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| Nintendo has apologised for offending anyone with its Wii Fit product, after the software came under fire for an incident where a young girl was dubbed "fat". The problems started on an online forum where a family member of the girl involved posted up their concerns after the incident. The internet community was soon buzzing with the news. Tam Fry, spokeperson from the Natural Obesity forum, said the Body Mass Index (BMI) used in the game was innaccurate for children. He said: "A child's BMI can change every month and it is perfectly possible for a child to be stocky, yet still very fit". Fry also called upon Nintendo to include warnings with the software for parents to be aware that it may not be suitable for children Nintendo has said that it will not place a warning on the game, but does admit that the physical assessment on younger players may not be as accurate. "Wii Fit is still capable of measuring the BMI for people aged between two and 20," conceded a Nintendo representative, "but the resulting figures may not be entirely accurate for younger age groups due to varying levels of development. "Nintendo would like to apologise to any customers offended by the in-game terminology used to classify a player's current BMI status, as part of the BMI measurement system integrated into Wii Fit." |
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| 360Gamer© ![]() | Course they won't slap that on the game. Based on many of the parents who came in to Game while I was working there, looking for games for their kids, half wouldn't understand why, and of that half, half of them would think it's an adults game and it's bad. Maybe it shouldn't be on the game, but consumers should be advised if they're buying for the game for children. |
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| I think it's all a bit silly. Everyone should know, if they are buying a game which measures BMI, that it isn't always accurate. It is more accurate than going on weight alone, and if it was totally inaccurate, then the medical profession wouldn't use it. That is why Nintendo chose to use it. After all, it isn't a game, it's a piece of software that supposed to help you lose weight. At least they are doing something to try and combat Britains growing obesity rate. |
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