Since the introduction of Wii-Fit from Nintendo bloggers, readers and even doctors have criticized the brand new gaming console’s attempt in the weight loss arena as just another piece of worthless workout equipment. Even with the major continued success of Wii accessories (i.e. Guitar Hero III Wireless Bundle), and domination of the interactive gaming world, Nintendo’s controversary over the combination of gaming and exercise is clearly taking the gaming world by storm.  As time passes more and more Wii-Fit users are fighting back and sharing their experiences online. No commercials, no bias opinion, and no lies. These bloggers and video bloggers are merely trying to prove that this new Wii component IS indeed worth it’s weight (no pun intended).

The Wii-Fit was launched May 21st 2008 has already sold over 1 million units in the US alone! With so many people willing to give Wii-Fit a try we wanted to scour the internet and see just how well the Wii-Fit was working in the bloggosphere!

Results?

Wii came across (haha) this site and this site which is (you guessed it) dedicated to the Nintendo Wii-Fit and testing it’s results. While the weight loss wasn’t dramatic, nor astonishing considering the length of workout, it’s easy to conclude that the Wii-Fit really does work! Obviously keeping a healthy diet, and adding exercise to your daily regiment is still the number one way to keep healthy, the Wii-Fit is a great way to have some fun AND get additional exercise in your day.

So what can I do with Wii-Fit?
Wii-Fit has several games that are specifically designed just for it and new games are being released to work with the Wii-Fit.  Along with the standard Wii Balance Board, Wii is also going to introduce a number of new attatchments this year.  Currently the four main categories of exercise:

Yoga
Tree Pose
Warrior
Half Moon
Deep Breathing

Balance Games
Soccer Heading
Ski Slalom
Ski Jump
Table Tilt

Strength Training
Single Leg Extension
Torso Twist
Push-Up and Side Plank
Jack-Knife
Lunge

Aerobics
Hula Hoop
Basic Step
Basic Run
2 People Run

Opinion
Wii-Fit is an awesome way to combine fun and exercise. I still always suggest a healthy diet, regular exercise routine and healthy social life as a must to staying in shape, but there is no doubt that the Wii Fit is a fun way to combine gaming and exercise!  I personally would love to get a Wii Fit routine in place and test it my self, but with the warm beautiful summer here, it’s hard to resist my desire to exercise outside… I guess I will have to wait for winter for my official Wii Fit experiment!

Diablo, one of the best selling video games of all time, and 7 years after the release of Diablo II, Diablo is about to be reborn a second time.  While Diablo 3’s release date is still undetermined, there have been video leaks of the game all over the internet and great fan sites which details some of the preview game play action.

Here are 5 reasons why we think Diablo III is going to blow out of the gates and take center stage:

New character classes; the Witch Doctor and Barbarian
Diablo III will have 5 character classes.  Some of the old character classes are back from Diablo II, but more exciting are the two new classes.  The Barbarian in Diablo III is an endangered species, having not been seen for a small period of time; however, the Witch Doctor is spanking new.

The Witch Doctor class has a special kinship with an alternate plain of existence and can tap into it with the power called “Ghost Trance.” Powers like Firebomb, Horrify, Locust Swarm, Mass Confusion, and Soul Harvest all appear to possess an otherworldly feel.

New Havok Physics graphics engine
Havok, is the leading provider of physics engines to the global game and movie entertainment industry.  With the new Havok engine, Diablo III will have the ability to create on-the-fly gaming coupled with dynamic environments.  Habok is also working with AMD to make sure that it’s engine works seemlessly with AMD CPU’s and GPU’s.  This is a huge step up from Diablo II’s release in 2001.

DirectX 10 Support
This is really important for all you Vista users whom have already fallen in love with DirectX 10.  DirectX 10 which Halo 3 is utilizing has many great features and upgrades since version 9.  We are happy to see the continual acceptance of DX10.

Randomly generated worlds teamed with dynamic game play
An enhanced quest system is stated to work in conjunction with a random level generator to ensure the game provides different experiences when replayed.  This means more action, and harder game play.  No more memorizing each world, this brings the game play up to a whole new level.

Multiplayer functionality at Battle.net with support for cooperative and competitive play
As with Diablo II, Diablo III will have access to multi-player action at Battle.net.  It will also get some extra functionality made popular from Starcraft.