Wii FIT calls a 10 year old "FAT", Obesity experts condemn it.

[GIMO]

Originally Posted by meatwad420

lmao, if this game calls people fat im all up for buying it and introducing it to my parents...a kodak moment? when my mom steps on the scale and a video game calls her fat. YES! im terrible

WOW you make me so proud...!

[sparty]

Well who cares if this girl is fat. It's not like it's going to change your weight.

[t-nodz]

Good for Nintendo for not giving in

[TwilightLink121]

Yeah, they shouldn't put fat in there, kids all over the world will start to feel self concious about themselves.

[deeds]

There just making a big fuss about it, its extremely clever for Wii fit to do such a thing, although i can see people getting offended.

[ninjask88]

okay that is just stupid as it states it is not meant to be perfectly accurate for kids and it is ust basically a game to have fun and to have a good workout with as Shigeru Miaymoto said himself. He got the idea of teh game for just waying yourself everyday not to see if you are in shape.

[LordJulian]

Originally Posted by TwilightLink121

Yeah, they shouldn't put fat in there, kids all over the world will start to feel self concious about themselves.

Is there anything wrong with kids feeling self conscious? I think it's an extremely good thing for them to think about their weight, diet, and nutrition. A lot of people in America are over weight simply because they don't care and just want to eat things that taste good alot. Being told that you are fat will create self awareness that maybe you are fat, and to start trying to get rid of that fact. I happen to be practically anorexic without anorexia at 6'4 and 150, but I always find it important to be told the truth, even if it hurts. If your fat and don't like it... do something about it, but if your told and know that it's muscle... then you don't have to worry about it and can just shrug it off. The point is that being fat is not a good thing just from a looks perspective. It's bad in terms of health, and being told if there is something that you can better yourself in, then you should. Start exercising and dieting and make your life more comfortable, and enjoyable as a final result. That is the purpose of Wii FIT but then again I really don't think that a game will tell someone something they don't already know, so it shouldn't bother them in anycase.

[jebus]

if wii fit tells you your fat and you dont like it, dont play it.(or at least dont play it in front of poeple).
if you want to loose wait, then get wii fit, if it tells you your fat, use that as motavation to loose wait otherwise your just admiting to defeat. stop being a wuss.

[Z28CamaroGirl84]

Lol thats a very funny article ... if your feelings are being hurt for what a video game is telling you , you have mental problems and should be on some anti depressant(oh wait those make you fat too..HA) ...If you dont like the word fat .. replace it with fluffy. if your fat .. who cares.. if you dont wanna be fat .. then loose weight
Anyways..
I personally dont think nintendo will change this "problem" untill they see in the news "teen age girl commits suicide cause her wii told her she was fat"

[Marluxia]

It doesn't call anyone fat, the scale is like

under weight
normal
over weight
obese

its soemthing like that lol.