Westin Hotels add Wii, Wii Fit to their exercise rooms

25 Comments by Christopher Grant May 2nd 2008 5:30PM
Filed under: Nintendo Wii, Exergaming

In Nintendo's tireless pursuit to reach every single demographic ever, they've partnered up with Westin Hotels to stick Wii Sports and Wii Fit setups in the hotel chain's exercise rooms. Why is this particular outreach unique? Think about it: they're targeting people who exercise when they're not even home! We hate to repeat hurtful stereotypes but, while the gamers we know may not be as sedentary as some would have you believe (read: our advertisers), they're not really the type to pack a pair of running shoes next to their PSP for their next business trip. Result: new demographic.

Just in case you are the type to excercise while staying at a hotel and you accidentally stumbled here while looking for the Runner's World magazine website, we've included a list of the first 10 participating Westin hotels after the break.

The Westin Times Square, New York City
The Westin Bellevue, WA
The Westin Hilton Head
The Westin Crown Center, Kansas City
The Westin Harbor Castle, Toronto
The Westin Diplomat, Hollywood
The Westin St. Francis, San Francisco
The Westin St. Louis
The Westin Galleria, Houston
The Westin Savannah Harbor

Tags: Nintendo, Westin, Wii-Fit, Wii-Sports

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(Page 1) Reader Comments

Fernando Rocker: May 2nd 2008; 5:34PM

Note: Most of us Nintendo fans we don't look like the guy in the picture.

We are usually the most atractives from all the fanboys.

=p

Curtis the Claw:XBL - supapaypamawio: May 2nd 2008; 5:35PM

Wait, that's a guy?

Benny: May 2nd 2008; 5:48PM

I thought it was just a lesbian too.

Shagittarius: May 2nd 2008; 6:01PM

Everyone, no matter who they are, looks like they have down syndrome while playing the Wii.

Fernando Rocker: May 2nd 2008; 6:03PM

Shagi

So, I guess you always carry a Wii remote in your pockets all the time.

Shagittarius: May 2nd 2008; 6:06PM

Not really, im just happy to see you.

Matt B: May 2nd 2008; 8:12PM

I don't know about the most attractive, just the easiest to please. :P

Curtis the Claw:XBL - supapaypamawio: May 2nd 2008; 5:35PM

Great, now when you excercise at the hotel you can listen to the sounds of thousands of kids playing Wii Sports.

ebb3: May 2nd 2008; 5:36PM

is that a dude or a chick on the left... bleh

Curtis the Claw:XBL - supapaypamawio: May 2nd 2008; 5:39PM

You know your ugly when people honestly are having a hard time deciding if your a boy or a girl.

deaftly: May 2nd 2008; 5:39PM

Its a Pat.

Nigeria: May 2nd 2008; 5:41PM

I don't think it matters if you have an erection.

ebb3: May 2nd 2008; 5:44PM

@Nigeria

HIYOOOO SILVER!

jsn: May 2nd 2008; 5:52PM

ugh.. it's the modern day piano tie!

Zoot Suit Jedi: May 2nd 2008; 6:57PM

I'm totally going to bang that "dude's" mom on the right.

Ridgecity: May 2nd 2008; 9:41PM

that might be her girlfriend...

Ridgecity: May 2nd 2008; 9:39PM

The Wii can be considered a virtual exercise machine, so any hotel will gladly get the $250 machine in their gyms, next to 5 $1500 treadmills... It's a matter of "why not?"

smell_my_finger: May 3rd 2008; 7:11AM

$1500 might buy you a piece of crap domestic treadmill, but let me tell you a commercial treadmill can cost around 10 times more for a high quality brand.

Who would base their decision to book a hotel room on the fact that they have a Wii in the hotel gym? The same crowd who scour the web looking at all the fine details and features before they book (online of course!)

In any case, the cost for a company that size is comparably less than the weight of one of my farts.

Kujel: May 2nd 2008; 9:55PM

Wii sports and Wii Fit were Nintendo's lamest ideas in its entire history, 20 years from now Nintendo will look back at those ideas much like Germany looks back at WWII and Hitler.

Boostjunkie: May 2nd 2008; 10:51PM

Speak for yourself, my wife is a personal trainer, and I have to pack my running shoes along with my PSP when we go for a trip. Gamers aren't all stereotypes.

Gavin: May 3rd 2008; 3:07AM

Once and for all people:

IT ISN'T REAL EXERCISE!!!!

hvnlysoldr: May 4th 2008; 5:37PM

Once and for all people:

WE KNOW IT"S NOT REAL EXERCISE!
Now get off my lawn.

BIGGEN: May 3rd 2008; 7:34AM

someone should tell them that the wii is better played on a tv than a large poster. (or is it?)

Lord Bowser: May 3rd 2008; 9:35AM

Bowser is aroused.

HALODEITY: May 17th 2008; 5:36PM

isnt that the dude from the mariah carey video??

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