We’ll be seeing Wii’s game Punch Out!! in May - check out these videos!  Look interesting?

Thanks, Crunch Gear!

There are a small amount of titles available right now that are geared just towards making you sweat; workout “games” that challenge your lazy, fast food styles.

Wait, no, those are MY styles.  Sorry!

Let’s check out the workout-specific titles - we own a few, and we love them!  The essential, seemingly instigating game/controller is the Wii Fit (and Balance Board), so let’s start with that:

Wii Fit - the game keeps track of your activity, tests your endurance and balance, teaches you some Yoga, and makes fun of you when you either don’t do much or you don’t play for a few weeks.  You gotta love a persistent title!  The game comes with the Balance Board and the Wii Fit disc.  There are tons and tons and tons of accessories for the Wii Fit Balace Board, check them out when you have a minute.

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Here’s one I have not played yet - if you’ve given this a whirl, would you comment on the post below?  EA Sports Active is a new title from - well, it’s from EA - and it looks pretty cool.  Check out the video below:

EA Sports Active is not available for retail yet, but it’s pre-orderable and around $60.00.  Preorder a copy!

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My Fitness Coach is something my wife has been playing - I wrote a post about this a few days ago, and my wife seems to enjoy the game.  It’s a motivator - helps push you to maintain speed and endurance, and gives you motivation!  It’s on sale right now for $19.97!

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Ok, Jillian Michaels is hot.  She’s hot, and she has a workout title for Wii.  Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2009 is the title.  I’ve heard acceptable reviews of the game - it’s the workout that’s important, right?  Check out a trailer below:

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Now last on this list is Gold’s Gym Cardio Workout.  This is another title I have not played, and before I went looking, hadn’t heard much about it.  Gold’s Gym Cardio Workout is going to be released on March 31, 2009 - but you can preorder the title here.

Check out all Wii workout related stuff!

I’m not sure who doesn’t have a Wii Fit anymore - but I just saw that Amazon has them on sale for $90.72.  Granted I haven’t looked at Wii Fit prices in a while, but last time I did it was over a hundred.

Check out Wii Fit at Amazon

The Wii Fit Balance Board Mat by CTA will be featured in today’s Amazon Lightning Deals from Noon to 4pm central time. The price will change during that time, so don’t buy it yet!

The good folk over at Nintendic posted an article about Electronic Arts’ title geared towards girls, giving them the experience of being a famous singer and dancer. There is no mention in this release of info about the Balance Board being used. We’ll see how that goes.

From Nintendic’s article:

Boogie SuperStar features more than 40 songs made famous by popular artists such as Rihanna, Fergie, Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Leona Lewis, Alicia Keys, Good Charlotte, Britney Spears, Kanye West, and more. Another 30 songs will be available on International versions of the game, allowing players to perform songs from local artists including Melissa M (France), Monrose (Germany), Finley (Italy) and Fito y Fitipaldis (Spain). EA also explains that the title will have a big, featured artist too, although the developer is keeping their identity secret for a while.

Kotaku also had a pretty funny article about this game…
I guess I’m a fan of Mike Fahey’s writing style.

North America and Europe will see this some time in October.

There’s some new info out on a “game” in development right now by a group called PheroseSoft - it’s composed of a bunch of ex Rockstar Games and Electronic Arts folk. Apparently we’re going to be able to have some kind of “Second Life” experience using our Balance Boards - having interactions and other experiences with other “people.”

This is getting a lot of buzz now on the fan sites. The movie is a lot less confusing than the first - we’re looking forward to seeing what this is all about.

Dreamgear is offering a fitness bundle for Wii fans, we’ve seen it first on Amazon. The bundle, which is running about $59.95, includes a protective silicone cover, a Wii Balance Board carrying case, a balance board battery pack with USB cable, 3 pairs of Dreamgear exercise socks, and a yoga-style mat for your Wii Balance Board.

This package is being released on July 25 - go pre-order yours now!

Since the release of Wii Fit in Japan in December, over a million unit sales have been recorded. Due to this rapid sales stint in Japan, Wii Fit has proven to be one of the fastest selling games in this new generation of games and consoles.

Wii Fit is a first-of-its-kind type of game, with the main attraction being a balance-board type device that acts as the primary controller. The Wii Fit Balance Board controller is designed to determine your weight and center of gravity, and acts as the liaison between the Wii and a real workout.

There has been no concrete release date for the United States yet for Wii Fit; as soon as we know, you’ll know. You can sign up on Amazon to be notified of Wii Fit’s release and availability.