Exercise fanatics that own a Nintendo Wii rejoice! Well… only if you are in Australia. Nintendo announced today the upcoming release of Wii Fit for the Nintendo Wii. It is set to debut in Australia on May 8, 2008 for AU$149.95. We are confident that a North American and European release is soon to follow.

Wii Fit, which promises to get kids, moms, and even grandparents out of their couch and into a shiny interactive white platform. This release will not be merely a game according to Nintendo. They are claiming that the Wii Fit package is “a health and lifestyle product” and are marketing it accordingly. This strategy by Nintendo is being used to capture the casual gamer market with a device never seen before that feature more than 40 included exercises divided into four categories. These include balance games, yoga, muscle workouts, and aerobic exercises. Read the rest of this entry »

Citing a report from the Wall Street Journal, we should be able to get our hands on WiiWare, a channel that will provide us with original downloadable Wii content, on May 12. Along those same lines, the highly anticipated videogame Wii Fit will be available for purchase in the United States on May 19. Wii Fit which promises to be a game that will make exercising fun and interactive, has been hyped up so much that it will be a relief to finally be able to play it and see if the game truly lives up to the hype. Using a combination of aerobics, cardio, and coordination training, your morning workout session promises to never be the same again with Wii Fit.

WiiWare, which will allow for game makers to distribute their content on the Wii without Nintendo approval, will still have to get their games rated by an industry rating system such as the ESRB, says the Wall Street Journal. Nonetheless, this type of freedom has never been available before and it should allow for more creative games with bolder and edgier storylines that are a desperate necessity of the Nintendo Wii.
We will continue to follow the latest development on WiiWare and Wii Fit very closely and will pass on the information to you as soon as it is released.