Those of you following our E3 coverage have already heard about Nintendo president Reggie Fils-Aime's less-than-impressive showing at the Wii Fit demonstration. He tried the route of denial by claiming "heavy clothing," and when that didn't work, he hauled out the ol' "muscle is heavier than fat" chestnut. Sadly, the truth was revealed -- Big Reg is overweight.
Wii Fit doesn't lie, and called out the Regginator's Body Mass Index at 27.51 -- that's 5.21 points higher than a healthy adult man ought to be. Since BMI is an indicator of overall health, the kind people at WiiHealthy have rightfully become concerned for him, and have started an online petition to help Reggie get back down to a healthy size.
Luckily for Reggie, he already has all the necessary tools at his disposal. Why, with the broad range of fine Nintendo products designed to espouse a healthy lifestyle, he should have no problem beating the bulge with his company's very own games! Sign WiiHealthy's petition and leave Reggie supportive messages of encouragement.
After all, "Fils-Aime" translates, from French, to "beloved son," so let's take a nurturing role and send Reggie our kindest wishes for a speedy slimdown! Reggie, if you're reading this, there's light on the other side -- you can do it!
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3:17 PM on 07.12.2007
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I lawl'd through the whole c-blog. Thanx for that, Grim.
Of the subject of BMI: Unfortunately BMI is not a universal standard for measuring how healthy a person is. It's not even accurate to measure how fat a person is. Lots of my amateur-body-builder-friends get's super high BMI even though they're just muscular... so nyah!
"Soccer mom" is right. I don't want to "play" "games" to get fit. I want to cut off a monster's head, shoot a mobster, and defeat a horde. This is rediculuous. Even my non-gaming wife would hate these "games". Her first ever gameplay experience was GTA San Andreas. She loves it.
/Not a Wii owner, and most likely won't be because of this retarded trend.
//Was THIS close to buying a Wii six months ago.
In closing, I will now call Reggie, "Fatty McFatterson".
I love Reggie, man. Sony really needs to find a solid frontman, like Reggie and Peter Moore. The closest they have is Phil Harrison.
DAAAMN!! Poor Reggie... Looks like he became too healthy once the Wii dollars begun to roll in!! HAHA!! But hey, 5 out of 10 commercials after midnight are about getting thin so he definetly have a choices (and money to do it) so Im not too concerned. Just dont end up like this! Wii need you!!
If J Allard did it you can too!!
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Oh, God... he's a beast!
My fave is "I am Raphael-esque"
talk about things going pear-shaped....
And BMI is strictly based on a height to weight ratio, so technically a person with high muscle mass could be construed as obese by the BMI scale. A method such as a DEXA scan or hydrostatic weighing could deliver an accurate reading of obesity level.