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I'm a Wii Bit Thinner

Mum Lara Roberts has gone from well fat to Wii Fit after losing eight stone by working out with her games console.

When she tipped the scales at 18 stone, Lara 38, struggled to climb the stairs and was embarrassed to have sex with her husband.

But a punishing fitness regime of an hour a day on her Nintendo Wii has seen her go from a straining size 22 to a slinky size 10 in a year.

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nogolis5201d ago

Woman 112 thanks to getting off her fat ass and being active... Little did she know she didn't need an absurd plastic toy to do it. She just needed the confidence to get out of her house and join a gym.

RyuCloudStrife5201d ago

you probably dont need a gym just run a mile everyday, go up and down stairs, cut down on food, be ACTIVE!!!

Tony P5201d ago

No single exercise is a magic cure for weight loss. Her determination and consistency are admirable. Doesn't matter what she used to do it.

Some of those comments are pretty sad. People say you're unhealthy and ugly when you're overweight then stupid and conformist when you thin up. Can't win sometimes.

pcz5200d ago

She put in 1 hour a day on wii fit?

Thats like 2 hours of real time, seeing as wii fit only counts the time you actually spend doing the exercises, not navigating the menu's.

Wii fit is pretty good for teaching you the basics of exercise, but once you got the basics you really don't need wii fit.

One hours worth of exercise a day on wii fit isn't fun.

mikeslemonade5201d ago

Most of her progress was done on the change of her diet. It's simply the calorie game.

ElementX5201d ago (Edited 5201d ago )

I had to Google "stone" to learn it is 14lbs. Losing 112lbs is awesome! I thought of getting Wii Fit as a fun way to get active along with walking outdoors and biking. I may just have to give it a go. Although I only need to lose 2-3 "stone" :)

Although, if I cut beer out of my diet I'll lose about 3 stone in two months LOL. I've changed my diet but every bit of activity helps.

hulud865201d ago

Ima wii bit dumber from so many video games.

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Hardcore gamer grandma plays 4,000 days of Wii Fit

This hardcore gamer grandma has put nearly 4,000 days into Wii Fit!

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Eonjay1889d ago

Exercise is exercise no matter how you get it.

BlacKJesu51889d ago

Looks like every other church going grandmother...good job

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Here Are the Top 10 Best-Selling Exclusives Since 1995 (USA)

The NPD Group has revealed the top 10 best-selling exclusives in the U.S. since 1995, and Nintendo holds all 10 spots.

Highlife1986d ago

Yeah as a gamer that list sucks. Wouldn't be to prod of that.

Paytaa1986d ago

Oh you're one of those real gamers

Literal_Cringe1986d ago

You're not much of a gamer then.

lxeasy1986d ago

Damn Nintendo Domination!

King_Noctis1986d ago

Kindda surprising actually. All games are from Nintendo.

darthv721986d ago

And the #1 game on this list is also the #1 game (and accessory) to be found at the local goodwill.

Imalwaysright1985d ago

Take a look at the 50 best selling games of all time https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...

telekineticmantis1986d ago

Nintendo has always had the most mass appeal, my Mother would play Mario.

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EddieNX 1986d ago

There's landslides and then there's this. Wouldn't be surprised if the top 50 was mostly Nintendo games.

Paytaa1986d ago

The only other game's that cracked the Top 15 aside from Nintendo were Halo 3, Halo Reach, and Halo 4.

EddieNX 1986d ago (Edited 1986d ago )

Good. I adore Halo!! It's the only online shooting game for me.

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Technical Mistakes from Gaming's Past

A look back at some of gaming's biggest technological missteps from the past decade.

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ApocalypseShadow2716d ago (Edited 2716d ago )

Your article is trash and I'm going to not only post the "take out the trash" video, https://m.youtube.com/watch...
I'm going to dismantle your garbage.

**The super step up from the Wii and Playstation 3’s wonky imprecise motion controls, the Kinect was going to allow me to be entertained like never before. **

Lol!!.... LMAO!! You're a lier on imprecise controls with the move controller. You bought a controllerless camera with less precision. While with move you could play games like killzone 3 with it.Doesn't mean kinect didn't have fun games but you really failed just right there. It wasn't hype. You fell for lies that Microsoft said that it would do.

