Yoga - Nintendo Wii

Arrived in excellent condition.

I waited patiently for months for this software to be released. It finally arrived and now I just want to cry. Even if you faithfully tried to use the software, you wouldn't be able to do the proper breathing because you'd be laughing so hard (or sobbing in my case). What a disaster.I bought the original Wii Balance Board specifically to get the yoga software, and while many people correctly complained that the yoga routines where clunky, it actually worked well enough for me. I loved having the feedback from the balance board as I did a pose and discovered that I wasn't balancing as well as I might as I watch the red dot move around, and that is a kind of feedback even a personal yoga instructor cannot give. I believe the Wii has fantastic potential for yoga and I was thrilled as I'd see my scores slowly improve along with my balance.So after a while, I started looking for a more sophisticated version assuming that some developer would improve on the rudimentary original version. I saw this title and pre-ordered the software, waiting for months as it was delayed and delayed. I assumed that they were really developing something special. Wrong. My guess is they started a project that overwhelmed the developers and they finally gave up and decided to throw it out on the market as is and recoup what they could before they sunk more money into what they found to be a losing project. That would explain the delays.The software takes almost no advantage of the balance board. The canned routines are nothing but weak animations with lousy voice recording and no feedback from the board. As I write this sitting at my computer, I'm letting a routine run while ignoring it and my "teacher" is saying things like "good job", or "you need a little more work on that one". It's bad enough to give fake positive encouragement, but to actually give FAKE CORRECTIVE advice? Give me a break! It's not even as good as a plain DVD. Why put something on the Wii without utilizing its abilities?The training mode does occasionally use the board, but it is only to teach you a pose and even less useful for feedback. You are shown a footprint that shows how your foot is distributing your weight, but not in the fashion of the original. There is no working to keep the dot in the center of the yellow area, it is just mysterious colors with no guidance or audio feedback.There is no reaction from the "teacher", no playback to see how you shifted your weight, no way to create your own routine using the board. Nothing. Even the original basic version catches you if you cheat and put your foot down. This one says nothing.The poses are incomplete. The "tree pose" only has you do your right foot for example, not repeat with your left. Each pose has you select whether or not you have a balance board. Over and over. Unbelievable. Even the original clunky version wasn't that clumsy.Don't waste your money, I want mine back. This is criminal. I feel swindled.Update:I gave up and returned this to Amazon. Even a partial refund is better than feeling so cheated and manipulated. (Which obviously is not the yoga serenity I was seeking. LOL) As others recommended, I have now purchased the Wii Fit Plus software upgrade for half the price of this ridiculous program. It is a big improvement over the original and solves most of the problems of the original by adding the ability to create custom routines that can be completed much more rapidly without touching the remote, allowing more time to do additional poses. They've even added a meditation game which is amusing. This will hold me until somebody somewhere develops a more robust yoga program.What has been educational for me in this process is watching how the reviews are manipulated. As others have suggested, the 5 star reviews mysterious when read by anybody who's actually seen the game, and they reek of phony ads posted by one of those marketing companies to salvage a sinking ship. I posted one of the first reviews and the stream behind me was pretty much in 1 star agreement, then the bogus ads with no other review history, "verified Amazon purchase" or "real name" listing started appearing.So, from here on I'll know to not just read reviews, but read the comments on the reviews and look for someone who really has purchased the product.Again, this product is NOT something you want under your Christmas tree for anybody that you care about!

I really like the game I have no complaints about this game I love it

this games is not only instructral for the beginner but a refresher course the the advance studet. there are three ways to do the yoga positions: story, training and routine. my favorite is the story because it now only shows the poses but also information about the benefits of yoga.this game gives you the option of using the balance board or not to use it. the game control is very sensitive on this selection during the story line that it does not show up at all.

I was Very unhappy the way the shipping was handled. I purposely ordered two videos thinking - if I am paying shipping I might as well get two. I found out when it was too late to cancel that each video came from individuals who each charged me shipping. Additionally one person charged $4 & something for shipping and the other $7 something for the exact same packaging etc. In general I was very unhappy that I was charged the additional $7 and I will be very careful in the future if I choose to use Amazon. Given the option, I will order from someone else before Amazon.

My first disappointment was with the awful audio. To have dvd audio sound like the microphone was right up against the person's lips is poor quality in this day and age. My next disappointment was with the kludginess and wait times of moving from scene to scene. It's almost as though the Wii needs more RAM. There are no instructions about how to use the wii remote while in story mode. Feedback from the balance board is never explained. You have to figure out for yourself that one part of the screen is supposed to be a set of lungs and you can mimic the breathing. A search of the official website provides no clues about how to use the dvd.I gave this two stars because I do like the basic introductions to the practice of yoga. However this is very basic. Mentioned in another review is how the instructions for tree pose are only given for one side of the body, and do not follow through to the other side. I'm sure this violates some tenet of yoga. I suspect I'll find more mistakes as I continue to explore the dvd.Recommendation: wait for the next version (should there be one) or wait for a different product that does a better job.

I bought this for my husband who was using the Wii fit yoga stretches to help him with a sore back. I thought this would give him more exercises to choose from and enhance his fitness as he devloped yoga skills. It didn't fill that need as it really is intended more for at home use by someone who already does yoga not for the novice learning it. If you already do yoga but can't make it to the gym, this is probably a better fit for you.

I wish I had read the reviews. If you're considering this because 1) you have a yoga practice; or 2) you enjoy the yoga poses on Wii Fit/Plus/U and are hoping to expand that experience: DON'T. The game is laggy, the graphics are like 16bit, the "routines" are a joke. Gave 2 stars because the information area is interesting (history of yoga, etc.).

excellent

Not cool. I hoped for a program that would allow a proper yoga practice. It advertised routines that made me think this was possible. Turns out, the choice is extremely limited, with choices like "yoga for back pain," and they are only a few minutes long.

Gotta get in shape 😊

What can i say another fine experience and even though it was a used product it was fine

The game itself is not good at all. There is no instruction while your doing it, they just call out moves. For someone who doesn't know yoga very well, it was not a great thing. Actually found it more dangerous given that I had to keep looking at the screen to see what I was supposed to do next.