Thrustmaster Unveils New Wii Fit and Wii Sports Accessories

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Thrustmaster makes all sorts of gaming peripherals and accessories from joystick and controllers to gear for the Wii and other consoles. Thrustmaster announced a couple of new peripherals for the Wii this week aimed at those looking to stay fit over the winter.

The Thrustmaster Elite Fitness Pack+ NW is a 9-piece set that has two flexible wrist weights, a step aerobic riser, pedometer, and an armband holder for the Wii Remote. The set also includes a neck strap for an MP3 player and a large exercise mat along with a carry case. The kit sells for $44.95. Read more

Posted on Fri, 2 Oct 2009 12:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Wii Fit Plus Ships October 4th

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Nintendo announced that the new Wii Fit Plus game will launch in North America on Oct. 4th. Wii Fit Plus sells for $19.99 (Software only) or comes bundled with a Wii Fit Balance board for $99.99. Both new Wii Fit Plus products are available now on Amazon.com.

Wii Fit Plus is an enhanced version of the top-selling Wii Fit and offers a range of new features, along with new exercises, yoga activities and balance games designed to keep workouts fun. Read more

Posted on Tue, 1 Sep 2009 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nintendo E3 Round-Up: Wii Fit Plus, Wii Motion Plus, and Mario

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Nintendo's E3 conference just ended, and it gave us some cool glimpses into the company's future. It wasn't nearly as much of a 'blockbuster' conference as Microsoft's, and the Wii Vitality Meter certainly isn't going to compete with Project Natal for hype, but they had a lot of cool announcements nonetheless. Here's what we can look forward to in Nintendo's future.

Posted on Tue, 2 Jun 2009 12:00:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Nintendo E3 Round-Up: Guns, Zelda, and Wii Fit Plus.

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Nintendo is an impressive company. They've been at the forefront of video gaming since the early days, and they've managed to maintain a position as a leader in the industry for years and years. Now in 2009 their flagship console is the king of the castle, and the rumors we're hearing about Nintendo's E3 plans make us think it'll be staying there for a long time to come.

First up, we can look forward to seeing the WiiFit Plus launch this E3. If you already own a WiiFit, don't worry; the WiiFit Plus will be bundled seperately from the board. Nintendo doesn't want to screw over 17 million WiiFit customers by making them buy the same peripherals twice. These rumors come courtesy of Macquarie Research, an industry analysis firm that has just released a big ol' E3 report.

Posted on Thu, 28 May 2009 11:00:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Riiflex Dumbbells for Wii Fit Get Priced

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Back in January, we talked about the new accessory for the Nintendo Wii Fit that turned the remote and nunchuck into a set of dumbbells. At the time, the Riiflex didn’t have a price or a ship date. The makers behind the Riiflex accessory have now announced the final pricing for the device.

The Riiflex Dumbbells will be sold in pairs to start with, at a price of $34.95 for a set of two, two-pound weights that fit both controllers. A pair of 4-pound weights will also be available for $39.95 per set. The two-pound weight set will ship this summer with the ship date for the four pound set coming later. Read more

Posted on Thu, 9 Apr 2009 10:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Wii Fit sold an astonishing 777,000 Units in January

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What are people who buy the Wii Fit board and games thinking? Do they really believe this replaces a jog in the park or joining a gym? Wii Fit is the number 1 selling video game in the United States for January with 777,000 Wii Fit systems sold.

Nintendo describes Wii Fit with this: "Wii Fit is a combination of fitness and fun, designed for everyone, young and old. By playing Wii Fit a little every day, you, your friends, and your family can work towards personal goals of better health and fitness." Read more

Posted on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:37:41 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Wii Fit gets Fitter with Riiflex Dumbells

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Nintendo's Wii is the hottest game console on the planet right now and one of its top games (if you can call it a game) is the Wii Fit that allows users to exercise using the console. To make the workout even more rigorous a new weight system has been announced.

A company called Riiflex has announced a new set of dumbbells that are designed to hold the Wii Remotes. You slip the Wii remotes inside the dumbbells much like you would any other remote holder and then work out. Read more

Posted on Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Nintendo sold 369,603 Wii Fit Accessories in July

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Based on NDP sales numbers Nintendo had an outstanding month again in the United States. You would think people spend their time outside during Summer. Instead Americans bought 369,603 Wii Fit systems to apparently loose those pounds.
Nintendo managed to sell 555,000 Wii units and 608,000 DS units leaving the competition in the console and handheld gaming system market far behind. Read more

Posted on Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:35:13 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nintendo Wii Fit Review

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Our review partner got around to testing the Wii Fit accessory for the Nintendo Wii.

Quote from the review: "Exercise-oriented video games aren't new, but Wii Fit is certainly the most technically advanced one yet. Fun games like snowboarding, Hula Hoop, and tightrope keep it from being tedious. Read more

Posted on Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Weak Dollar Reason for Wii and Wii Fit Shortage

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The LA Times ran a story yesterday about the fact that the Wii Fit is sold out in the United States. The Wii fitness accessory is as hard to get as a Wii console. In that article analyst Michael Pachter is quoted saying that Nintendo shipped 4 times more Wii Fit systems to Europe because of the strong Euro.

