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Help Reggie get Wii Healthy photo

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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bhive01 at 07/12/2007 15:17
I'm positive my BMI is much higher than that. Sadly...
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Jordan Grim Devore at 07/12/2007 15:18
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Knives at 07/12/2007 15:25
At least he didn't say "I'm just big boned!"
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MATTFOO at 07/12/2007 15:25
can i get that Reggie logo on a fannypack??
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Snaileb at 07/12/2007 15:27
He was being kinda creepy though. Wide eyed and what not..

I lawl'd through the whole c-blog. Thanx for that, Grim.
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pattern at 07/12/2007 15:30
On topic: Ran out of "good" E3 news have we? :)

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!
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pooper at 07/12/2007 15:31
He's spending too much time rambling on about stats and crap, instead of playing Wii sports or Wii fit.
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Blaaguuu at 07/12/2007 15:33
Yeah, BMI is actually a pretty terrible measure of "health" or even obesity... The idea came about back around 1840, and for some reason is still being used by people today, despite it not meaning a damn thing.
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tudo-legal at 07/12/2007 15:42
So, where are the actual Wii games? Nintendo outsold everyone else, and all they're doing is making stupid-ass crap, and the Big 3 - Mario, Zelda, and Metroid. All of which take forever to be released.

"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.
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Myrmidon16 at 07/12/2007 15:44
youd think hed be in good shape with all that kickin ass and takin names hes been doin
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RICHARD BLOCKER at 07/12/2007 16:00
Why doesn't he jog his fat ass over to ILM and tell George Lucas to get off his fat ass and make a respectable lightsaber game 4 the Wii that doesn't have anything to do with leggos?

In closing, I will now call Reggie, "Fatty McFatterson".
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Sharpless at 07/12/2007 16:01
My BMI ain't pretty. Not that this is an excuse - I know damn well that I need to get in shape - but the BMI is bullshit, as Pattern said.

I love Reggie, man. Sony really needs to find a solid frontman, like Reggie and Peter Moore. The closest they have is Phil Harrison.
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SubOrbital at 07/12/2007 16:03
You'll have to release shirtless pics to prove the haterade in the wii fit wrong, Reggie. Anything to sell a Wii, right?
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vinnchan at 07/12/2007 16:11
Actually guys, for the AVERAGE person, the BMI is pretty accurate. The only people for whom the BMI doesn't mean anything are either OBVIOUSLY overweight or OBVIOUSLY in no danger of being overweight. So it still works rather well... and is a good statistic to ask for when those girls on craigslist say their weight is "height appropriate".
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0bshaky at 07/12/2007 16:18
OMFG This shit was hilarious!! HAHAHA!!! He needs some Jenny Craig, WiiFit, WiiSports, WiiPlay, Wii need to exercise more, Wii need to stop eating at fast food restaurants...

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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kittridge at 07/12/2007 16:22
Ahh, stupid code.. my bad. I would try to fix it, but I have class in 8 minutes. It was a hideous monstrosity anyhow.
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Vigor at 07/12/2007 16:45
Reggie has the dreams of all little asian kids under his clothing. It weighs some, leave him alone.
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Blaaguuu at 07/12/2007 16:52
I think that is the most disturbing comment I have read here on Destructoid, Vigor...
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Churchhills Dog at 07/12/2007 16:52
Lose some weight ya fat prick!
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5lectro at 07/12/2007 17:01
Actually "Fils aimé" translates to "beloved son".
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Dexter345 at 07/12/2007 17:27
The BMI is bunk. If a guy is actually all muscle, the BMI says he's obese. Reggie doesn't need to do anything, he looks fine to me.
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Blaaguuu at 07/12/2007 17:32
Also, it should be noted that being a bit "overweight" isn't necessarily unhealthy... Different people have different healthy weights - But a bit of exercise will always be a good thing, and most people will agree that sliming down a bit has an aesthetic improvement ;)
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BlindsideDork at 07/12/2007 18:18
Don't you have to measure fat index and height and bone size to determine obsessity and such?
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Churchhills Dog at 07/12/2007 19:07
@ Leigh

My fave is "I am Raphael-esque"

talk about things going pear-shaped....
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Mxyzptlk at 07/12/2007 22:53
BMI is total bullshit, sorry vinnchan. It's a completely inaccurate indicator of health based on data collected over 150 years ago. Most "average" people are classified as overweight by it. The only reason it's still used is because it's extremely simple to calculate.
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Sharpless at 07/12/2007 23:41
Seriously. I know a guy who's over six feet tall and beefy. It's not all muscle, but no one with half a brain would ever call him anything worse than husky. The BMI, however, puts him at "extremely obese," or whatever that category is. It simply is not accurate.
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Jim at 07/13/2007 04:01
BMI is stupid anyways.
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BMImaster at 07/14/2007 10:21
Aaaaaaactually, healthy BMI range for both males and females is 18.5 - 24.9... perhaps you posted 5.21 dyslexically?

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.
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