Got my 360 back last week, sent it out on Thursday, got it back on Wednesday with a free month of Live. They put in a new disk tray, new motherboard and new cooling fan. It's still an American model 360. Overall, an excellent customer service experience.

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Wii Fit has hula-hooped my heart.

Now that I'm a week and a half into Wii Fit, I'm surprised at how much I like it. I make sure to boot it up everyday and work out for at least 30 mins. My initial opinion that Wii Fit didn't provide a full workout turned out to be ill-informed to say the least. Now that I have unlocked most of the content, I find that I can get a full, sweat inducing, ridiculous looking workout in my own living room. Whether it's rotating imaginary hula-hoops, shadowing boxing, good ol' fashioned pushups, or jogging in place with the Wiimote in my pocket (innuendo just waiting to happen!), I've found Wii Fit to be more than worth its entry fee. Also, with the variety of Yoga exercises, cardio stuff, and specific area training, you can target anywhere and everywhere.

Of course, I could do all these things without a Wii, plastic board and a TV, but the charm of Wii Fit is that it keeps things fresh, supports you as you go along, and grades you as you go along. Everyday my balance board asks me if I brush my teeth, slept well or wish to hear health tidbits. Then, it weighs me and, like any good parental figure or personal trainer, makes me account for any weight gain. There is a handy graph that shows how far you've come, and how far you have to go be 'BMI Healthy'.

Considering that I see most of life in terms of win-lose, this idea of exercise as a game is extremely appealing. Everyday, I want to get a higher score for yoga poses, or I want to get more hula revolutions, or perhaps 10 more punches, it keeps motivation very high. I look at food and think, "Man, I'd better not eat this. The balance board is going to be angry at me again..." It's ridiculous, but it works for me.

So, my rec. is that you buy it if you know you'll boot it up everyday. There's stuff on it for any level of workout.