Petition: Tell Reggie to lose some weight

by Kyle Orland { Jul 12th 2007 at 5:25PM }

The most surprising thing about Nintendo's E3 2007 press conference wasn't the Wii Zapper or the upcoming release dates or even the official announcement of Wii Fit. No, the most surprising moment of the show was when Nintendo of America President and CEO Reggie Fils-Aime's Mii ballooned to an "overweight" body-mass index of 27.51 in front of a crowd of thousands. While the ass-kicker and name-taker claimed that the extra weight came from muscle and not fat, we agree with Shigeru Miyamoto, who said that was simply a "nice excuse."

The folks over at WiiHealthy aren't too happy with the public face for their weight-management system of choice. They've started a petition to convince the Regginator that "he has to lose some weight by playing healthy games on the Nintendo Wii!" Sure, there are probably more important issues to sign your name to (like a PS3 price drop, for instance) but we can definitely get behind the idea of continued good health for our favorite Nintendo revolutionary.

Tags: e307, exercise, fils-aime, petition, reggie, wii, wiifit

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

waynski1457 @ Jul 12th 2007 5:30PM

lol, that was funny yesterday.

Big Ed @ Jul 12th 2007 5:31PM

If Reggie says it's muscle, it's muscle! What, do you want to fight about it?

Anam @ Jul 12th 2007 5:31PM

Reggie: Nintendo will now be focused on providing a hardcore FPS experience. Just ignore those casual games we talked about.

Sander @ Jul 13th 2007 12:13PM

Thanks for posting the story :) The more signatures, the better!

It's not just about his weight, the most important thing is actually that we show Reggie that we appreciate his work at Nintendo of America.

Markusdragon @ Jul 12th 2007 5:33PM

The BMI is a load of rubbish. According to it's figures, Brad Pitt is overweight and George Clooney is obese.

eldee @ Jul 12th 2007 10:36PM

Yeah, but they're the exception to the rule. BMI applies to just about anybody who isn't a body builder or muscle toner.

Markusdragon @ Jul 12th 2007 10:44PM

Not really, as it doesn't take into account other factors, shoe size, frame size, density of the body, etc, it assumes that two people the same height should be the same weight.

Bones are far heavier than muscles or fat.

Admiral_Mike @ Jul 12th 2007 5:34PM

Of course There's a petition. Reggie has to take your name somehow. This might aswell be a suicide note.

The Wicker Man @ Jul 12th 2007 5:41PM

that was a good response. made me laugh.

Mr Khan @ Jul 12th 2007 5:36PM

People are naive

This will be a marketing coup. In one year, Reggie will take this test again, either as a private Nintendo press release or in their next E3. Reggie will do this again, be rated as "normal" then claim that WiiFit gave him his new body.

Bet on it

COV3RTSN1P3R @ Jul 12th 2007 5:47PM

lol. You are probably right, its going to be like an infomercial with a before and after pic. Buy this product and loose weight for just 3 easy payments of $49.99.

Ian Von Porter @ Jul 12th 2007 5:45PM

BMI is usless on an individual level. But, it is very useful for population based estimates of obesity since the wide variations in fat/muscle among different people somewhat cancel out when you lump everyone together.

Anyways, a BMI of 27ish isnt that bad... 18-25 is the norm depending on what scale you use.

footlong! @ Jul 12th 2007 5:45PM

This excites me. and nothing else on the wii does, not even metroid mario or smash bros. this game will keep me from selling my wii. i can see the galleries full of before & after shots already.

COV3RTSN1P3R @ Jul 12th 2007 5:48PM

lol. You are probably right, its going to be like an infomercial with a before and after pic. Buy this product and loose weight for just 5 easy payments of $49.99.

JPL @ Jul 12th 2007 6:24PM

hehe
49.99 for the game
49.99 for the ... wii accessory
and 49.99 for the diet book "stay fitt like mario"

kennethrios @ Jul 12th 2007 5:52PM

I wish that real Reggie would wear a bright purple shirt with white pants. That would be a priceless snapshot.

Paul P. @ Jul 12th 2007 5:59PM

Then Reggie can say "I'm not only the president, I'm also a client!"

hvnlysoldr @ Jul 12th 2007 6:02PM

I just thought of the possible next bundle instead of a price drop. Pack in Wii Sports, the balance board, and Wii Fit.

