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Wii Fit Plus jumps the shark... and then weighs it photo

Get ready to add crazy cat ladies and people with one too many dogs in their homes to the long list of Wii owners. For many people keeping their pets healthy is almost as important as keeping themselves healthy, and thus it is quite possible that many people will be overjoyed to hear that Wii Fit Plus will allow players to not only track their own weight, but the weight of their pets as well. As was demoed for me at E3 with my computer bag, Wii Fit Plus allows users to find out the weight of things by holding them and then subtracting their body weight. What was not demoed was the fact that the game will allow for avatars for pet dogs and cats, and thus will be able to keep track of the pet's weight via the aforementioned method.

It's a well known fact (not really) that I'm actually a supporter of Wii Fit, so while I see the absolute ridiculousness of this feature, I can also see it being a really big hit with the casual crowd. I actually wish you could make an animal avatar outside of the game so that it could play with my Mii since the thing doesn't really do anything else. However, I'm pretty sure that the rest of you have just rolled the eyes to the back of your head and muttered something about Nintendo stabbing you in the back yet again. It probably doesn't help that they demoed Wii Fit Plus to a bunch of B-grade celebs on Wednesday in preparation of the game's launch tomorrow. Destructoid was not invited to that event by the way, but it's probably best as we would have simply perved on Rachel Leigh Cook the entire time. 


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Everyday Legend's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/03/2009 13:06
Everyday Legend
Cause your straps are small and MotionPlus is kickin'
And I'm thinking about stickin'
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/03/2009 13:08
mix
To the motion games and the weight loss pains
you aint it miss thang
Everyday Legend's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/03/2009 13:16
Everyday Legend
From transistor to resistor
That balance board didn't miss her
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/03/2009 13:21
mix
Some knucklehead tried to dis
Cause his girl is on my Wii friends list
Half left's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/03/2009 13:23
Half left
YOU'RE*
Harris Hatsworth's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/03/2009 13:38
Harris Hatsworth
On the face of it, this isn't too ridiculous. It's a virtual scale that allows people that are lazy/bad with numbers to figure out the weight of their pets or small children, etc. But pet avatars and using this as a marketing feature is ridiculous.
buffaloAAA's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/03/2009 13:41
buffaloAAA
Now I'm not ashamed to admit that my wife and I had actually made our dog a Mii (do a quick search and you can see a bazillion ways to make dog Miis). She is a pretty well trained dog and we tried to get her to sit on the wii balance board but she was far too fidgety. I'm not saying this is "the" feature that will make me run out and drop some clams on wii fit plus, but we sure are getting a chuckle out of it.
Jon B's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/03/2009 13:42
Jon B
What about my fat?

And somehow I think that moggy won't appreciate having a Wiimote jammed down their throat.
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/03/2009 13:47
mix
On a more serious note my girlfriend would be on something like this in a second!
Everyday Legend's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/03/2009 13:52
Everyday Legend
@ Half left
Yeah, I noticed the English grammar faux pas in the header image, too...I just wasn't going to call a brother out when there were quality jokes to be made. It was a matter of priorities.

It's a cool thing to get a pet on the scale. Getting it to stay there is another story entirely.
MkShiranui's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/03/2009 14:17
MkShiranui
Uh, guys? The original Wii Fit allowed you to do this. The pet avatars are new, but weighing your cat isn't.
Jonathan Holmes's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/03/2009 14:39
Jonathan Holmes
RED BEANS AND RICE DIDN'T MISS 'ER
Everyday Legend's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/03/2009 14:39
Everyday Legend
Well, that proved that I know jack shit 'bout Wii Fit.

Too busy playing actual games, I guess.

Oh, and mkshiranui - love the Okami leaf.
MkShiranui's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/03/2009 14:46
MkShiranui
Thanks, Everyday Legend!

I am too busy playing games to know anything about the PS3 Remote, apparently.
Englishpinapple's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/03/2009 15:17
Englishpinapple
I haz obesity and needz ze wii fitz plz lol
whormongr's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/03/2009 15:33
whormongr
I will have to try it- my guinea pig is actually on a diet
Matthew Razak's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/03/2009 15:54
Matthew Razak
facepalm on the you're/your. Sometimes my brain doesn't work. I'm a bad person.

Also this pet tracking is actually built into the game I believe, unlike in Wii Fit where it was just something you could do for fun.
MkShiranui's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/03/2009 16:01
MkShiranui
Ah. Cool. Forwarding post to parents with overweight cat.
Gyrael's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/03/2009 16:31
Gyrael
Halfie beat me to it.
lewness's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/04/2009 18:56
lewness
Holy shit, I just found out I can also weigh baskets of fruit. Jesus, this motherfucker's amazing.
q-pa's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2009 08:46
q-pa

Rachel Leigh Cook looks nothing like I remember her...
WiiChronicles's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/27/2009 05:58
WiiChronicles
wii fit plus game cheap saved me from gym membership fees and all the fitness equipments.
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