The Wii of All Flesh

Nintendo has launched it's fitness-themed video game for the Wii controller called "Wii Fit" and I'm not sure whether to applaud or make loud catcalls.

On the one hand, who could argue with fitness?

On the other, isn't there any area of our life that is safe from being turned into a video game? (That's a rhetorical question -- the last thing I need is to start a speculation-fest on Nintendo's plans for the rest of our bodily functions).

What is fitness, anyway? Isn't it something that by definition prepares you for things out in the real world? Does Wii Fit do that? Well, maybe it does. The more I watch the promotional videos, the more it looks like it might be a reasonable alternative to watching those TV exercise shows that have been on since the 1960s.

But there's still something really strange about going for a video-based run in the park...

A nice run in the park