Abscissa @ Jul 12th 2007 6:39PM

Meh, that's nothing, mine's somewhere around 37-40. (Yes, it's time for me to lose weight ;) )

Anand @ Jul 12th 2007 6:21PM

I think Reggie's BMI is higher. I don't think he is 6'5" I think he is around 6'2".

Mr Khan @ Jul 12th 2007 6:34PM

Yes, but they also deliberately clicked on the option for people who were lightly clothed, not with a suit and such

How accurate that test was is completely conjectural

Obi-Habby @ Jul 12th 2007 7:11PM

Reggie is that tall. I am 6'3" and he towered over me when I met him. What I want to know is how much light vs. heavy clothing affected the BMI. I thought it was funny when they chose the light clothes, they knew it would make his BMI higher.

Justin U @ Jul 12th 2007 6:08PM

A BMI of 27 isn't really 'overweight' in the sense that he's fat.

My BMI is 27, and I"m far from overweight.

Nmaster @ Jul 12th 2007 6:12PM

27.5 would be overweight if he wasn't like 7-foot tall...

SYN @ Jul 12th 2007 6:33PM

lol. judging health purely by weight. i know so many skinny obese people its not even funny. for every inch taller you are than average, you are only supposed to gain 4 pounds? so as you grow taller, you only stretch, your bone structure doesn't change? grow?

Levi @ Jul 12th 2007 6:36PM

This is such a canned PR move. Just you guys watch, at someother press event, Reggie is going to get on another Wii Fit and is going to have a lower BMI and show the world how Wii Fit really works.

Erik Novak @ Jul 12th 2007 6:45PM

eh, I can swallow that its muscle throwing it off. I run an hour straight 3 days a week and lift weights, and my BMI is 27. I have skinny friends who can hardly jog.

NintendoFanbot @ Jul 12th 2007 6:48PM

Reggie is just being all the gamer he can be.

Ihya @ Jul 12th 2007 7:02PM

They should have booked Chewbacca to do the Wii fitness demonstration on stage to the Star Wars anthem.

Everyone would have loved it then as everyone loves Star Wars!

Uejji @ Jul 12th 2007 7:06PM

Yes, BMI is not a calculation of body fat *per se*, but simply a relation between a person's weight divided by the square of their height (kg/m^2). A person who is a bodybuilder will be just as overweight according to BMI as someone who eats a lot and does not exercise at all.

If someone wants to maintain a normal BMI, they have to take into account their current body fat and muscular mass to determine if they should exercise more/less and eat more/less.

So just because someone has a "high" BMI doesn't mean they have a lot of body fat.

Sami @ Jul 12th 2007 7:24PM

Well, to Reggie's defense, they did pick "light" clothing when he had a full suit on...

ab @ Jul 12th 2007 7:43PM

Does anyone else think of a snowboarding game when they see the balance board? Or is it just me?

Sami @ Jul 12th 2007 8:09PM

I did, actually, and right away too. =)

Platy @ Jul 12th 2007 8:50PM

i thinked of Skate or Tony Hawk .. but the idea is the same xD

REUYL @ Jul 12th 2007 8:17PM

Don't diss Reggie; he's all out of bubblegum.

Rubang B @ Jul 12th 2007 8:28PM

Miyamoto is the only man who can make fun of Reggie's fat and survive.

Debikul @ Jul 12th 2007 8:37PM

I can see it now.

John Basedow is going to invade the Wii with his new line of fitness games.

It would fit him well really since his freaking head isn't correctly proportioned to his body and looks like a damn Mii anyway.

Or whatever the user created people are called.

Whats the problem with a BMI of 27.5? Reggie might look a little fat but even somebody like Dwayne 'The Rock'Johnson has a BMi of around 30, and that guy is about the hardest looking person I have ever seen in my life:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/WWF_RAW_2001-10-15_The_Rock_at_ringside.jpg/391px-WWF_RAW_2001-10-15_The_Rock_at_ringside.jpg

Heck I have a BMI in excess of 24 (near the accepted norm and I'm a skinny little ****. The measurement only really applies to 'normal' people who have never really lifted any weights in their entire life. Reggie might look like Donkey Kong but he is hardly overweight. Plus he'll kick your ass.

Anyway that Wii Fit thing looks good.