About a month ago, the Wii Fit was released and quickly sold out; while I've been playing with the Wii Fit daily, it seems that like the Nintendo Wii console, the Wii Fit is still hard to find. On Amazon, the price for a Wii Fit from a third-party seller starts at around $180, or about twice the original retail price for the device. While I certainly enjoy working out on the Wii Fit, the Wii Fit plus the pack-in workout game is not worth $180.
The Nintendo Wii shortage seems ridiculous to me; the Wii is 18 months old at this point, and while I occasionally I see them at Target, and Circuit City sends me emails for Wii bundles it's still rather surprising that supply hasn't met demand yet. My only theory is that there is still plenty tied up in the gray market from people who bought a Wii in order to resell it.
I'm having a lot of fun with the Wii Fit as I use it daily; I won't be packing it on our trip to Comic-Con next month, as the Comic-Con itself provides much more physical activity.
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