Nintendo have registered a trademark in Japan for the Wii Fit Plus, expected to be the follow-up to the company’s highly-successful Wii Fit game. While no specific details regarding Wii Fit Plus are known, the trademark application did include a logo design which suggests Nintendo are actively working on the project rather than just covering their legal bases.
It seems THQ really wanted to throw their hats in the “tech-gift giving to the Queen” ring and have decided to bestow upon her Majesty a Nintendo Wii. But this isn’t just any old Wii console. Rather, this one’s plated in gold.
Video game companies continue to delve into the fitness-oriented aspect of games these days and now Nintendo will be launching their Personal Trainer: Walking game in the U.S. soon for both the DS and the DSi.
Rarely do I have so much difficulty picking a screenshot from a video as I have with upcoming WiiWare game Muscle Koushinkyoko. Headed to the Japanese version of the download store, the game – the title of which translates to “Muscle March” – seems to involve running bodybuilders through buildings to rack up points.
Utterly bizarre video after the cut
People like gaming, and people like music – how about mixing that up? We’re not talking about anything so boringly sensible as Guitar Hero or Rock Band; no, we want classic Super Mario Bros controlled by clapping, strumming and singing. That’s exactly what artists and tinkerers Marc Sciglimpaglia and Phoenix Toews came up with.
Video demo after the cut
Hot on the heels of a screen-sliding PSP refresh, comes word that Sony are planning a Wiimote-style motion-sensing controller for the PS3. Tipped for announcement at E3 next month, the controller is expected to use LEDs and a webcam to track movement, with reportedly greater accuracy than Nintendo’s version.
While there’s unsurprisingly no word from Sony themselves regarding the new controller, the rumor-mill maintains that the company is contacting “key third-party publishers” and pushing for support in their upcoming titles. That would give the company the catalog of compatible games needed to properly launch the new peripheral.
Don’t you just love when things get official? Nintendo has finally set a release date for their new MotionPlus Wiimote accessories and wouldn’t you know that it’s right around the corner.
You will be able to get your hands on the MotionPlus Wiimote starting on June 8th in the U.S. for $19.99. The whole goal here is to make movements more precise in-game and to allow you more functionality within the 3D world of the games like rotation.
The game that’s built for this attachment is called Wii Sports Resort, but that won’t be released until July 16th. However, you can purchase both at that time for $49.99. Not too bad. However, we might just have to pick this gadget up before then to give it a try.
Well, it looks like the MotionPlus controllers for the Nintendo Wii are finally going to hit the U.S. market, as they received at July release date. This comes after the remotes took longer to get official than had been anticipated.
There’s one thing we love more than a new gadget, and that’s a new gadget in pieces. Latest to get splayed out across the workbench is Nintendo’s new DSi, freshly launched within the past few days and already broken into its constituent parts by the good people at iFixit.
If you’ve ever had to hold chilled spoons to your eyes just to get them uncrossed after an epic Nintendo DS session, this Health Control Game Timer may be the gadget to save your sight. Plugging into the handheld console, the HCGT can be set to automatically shut the DS down after a preset length of time.
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