1Up writes: When legendary Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto introduced Wii Fit at last year's Electronic Entertainment Expo, you could almost hear the collective clatter of a million gamers furiously pounding out epitaphs to their favorite hobby. Here was the inventor of Mario and Zelda completely ignoring his brilliant work in progress, Super Mario Galaxy, in order to talk about what appeared to be a glorified bathroom scale. Wii Fit, hardcore gamers proclaimed, would be the death of videogames.
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CNET: Your relative's birthday is coming up soon, and you want to treat them to a brand new videogames console to mark the occassion, but which of 'the big three' (Nintendo Wii, Sony PS3 or Microsoft Xbox 360) should you plump for?

Well, if you're a CNET Asia technology expert, reports WiiFitChat.com, there's only one choice and it's the Nintendo Wii and a copy of Wii Fit... in fact, the site says you'd be "unethical" and "a liar" to recommend anything else.
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NextGen Player article: Nintendo of Canada have announced a Canadian mall tour that will visit British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec. The tour will run from May 19 to June 15. NextGen Player discusses how amusing it will be to see people doing balance board aerobics in the middle of a congested retail space.
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We've heard previously about Wii Fit could be used to the benefit of those with certain physical illnesses, but this is the first we've heard of any establishment actually going ahead with the scheme.

Patients at the Lake East Hospital, reports WiiFitChat.com, in the aptly named Painesville, Ohio, are being encouraged to get active again with the help of Nintendo's new exer-gaming software.
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One of the most often-asked questions about Wii Fit is whether it does actually work as a feasible method for keeping healthy and active, and what better way than to get all scientific on your be-hind by measuring how it tests your ticker?

That's what one personal trainer has done, reports WiiFitChat.com, and their results show that Wii Fit worked their heart nearly as much as running a marathon.
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He's the inventor of Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and Wii Fit (amongst many others) and a living legend in the world of videogames design, but even Shigeru Miyamoto admits that working on the development of his first exer-gaming product wasn't all fun, reports WiiFitChat.com - in fact, the high expectations on his shoulders stressed him out.
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Kotaku writes: "I said it before, and I will say it again...I need to start attending more daytime talk show tapings. In case you have trouble getting your hands on a copy of Wii Fit today, feel free to direct your blame to Ellen Degeneres, who today gave out not only the sought after fitness device but a Wii to play it on to everyone in her stupid, stupid studio audience. Not only that, but they also received an Indiana Jones DVD 3-pack and the entire run of Sex In The City. Now I'm really jealous."
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In what has to be one of those most angry-sounding and negative Wii Fit reviews to date, WiiFitChat.com reports that UK-based mens magazine Maxim slams the exer-gaming title in its review, stating that it can "f**k off* because "no one needs exercise."

Ouch.
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With the release Monday of Wii Fit, the exercise game that some video game analysts have predicted could become one of the best-selling titles of all time, it was Nintendo's turn to dominate headlines related to the so-called next generation of consoles.

The "next-gen" era began in November 2005 when Microsoft launched its Xbox 360 and then really kicked into gear a year later when Sony and Nintendo pulled back the wraps on the PlayStation 3 and Wii, respectively.

Sony's PlayStation 3 was expected to be the next-gen winner, especially with a built-in Blu-ray player and incredible graphics courtesy of its Cell processor. Yet, the PS3 is generally seen as next-gen's loser, due to high prices, the resulting lackluster sales, and the perception of a paucity of killer games for the platform.
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Nintendo has slightly delayed this week's release of Wii Fit, nudging the title from two days past its announced debut on Monday, May 19.

Though Nintendo launched the game at New York's Nintendo World Store yesterday (pictured left), the rest of the North America has to wait until Wednesday, May 21, to get its hands and feet on the $89.99 fitness game and its weight-sensitive balance board.

No reason was provided for the delay, though Shacknews can confirm that many retailers already have the much-anticipated fitness title sitting in their backrooms.
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Gamespot writes: "At the 2008 Game Developers Conference in February, Nintendo announced that Wii Fit would launch on May 19. The Japanese game giant's proclamation led many gamers, technophiles, and health enthusiasts to mark their calendars under the assumption they could get their hands on the $90 balance-board based, exercise-centric title on the third Monday of the month.

However, confusion began to erupt when Nintendo's nationwide advertising campaign for Wii Fit began touting the game as going on sale on Wednesday, May 21. When queried by GameSpot last week, a representative for Nintendo of America insisted the game would go on sale on May 19. "It may take a few days for shipments to reach every part of the country and the ads you saw may have considered that," said the rep."
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Wii Fit flexes its toned muscles at the top of the Wii charts for yet another week...
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Nintendo held its official launch for Wii Fit in New York's Central Park today. And in between praying the rain would hold off, hundreds of people were invited to sample what the title has to offer.

Photos show a futuristic-looking marquee crammed with Wii Fit units for players to use.
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The big question about Wii Fit is whether it is a game or not; an exercise program or not... or could it be, as one expert states, the start of a critical intervention to get the sedentary masses up and moving - for it to become as accepted a fixture in gyms as the treadmill or rowing machine.
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Video games have always seduced us with fantasy. Whether you play a carjacker in Grand Theft Auto or a mad scientist in The Sims, you can forget your worries as you plot your path to glory. So it may seem odd that the very first thing you do in Wii Fit, an unconventional new game that goes on sale for $90 in the U.S. on May 19, is step on a scale and weigh yourself. I don't know about you, but weighing in each morning is not my idea of a good time. And it's certainly no fantasy.
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If Nintendo has their way your living room could be the new big thing in exercise.

Personal trainer Robert Dothard said the focus on balance in "Wii Fit" is what makes the workout great. With its new game "Wii Fit" hitting stores Monday, Nintendo is looking to bring exercise into the home, making people more aware of their bodies and starting to create a comfortable, fun environment to get healthy.
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Nintendo has issued CVG its full statement regarding Wii Fit complaints: ""Nintendo would like to apologise to any customers offended by the in-game terminology used to classify a player's current BMI status, as part of the BMI measurement system integrated into Wii Fit.
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DarkZero: Following recent reports that perfectly healthy child was labelled overweight by Wii Fit, an individual from the National Obesity Forum has spoken to condemn the game. He remarks that a BMI measurement is misleading when used with children.
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The "Energy Pak" from Nyko replaces the need to replace the batteries in your Balance Board. The Energy Pak fits onto the Balance Board and charges it, even while you are playing. It will be available in stores at the same time as Wii Fit.
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There have already been countless stories about how titles such as Wii Fit have been integrated into rehabilitation programs for poorly patients, and now it looks like Wii Fit and the Balance Board will have a part to play too - in helping victims of stroke, and other brain injuries.
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