As we play catch up with Wii Music's Instrument of the Day, here's the fourth entry in Nintendo's daily series of videos - a piano. Looks like the developer is starting with simple instruments, but with over 60 to choose from, we're sure to be flummoxed in identifying them soon...
Oops, we missed a day! Oh well, we blame the Japanese time difference. It won't happen again (probably will... :s). It's our first taste of Wii Music drums today - they're of the marching sort, however, so no Wii Balance Board on show, unfortunately...
We think it's probably fair to say that most people who have had hands (and feet) time with Wii Music haven't been all that impressed, but if 1UP's latest preview is anything to go by, that opinion could slowly be changing. Writing about the updated version of the game (which includes the ability to glue your own performances from different sections of the band together) at this week's Penny Arcade Expo, the site concludes:
"Wii Music is hardly a me-too music game, and there's no guarantee that gamers will accept its unstructured approach to collaborative tunesmithing. Then again, everything Nintendo develops seems to turn to gold these days, and Wii Music's simple track-mixing feature seems like a potentially addictive element that could reel in even the skeptics."
Only time will tell...
It's the second entry of Wii Music's 'Today's Musical Instrument' today, a day on which we are introduced to the wonders of the folk guitar - Wii Remote stylee:
Miss #1? Check it out here.
In preparation for its release next month, KOEI has unveiled a brand new trailer for G1 Jockey 2008 on the Nintendo Wii, which gives Balance Board owners the chance to immerse themselves by mimicking the juddering motions of a jockey on the back of their horse throughout races.
Another poor person has been forced into horse riding gear to demonstrate this, and far as trailers go, this one is awful… brilliantly so!
There seems like no better way to promote your product than to have it associated with famous people. Nintendo's used the likes of Patrick Stewart and Carrie Underwood so far, and in the case of Australian women who know every single word of Grease by memory, they're about to be well and truly reeled in by Olivia Newton John and Pat Farrar.
Starting from this Sunday, August 31, the following advert, reports Aussie Nintendo, will be screened down under in promotion of Wii Fit.
Earlier on today we were able to confirm (via the words of 2K Sports forum admin Ronnie James), that the Nintendo Wii build of boxing sim Don King Presents: Prizefighter was still in the works, following post-delay fears that it had been canned.
Asked for a reason to explain the wait from September 2008 to March 2009, James explained to Balance Board Blog:
"Wii production generally takes longer and the game wasn't ready to go. I am sure the lack of polish on the 360 version made this imperative."
If the Nintendo Wii version of Prizefighter's delay means a better end product for it after a disappointing 360 effort, then kudos to 2K Sports for wanting to strive for better. ...Not that any of that will please 360 owners of the game, who have just been told that they won't be receiving a patch to fix its original niggles.
Looking forward to Skate It on the Nintendo Wii? By the looks of it, you're not the only one. In a recent progress report on the Balance Board-supported title, IGN explains that it came away from their time with the game "very excited for the final product."
The website also reveals that you'll be able to create your very own skating environments in a mode called MySpots - locations complete with all the ramps and rails you've ever (half) pipe dreamed of. They can be placed wherever you like, all ready for some belly-churning stunts to be performed on them...
...all helped along with the Balance Board trick control system, of course.
In preparation for the release of the Balance Board-supported Wii Music later on this year, Nintendo is rolling out 'How to' videos on the gesture controls of the game's many instruments.
Although it appers only the drum simulator in Wii Music makes use of the Balance Board, it seems a shame to miss out on everything else the game has to offer. Here's to the first of many - the marimba:
In what we presume is insipration taken from this guy, another Japanese gentleman has fused the powers of the Wii Balance Board and Roomba to demonstrate a unique take on vacuuming.
Perhaps it's really going to catch on:
There's a list of rumoured European release dates for the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS doing the rounds at the moment, and in amongst them it is noted that, apparently, Electronic Arts' Skate It will be released in the region on November 20.
There are no such specific dates for other Wii Balance Board-supported games, but Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip and Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party are there too, both given 'November' launch windows.
