Crowdsourcing Wii Fit

We got Wii Fit back in April, and I have been using it ever since. If you aren't familiar with it, you get a balance board which senses your weight and how you move, and a game with a bunch of exercises and mini-games designed to help you get in shape. It will chart your progress over time, allow you to set goals, and keep track of your BMI (whether that is a good indicator of your health is another matter). As you start out you only have access to some basic exercises and games, but as you work on it you unlock other games and more advanced levels.

And, that is where the problem lies. Once you have unlocked all the content, the only incentive remaining is (hopefully) watching your BMI drop. Or not. Anyway, after a while doing the same old routines gets boring which is why Nintendo needs to crowd source it.

For example, one of the aerobic exercises is rhythm boxing. There is a basic level and an advanced level. You have a trainer who shows you a series of punches, and then you copy the pattern. But, you do the same set of patterns over and over and over. There are no new ones. They do not vary. You get the same annoying music. Now, imagine if you could create your own boxing routines. You could create your own patterns of punches and then put them together in creative ways. Upload your new routine so that others can download it and use it and voila! Wii Fit is fresh and fun again. You could rate the routines by difficulty and enjoyment so that the best ones rise to the top. And, hopefully, everyone gets fit.

They could do this for step aerobics, jogging, and boxing. It would also be nice if you could string together a series of exercises in the strength and yoga areas so that you don't have to keep jumping out to the main screen each time. People could upload their workout regimens so that others could benefit.

But, the chances of Nintendo doing this are just about nil, so I will just continue dreaming.