Wiifit's problem is that it wasn't for the core gamer. But I'm not going to knock it as new gamers were introduced to gaming. It got the old and the young on their feet to play. Nothing wrong with that. But it wasn't touted as replacing the controller. Just an OPTION in fun.

Vita? It still gets games to this day. Then you mention Ratchet, Infamous, GOW...
https://m.youtube.com/watch...
https://m.youtube.com/watch...
https://m.youtube.com/watch...
You can play almost ANY PS4 game and cross buy game on it on the go through streaming from anywhere in the world with internet. That is awesome. Every game you mentioned you can play on vita. Wait.. What.. COD IW on vita? https://m.youtube.com/watch...
You don't say... That just came out.

Guitar hero as a whole was a sensation. But still an option. Not replacing the controller. Just allowing those interested to feel like a rock star. Can't knock it. Just like sing star for those who like to sing with a mic karaoke style. For some, they don't play halo or uncharted. They just sing and rock out.

Lol! You purchased a failed format with HD DVD. Microsoft's way of slowing Sony and bluray adoption down that failed. And then, you spent more money on movies. Insanity.

VR is a totally different thing than HD DVD ,wiifit,wiimote,guitar hero, etc. It's not 3D either. It breaks the 4th wall. You don't just watch something in a 2D presence. You become part of the experience. No matter what happens in sales of all these VR devices, VR will not go away. Even as an option, PSVR changes the fundamental way you play, see, hear and touch entertainment. And VR goes beyond it with education, medicine, travel, music, etc.

And the fact that you can use those supposedly *wonky,imprecise* move controllers in VR TODAY means they're not sitting in the garage with your other products.

SpamnJam2716d ago

Snap... you are really torn up about this huh..... You do know that is an opinion piece... and being an opinion it can be different to yours. The article says somethings I agree with, some I don't but considering it is coming down to the personal experience of the writer well frankly you can't argue with that.

Oh as for your Vita point you do realise that functionality was never released in large parts of the world and it requires a stable, high end internet connection to function. Mobile internet just doesn't cut it. So no, The Vita never got any of those games. But don't let the truth get in the way of a good rant.

Kingthrash3602715d ago (Edited 2715d ago )

Alot of bad journalism this past 2 months.

OB1Biker2715d ago (Edited 2715d ago )

'being an opinion it can be different to yours'
And what's wrong with giving his opinion about it again?
Most articles are opinions nowadays and especially reviews have become essays written up to push a biased opinion. The thing is you shouldn't blame people for giving their opinions about articles/opinion pieces specially because not many sites allow it and those who allow criticising their own sites will have their own way to censor what they don't like.
And when censor doesn't come from the site it comes from the sites followers jumping on anyone criticising their beloved site and its great to have independent sites like N4G to talk about it.
'you can't argue with that. '
Thanks God you can.
I thought there was some BS going on with this article given the PSVR pic and I'm grateful of his comment saving me the click

madmonkey012715d ago

not all opinions hold any merit, nor deserve to be taken seriously, 90% of opinion pieces on here are just ill informed morons looking for hits.

ShottyatLaw2715d ago

I'm just amused that we've reached the point where even criticizing Kinect, WiiFit, and HD DVD still can't save you from this level of rage.

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Footyspacecadet2716d ago

Layoff the salt buddy.... will give yourself a heart attack

Silly gameAr2716d ago

Actually better than the actual article.

Pantz2715d ago

I don't even need to read what they wrote to know it's stupid.

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JoeBloggs2715d ago

Man there have been some shockers over the years. Good to see that the PS Move stuff has been resurrected with VR though. Oh and HD-DVD...... yeah I fell for that one too. Oh well.

FyBy2715d ago

According to move / Kinect controllers- its sad companies dropped support this gen . I really loved and still love motion control games . They are being reiterated with psvr and its great ! So much I enjoyed wii sports , and sports champions. I'm really considering buying PS3 just for them :-o