Certainly makes sense, given that they'll all want to capitalise on the Christmas rush. We'll keep you updated on any new info. Until then, check out our list of Wii Balance Board games to see the current estimated release dates for all compatible titles.
Still can't find Wii Fit in stock anywhere? We feel your pain, dear reader - it's still super difficult to find at the moment, even more so than a compliment between the USA and Russia. Nintendo, however, is adamant that the exergame is out there, and that there will be plentiful supply of the software and Balance Board throughout the summer and into the Christmas period.
A spokesperson for the firm said this week:
“Nintendo had a substantial supply nationwide for launch, though some stores saw spot shortages due to unprecedented demand for this unique product. The consumer response to ‘Wii Fit’ at launch was historically exceptional when compared with peripheral-based video game products. We are providing retailers with a constant supply of ‘Wii Fit,’ so you should see a regular supply of ‘Wii Fit’ on store shelves as we move through the summer and into the holidays.”
Is Wii Fit becoming easier to find around and about where you live? Let us know in the comments section below.
The closer Electronic Arts' Skate It gets to release, the more we're excited about the fact that the Wii Balance Board can shake up the skateboarding sim genre more than ever before. If the latest trailer didn't convince you, check out the following slidehow of new screenshots bagged by IGN:
Talk about the most exhilleration Skate It Wii video to date! Many of the others have been rather pedestrian examples of what Electronic Arts was offering us with its first Balance Board-supported title, but just check this out... we're out of breath:
THQ has today new footage of All Star Cheer Squad for the Nintendo Wii, as part of an in-depth trailer for the energetic dancing simulator. Watch as middle-aged men get excited about pom-poms and the legend that is choreographer, Tony G.
As far as Wii Balance Board support goes, it appears that players will step on and off the hardware to mimic in-game dance moves:
Google Earth - Walking not your thing? Try flying instead. Robots - A world where Balance Board-controlled robots reign? Be afraid, , be very afraid. Wii Drum High - a Wii Balance Board virtual drum kit. Huge Screen - exploring a virtual world on a massive screen. Fauxharmonic Orchestra - electronic orchestra helped by Wii Balance Board. LEGO Football - the beautiful game played by Balance Board-controlled robots.
People are clever aren't they, eh? When it comes to finding uses for the Wii Balance Board other than turning it on with Wii Fit and being called a fatty, we've seen more than a few imaginative projects since the hardware's original release in December 2007 - from using it in surfing Google Earth to plans to shifting your weight in an effort to control an army of wireless robots.
If all that clever techno-wizardry takes your fancy, but you've missed out many of the examples so far, we here at Balance Board Blog have compiled this handy list of all of the Wii Balance Board hacks to date.
Click 'Read more' below to see them all.
Roomba Hack - vaccumming with the help of the Wii Balance Board.
Flash Games - online Flash games being controlled with the Wii Balance Board? No problemo.
Interactive Presentations - got a story to tell? Let the Wii Balance Board help you do it.
Virtual Reality - it's the future, man. And the Wii Balance Board shows you how.
Google Street Map - Use the Wii Balance Board to walk the world without ever leaving your house.
World of Warcraft - as if it wasn't addictive enough, here comes Wii Balance Board support.
As more Wii Balance Board hacks invariably crop up, we'll duly add them to this collection.
We gather from the impressions that we have read that Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip was something of a standout title at Ubisoft's booth during last week's Leipzig Games Convention, especially as it was exhibited exclusively with the Wii Balance Board.
The Ubisoft team were pretty chuffed with the reception too, as you'll notice by the wide-eyed grins in the following snaps that were taken by them at Europe's biggest videogaming event:
As you may have read in an earlier post on Balance Board Blog, Hudson Soft's Kororinpa 2 for the Nintendo Wii will include a storyline that follows Anthony the Ant on his journey to locate the mythical Golden Sunflower seed.
What this has to do with the title's premise - rolling a metallic ball through one winding course after another - is anyone's guess, but enjoy this cutesy artwork all the same:
We've seen a variety of Wii Balance Board hacks over the last few months, but this one has to be the most bizarre yet. One Japanese gentleman has used the Bluetooth capabilities of the Wii Balance Board with this Roomba (a normally-robotic vacuum cleaner) to help perform his household chores.
