Wii Fit

Wii Fit Plus launches in the UK

Wii Fit Plus hits shops across Europe today and brings new exercises for those that splashed out on the orginal Wii Fit system with its Balance Board accessory.

New Fit-ters can also buy the game bundled with the Balance Board to play the 15 new balance games...

NHS gives Wii Fit stamp of approval

It's official, video games are good for you. The NHS says so. Well, one videogame, anyway. Nintendo's hyper-successful Wii Fit has been granted the health service's "Change4Life" logo.

The scheme aims to try and get families to be healthy, and stop eating so many...

Cyberbike brings exercise bike accessory to Nintendo Wii

The Nintendo Wii is about to get two new fitness accessories, Cyberbike and Wii dumbbells.

If Wii fit or EA Active wasn't enough to entice you into doing exercise with your games console, games developers, Bigben Interactive, are hoping its two very different...

Exspect launches Drop 'N' Charge wireless range

Exspect has launched a new "Drop ‘N’ Charge" range of chargers that claims to make it even easier to keep Nintendo Wii controllers, Wii Fit board, and Xbox 360 controllers fully charged.

Exspect says users need simply replace the standard batteries in their...

Nintendo Wii Fit Plus: The latest E3 leak

Nintendo is expected to release a new version of Wii Fit at the E3 gaming convention in Los Angeles next week.

According to reports in Japan's Nikkei newspaper, the Japanese company will release "Wii Fit Plus", a new version that will allow users to play against...

Nintendo Wii Fit Body Check Channel in development?

Reports from Japan have suggested that Nintendo has announced the development of a new Wii Channel called the Wii Fit Body Check Channel

The program, sponsored by NEC, Panasonic and Hitachi will be on hand to give you tips on how to best work out, as well...

Wii Fit tops All Format charts for fifth time

Nintendo's Wii Fit is proving ever popular with gamers, as it claims its place at the top of the ELSPA Gfk-ChartTrack All Formats chart for the fifth time.

However, it was closely challenged by Activision Blizzard's Call of Duty: World at War, which sold...

There will be Wii Fit shortage at Christmas, says Nintendo

Nintendo's president Reggie Fils-Aime had admitted there will be a shortage of the Wii Fit peripheral this Christmas.

This problem echoes the shortage of Wii consoles last Christmas, although Reggie assures us that Nintendo is prepared for demand this time....

EA to release Wii fitness game

EA is set to make its debut in the Wii fitness marketplace, but will do so without the use of the Wii Balance Board, unlike many competitor games.

EA Sports Active will instead see players strapping the Wiimote and Nunchuk to their body, and also use the...

Wii Fit most wanted gift this Christmas

The Wii Fit is the must-have gift for Christmas - if internet searches are anything to go by.

According to Hitwise, the internet traffic monitoring service, Nintendo's Wii Fit is currently the most searched-for product by UK internet shoppers in the run-up...

Wii Fit yoga mat spotted in Target

If you enjoy the yoga element of Wii Fit, this Wii Fit Yoga Mat has been spied out in the States.

Target is selling the mat for $30 (£17), but from what we can tell it's not an official Nintendo release.

Still, it can't be long until we see such...

Thrustmaster launches Wii Fit accessory packs

If you've bought into the Wii Fit craze, then Thrustmaster have created some fitness accessory packs that help you really make the most of your game.

There are two packs - the T-Fitness Pack and the T-Fitness Pack Pro.

The basic pack comes with...

Fittest UK cities buy most copies of Wii Fit

Cities revealed to be the fittest cities in the UK by Men's Health magazine have bought more copies of Nintendo's Wii Fit than anywhere else, according to an online auction site.

Bristol, London and Southampton racked up the most purchases of the health-orientated...

Wii Fit fanatics cause £20.1 million worth of damage

Wii fanatics are apparently breaking more than a sweat with their vigorous exercise moves.

A British insurer has done a survey of its female customers and found that women using the Wii Fit have caused £20 million of destruction to their homes.

Tanita Ironman like Wii Fit's big brother

The Tanita Ironman Segmental and Full Body Composition Monitor uses retractable handgrip electrodes, along with standard feet electrodes in order to give you an at-a-glance view of your complete body composition profile.

This device will offer the cold, hard...

Wii Fit YouTube vid gets two million hits

A vid of a girl hula hooping whilst playing the Wii Fit has got two million hits on YouTube and the figure rising.

But is it all just a Nintendo viral?

The video was allegedly captured by Giovanny Gutierrez of his girlfriend in her pants, with...

Nintendo apologises for Wii Fit "fat" comment

Nintendo has apologised for offending anyone with its Wii Fit product, after the software came under fire for an incident where a young girl was dubbed "fat".

The problems started on an online forum where a family member of the girl involved posted up their...

Could Wii Fit create bad body image?

Parents on an online forum have expressed concerns over Nintendo's Wii Fit creating a bad body image, particularly with young girls.

The controversy was sparked after a user complained that the game labelled her relative overweight.

"My [relative]...

Nintendo Wii Fit tops chart in debut week

After we reported on the initial apparent sales success of Nintendo's most recent release, Wii Fit, it's official that the game set-up has stormed the All Formats chart in its first week, becoming the sixth fastest-selling UK debut ever.

The fitness game...

Nintendo Wii Fit tops chart in debut week

After we reported on the initial apparent sales success of Nintendo's most recent release, Wii Fit, it's official that the game set-up has stormed the All Formats chart in its first week, becoming the sixth fastest-selling UK debut ever.

The fitness game...

Wii Fit sold every 4 seconds on launch day

It looks as if Wii Fit is well on its way to becoming the fastest selling Wii game ever with retailers telling Pocket-lint that Friday was a blockbusting day for the new fitness game.

Since its launch in Japan on 1 December 2007, Wii Fit has already sold...

It's Wii Fit day!

Friday 25 April sees the launch of the Nintendo Wii Fit game and balance board peripheral in the UK.

Hype aside, this new game set-up, that uses the motion sensing powers of Nintendo's newest console, is set to be an instant hit with many retailers, like...

Wii Fit national tour announced

Nintendo has announced that Wii Fit is heading around the UK in a national tour which kicks off this week.

Heading for venues as varied as shopping centres and universities, Nintendo and their team of Wii Fit staff will be hitting the streets with the aim...

Wii Fit pre-orders sell out in a day

Poised to become the fastest selling Wii game ever, "Wii Fit" by Nintendo has outstripped all previous records on Play.com by selling out its entire allocation in one day.

Launching in the UK on 25 April, Play.com says it has been "overwhelmed" by demand...

VIDEO: Megawhat.tv plays Wii Fit and tries out a gaming vest

Megawhat.tv, the WebTV channel from the world of technology and gadgets brought to you in conjunction with Pocket-lint.co.uk, has a new episode waiting and ready to view now.

In this week's episode of Megawhat presenter Stuart Miles finds out that he's more...