I mentioned back in March already that the current 3rd party price of the Wii represents the Wii price in Euro. Nintendo is just making tons more money in Europe than selling stuff for weak Dollars in the United States. Read more

Posted on Sun, 1 Jun 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Weekly Top 10: Netflix Player, Wii Fit, Rolly

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Nintendo launched Wii Fit this week. Sony launches the weird Rolly Music gadget in the United States. Of course 3G iPhone rumors still ran rampant this week. The biggest buzz this week though was generated by a little box built by Roku, the Netflix Player. Read more

Posted on Sun, 25 May 2008 10:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nintendo Wii Fit launches Today

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Nintendo is launching Wii Fit today. Wii Fit is available today exclusively at the Nintendo World store in New York, and will be at retail stores across the country May 21.
To celebrate the launch of Wii Fit, Nintendo is holding an interactive release party today for the public in the southwest corner of New York’s Central Park, near the Merchants’ Gate.

As reported the Wii Fit is already in short supply. Most online stores stopped taking pre-orders in the last weeks. I just checked Wal-mart online, and the Wii Fit is back in stock and you even get still a $10 Gift Card when you pre-order Wii Fit. Read more

Posted on Mon, 19 May 2008 07:39:45 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Wii Fit Out of Stock

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In Mid-April we reported that the Wii Fit fitness accessory and game for the Nintendo Wii will be in short supply. Wii Fit has not even started shipping yet, but as far as I can see all major online retailers have stopped taking pre-orders.

Wal-mart, Amazon, Gamestop are just some examples of stores that mark the Wii Fit as out of stock. Read more

Posted on Sun, 11 May 2008 12:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Wii Fit Reviews

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Wii Fit will ship on May 21st. The demand is so high that online stores stopped taking pre-orders. We pulled together a couple of Wii Fit reviews for you to get an understanding on how good Wii Fit really is.

IGN says: "Ultimately an exercise package and if you don’t want to get fit, then Wii Fit’s obviously a complete waste of money and time." Read more

Posted on Sun, 11 May 2008 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Wii Fit with Bonus $10 Online Gift Card on Wal-mart.com

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The Wii Fit fitness accessory and software for the Nintendo Wii is getting a lot of attention and is poised to sell extremely well. Wal-mart has a special offer for Wii Fit if you pre-order it before May 11th.

You get a $10 Wal-mart.com gift card right away if you pre-order Wii Fit now at Wal-mart online. Wii Fit ships on May 21st and the price is $89.74.
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Posted on Fri, 2 May 2008 13:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Wii Fit and Mario Kart for Wii dominate Video Game Sales Chart

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Wii Fit is currently the top selling item on the Amazon bestseller in Video Games list followed by the Mario Kart Wii and the Wii wheel accessory on the 3rd spot.

Wii Fit does not even ship for almost another month. The fitness pad and software will start shipping on May 21st for $89.99. As reported earlier Mario Kart Wii is shipping today. Read more

Posted on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Wii Fit to be in short Supply

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Nintendo will start shipping the Wii Fit starting May 21st. Amazon.com has already put a purchase limit policy in place for the Wii Fit arguing that there shortages of this product across the U.S.

Amazon only allows three Wii Fit accessories per household. Read more

Posted on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:05:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Wii Fit Release to be Turning Point of ongoing Wii Shortage?

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The Nintendo Wii is still a hard find in the United States. There seems to be no Wii supply problem elsewhere, just in the U.S.
Wired reports that a Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst said this week that Nintendo plans the largest marketing campaign in the companies history to promote Wii Fit. Along with the campaign Nintendo is supposed to increase the monthly Wii supply by 150,000 consoles.

The Wii Fit release is on May 19th. Comments made by Gamestop this week put a big question mark on the analyst statements. Gamestop sees the Wii supply shortage continues for at least another 6 months. Read more

Posted on Sat, 22 Mar 2008 13:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Wii Fit for the Nintendo Wii ships

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The Wii Fit fitness system for the Nintendo Wii is shipping in Japan and Play-Asia offers it to the rest of the world for $189.90.

So if you want to get a head start on the Wii Fit, you can get the Japanese version now. Read more

Posted on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 07:24:56 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Wii Fit not available this Holidays

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Nintendo introduced Wii Fit at the E3 2007 last week - In my opinion the only highlight of that rather lame show. Nintendo did not give a release date for the Fit at the E3. Apparently Wii Fit will be available in 2008 an not for this fall's Holiday shopping season.

Video game retailer GameStop has the Wii Fit listed with a release date of 1/1/2008, which is most likely wrong. The date just marks the first day of 2008. The listed price for the Wii Fit is $69.99. Read more

Posted on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 11:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

I4U Top Stories include PS3 Price-cut, PS3 Deal, Wii Fit and E3

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This week the new E3 videogame trade-show took place in LA. There have been tons of game announcements across all platforms that will be in stores this Holiday season. On the hardware side the new Sony PSP is worth mentioning. My highlight from E3 is though the Wii Fit system.

Sony cut the price on the Sony PS3 early this week. Amazon has a special deal for the PS3 worth checking out. On Friday Sony announced the Sony PS3 Starter Pack for Europe.

More top stories on I4U NEWS from last week below: Read more

Posted on Sun, 15 Jul 2007 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr