TALKING POINT: Last week Nintendo announced Wii Fit, a balance board and game combo designed to get you in shape. Is this the next Power Pad, or the next flip side of the Power Pad that you never use?

Jeff: I knew calling Nintendo every week and demanding a new Power Pad would pay off.

[upload:1893446:small:left:This looks sorta fun, right?]Brian: I don't know if anyone at Nintendo is reading this, but I like to sit down when I play video games. How about a new R.C. Pro-Am?

Jeff: Wii Fit is a great idea. I'm almost done with Math Blasters From Planet Remainder, and I'm really looking for a new game to trick me into bettering myself.

Brian: I'm still not sure I see the difference between a Wii Balance Board and the floor.

Jeff: It measures your center of gravity. So, for example, one ski-jump game has you squatting down as low as you can and standing up quickly. There's a bunch of those mini-games

Brian: Do they have a game where you stand still with your arms at your side for as long as possible? I feel like I would be really good at that.

Jeff: I don't think it was in the preview. Gullible, lonely people will spend several hundred dollars on an electric belt that works out your abs for you. You can't even ski jump with that.

Brian: Playing drums in Rock Band is a work out, right?

Jeff: Only time will tell. That actually brings us to our next point...