Standing on the Balance Board on one side of the room, he shifts his weight to control the direction of the Roomba. Once his room his tidy, he gets down to some much-deserved surfing... big waves... on the web.
Aside from trailers, here's the first proper gameplay footage we've seen of Shaun White Snowboarding. It was filmed at the Leipzig Games Convention by NStarsDE this week and shows what we reckon could be an introductory level, with Balance Board and button prompts appearing on screen to help you perform rad, rad, stunts.
More Games Convention goodness for you now, in the form of photgraphic snaps taken by one Joachim S. Müller. There's images of Skate It, Wii Fit and Rayman for your delectation:
With Leipzig's Game Convention closed for business for another year, we're still scouring the Interweb for the dribs and drabs from Europe's biggest videogaming show, and we've found this - Gamekyo checking out Electronic Art's Skate It.
It's probably fair to say that the player in question needs a bit more practice before he/she is considered a real pro...
Those Rabbids just can't help getting themselves into trouble, whether it be at distinquished sporting events such as Euro 2008, Wimbledon, or the Olympic Games - or this week, at events closer to their hearts such as the Leipzig Games Convention:
Thrustmaster today becomes the latest firm to, erm, thrust itself masterfully into the world of Wii Fit accessories with the announcement of two brand new packs for Nintendo Wii exergaming fanatics.
*Deep breath*
The basic Wii Fit Pack ($29.99 USD) includes a Balance Board sports bag, rechargeable battery pack, USB charging cable, 2 wrist sweat bands, a textitle necklace with clip to hold MP3 players, and a Balance Board cleaning cloth.
*Even deeper breath*
The Pro Wii Fit Pack, meanwhile ($49.99 USD) includes a Balance Board sports bag, rechargeable battery pack, a USB charging cable, a Latex exercise mat, 2 x 0.5kg weight wrist/ankle bands, a head sweat band, and a textile neclace with clip to hold MP3 players.
Both will be available from the end of September.
On its release Wii Fit was in the news a lot, thanks to the fact that it weighs you at the beginning and could, potentially, label you "obese." Controversy reigned, and now US comedian Andrew Sleighter has worked the topic into his latest stand-up routine. Here he is rambling on about Wii Fit and videogames in general at Giggles Comedy club in Seattle.
The Leipziger Messe has been trawling the floors of the Leipzig Convention Centre this past few days and has, for the sixth year running, plucked out the very best of videogaming that the show has to offer. And best Nintendo Wii title? It was Electronic Art's Skate It.
The Messe concluded:
"The Wii Fit Balance Board can do much more than just aerobics and yoga: by shifting weight and skilful use of the Nunchuk, the player carries out the most amazing tricks in (four) virtual roles. A genuine skater feel is created on the run through half-pipes and over ramps. "Skate it" gives an authentic and original recreation of the trend sport and benefits from the special features of the Nintendo console."
Congratulations to Skate It. Take a bow.
It seems that no one was more surprised at the concept of Wii Fit and the Balance Board than videogames developers themselves. And now senior developer at Rare's (once owned by Nintendo and famous for Golden Eye on the Nintendo 64) Nick Burton has explained just how taken aback he was with it, and how it was only something Shigeru Miyamoto could have got away with:
"I would have loved to have been in the initial pitch meeting for that [Wii Fit]; especially if it hadn't have been Miyamoto.
'So, we've got these scales, right, and you stand on them, and it weighs you, but it's got two scales, so it can detect your balance a bit, and you kind of do callisthenics and Yoga on it.'
You can just see some publisher going ‘Right, you know where the door is.’ But then, that's sometimes where that true greatness comes from, as we've seen."
Too right, Burton.
Feast your peepers on these, the latest screenshots of Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party, provided by Ubisoft at this week's Game Convention in Leipzig, Germany. We don't think there's any Wii Balance Board-specific action on show, but plenty to indicate the kind of madcap shenanigans that the mini-game compilation will provide:
Is there no end to Nintendo Wii Fit marketing push? The latest project sees two of the USA's top female footballers competing in a variety of Wii Fit exercises together - the eventual winner bagging themselves a brand new Wii console.
