009 2:32 pm

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Man, i wonder why Nintendo didn't get sued over this.

On topic, ya i don't think Wii Fit goes "LOL UR FAT XD" But... man does anyone still read manuals anymore? (Even for fun?)

Re: Wii Fit tells a 10-year girl she's fat

Mon Jan 26, 2009 2:38 pm

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ashxu wrote:

Man, i wonder why Nintendo didn't get sued over this.

That reminds me of a dream I had... I once had a dream that I was Nintendo of Japan's Defense Attorney, I was fightin' against Jack Thompson.

I didn't even have a lawyer badge!
All I had, was a Wii Remote!

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Re: Wii Fit tells a 10-year girl she's fat

Mon Jan 26, 2009 3:02 pm

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Gerkuman wrote:

Should a 10 year old active kid really be phased by a talking box? No. BMI is really only of help to people over the age of 14, since it's really calibrated for adults, not children.

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Re: Wii Fit tells a 10-year girl she's fat

Mon Jan 26, 2009 10:45 pm

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I thought this topic died long ago...

Wii-fit is not for 10 year olds. (or so it says)

Re: Wii Fit tells a 10-year girl she's fat

Sat Jan 31, 2009 6:00 am

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It isn't that Wii Fit shouldn't be played by 10 year olds. Rather, the fact of the matter is that people shouldn't be overly sensitive to Wii Fit's calculation of your Body Mass Index based on the data you've given it. It isn't illegal to inform someone that, according to the ratio of their height and weight, they are within a certain weight category.

I find it much easier to complain that Wii Fit does not seem to understand the concept of being underweight. For example, if you fail to meet a weight "gain" goal, it will give you tips on eating less and choosing healthier foods as if you had failed to lose weight. I didn't gain 10 pounds, so I should cut back on snacks!?