Wii Fit (pictured) was a taste of Yoga with Sun Salutations and Downward Facing Dog. If you want to practice Uttanasana with the Balance Board you’re out of luck. Given the influx of Yoga training games on the Nintendo DS someone…

Nintendo is throwing a launch event for Wii Fit on May 19th at Merchants’ Gate in Central Park. The highlight of the event might be seeing Ashley Borden jump on the balance board, but I think Nintendo’s donation program is…

Need a video game to inspire exercise? Jackie Chan has you covered with Jackie Chan J-Mat Fitness. One mode has players step on specific buttons, sort of like Dance Dance Revolution except you follow Chan’s aerobic patterns. Other modes include…

After writing about Rocket Company yesterday I suddenly remembered they were working on Wii Exercise. Yes, a competitor for Wii Fit is already in development. In fact we talked about it last year. The original announcement explained Wii Exercise would…

At a demo of Wii Fit at the GCD, Takao Sawana (Deputy GM of Entertainment Analysis and Development) said that they needed something to separate the Wii Fit from the hundreds of home exercise videos that are in the marketplace. …

On May 12, Nintendo’s download service for original Wii games, WiiWare, will launch in North America. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King (trademark officially confirmed) is on the list along with LostWinds and a new (!) episodic…

Yester/today (time difference?) Wii Fit landed on store shelves in Japan. I think I mentioned this before, but the timing is a little unusual, most games are released on Thursdays.   While I was in Shinjuku I discovered Bic Camera…

The DS Bungaku Zenshuu subway ads are out, Wii Fit is in. I haven’t seen these ads get the same prime placement in Shibuya, but Ebisu has one right by the exit. Not only is Nintendo buying wall space, but…

Nintendo launched an official site for Wii Fit and it showcases four of the 40+ training exercises packaged on the disc. Most of the ones on the page are were at E3 like the soccer game where you guard a goal…

Nintendo introduced WiiFit to the world at E3 and surprisingly it’s coming out this year in Japan. On December 1st importers can bring the game home for the price of 8,800 yen ($75).   What do you think of the…

Konami and Nintendo aren't the only companies in town when it comes working out with video games. In 2008 Namco Bandai is going to release Family Trainer: Atheletic World for the Wii. The game comes pre-packaged with a special mat, …

Wii Fit is old news right? Wii Exercise isn’t. Later this year Rocket Company is going to beat Nintendo to the market with their fitness game on the Wii. There isn’t any balance board utilization here; Wii Exercise gives players an aerobic…