Nice, and not that surprising.  I've seen that before.  Nanaca Crash (
http://megami.starcreator.com/nanaca-crash/ ) was a semi-popular flash game a 
while back, and
since it's from Japan everything is given in meters and meters per second.  Be 
warned: this game
falls into the "weird" category.

--- Stephen Humphreys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> 
> There's a newish game (well actually a workout system) for the nintendo Wii 
> games console called
> 'Wii Fit'.
>  
> It comes with scales and equipment to do various workouts (they must have 
> latched onto various
> headlines showing that using the Wii system is actually good for your health).
>  
> The game costs quite a lot but nevertheless is such a hit in the UK that most 
> places have ran
> out of stock.
>  
> What caught my eye was the following post (when searching for calibration 
> info prior to
> purchasing one myself)
>  
> http://www.avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7005067#post7005067
>  
> Post number 5 suggest that although Imperial is the system being used in the 
> UK, the US version
> is metric.
>  
> I would have put this down to a mistake but I also read on another forum that 
> this is the case
> (because the TV ad is in English and clearly shows metric usage).
>  
> Can anyone here confirm this is the case?  If it's true then I suggest that 
> this is something of
> a breakthrough regarding metric in the US, ie that something as "fun" as a 
> mass produced game
> such as this also uses metric rather than US customary in the USA.
>  
> Cheers
>  
>  
> SteveH
>  
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