We wouldn't want to spoil it by telling you who won, but we didn't get to the end, anyway. We couldn't bear the commentator, who has to be the most grating we've heard since Pokémon Stadium on the Nintendo 64. And that's saying something.
Part 1 is below, and click here for Part 2.
Electronic Arts has dropped numerous hints about its plans to use the Wii Balance Board in upcoming titles besides Skate It, and today EA Sports head honcho Peter Moore teased us all again, telling Revogamers in relation to using the accessory in a more physical capacity:
“There’s a great opportunity for EA Sports to play a big role in what I think it’s the next wave, which is ‘health and wellness”. “You can imagine we’re working with the Wii Fit Board” “I agree (the board itself) it’s more about balance and coordination, but I think it’s an opportunity to use it as well for bigger movements, stuff as really good as make you sweat. When you combine Sports to that… it’s a huge opportunity, but… stay tuned”
We think it's only a matter of time before Electronic Arts unveils what it has up its sleeve... perhaps at the Tokyo Games Show later on this year? We'll keep you posted.
We've already seen the Wii Balance Board used to surf Google Earth, but we think this fella's usage of Google Street View is even cooler. Using the online tool, one homebrewer has programmed the device so that stepping on the spot sees you walking through the street, while leaning on one foot or the other allows you to spin around on the spot for a view in 360 degrees.
Virtual Balance Board tours, anyone?
As well as a brand new set of screenshots for Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip on the Nintendo Wii this week, Ubisoft also released a handful of pieces of artwork that they've whipped up in support of the game's promotion. Check it out in the slideshow below:
See? We told you that Skate It would be making an appearance at the Games Convention in Leipzig this year. To celebrate, Electronic Arts has treated us to a brand new set of screenshots of Skate It for the Nintendo Wii, which is fully compatible with the Wii Balance Board - general skateboarding and even grinding and stunts.
Ubisoft has released a brand new set of screenshots for Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip on the Nintendo Wii as part of their exhibition at the Leipzig Games Convention. The new snaps show off the Balance Board-controlled title's night time action for the very first time:
Ubisoft released a couple of additional screenshots for Babysitting Party (formerly Imagine: Party Babiez) for the Nintendo Wii today. We don't think there's all that much going on the way of Balance Board action in these stills, apart from the wobble-tastic bouncy castle.
There could be Balance Board support in the music mini-game a la Wii Music's drum kit, but somehow we doubt it.
The first screenshots of Hudson Soft's Kororinpa 2 have arrived alongside the first information of the Wii Balance Board-supported title today. Check them out in the slideshow below:
Hudson Soft has released the first trailer for Kororinpa 2 on the Nintendo Wii, giving us all a glimpse at what we can expect from the marble-rolling follow-up. There isn't any Wii Balance Board-related info captured, unfortunately, but certainly a meaty taster of what's to come:
Ubisoft has today released new information about Babysitting Party for the Nintendo Wii (formely known as Imagine: Party Babiez) for the Nintendo Wii.
The title, inspired by the life of a babysitter, sees you taking care of a group of little 'uns, guiding them through a number of mini-game tasks. There are 30 mini-games in total, many of which include Balance Board support - by the looks of the new screenshot (right), one will see you keeping as still as possible to retain the babies' balance on a bouncy castle.
There is no official release date, but Ubisoft confirms that Babysitting Party will be released before the end of the year.
More details to follow!
Wii Music has been having a ribbing from the core gaming demographic ever since its official unveil at E3 this year, and that doesn't look likely to stop any time soon if SarcasticGamer's Wii Fit parody video is anything to go by. Poor Wii Music:
Yup, more Wii Balance Board covers from AMR Racing for your delectation. This time the pair is for those of you in the southern US still pining for independence, while the other, we suppose, is for all you budding entrepreneurs out there.
Both are around $20.00 from Amazon’s US website.
Ahead of Electronic Arts' showing of Skate It on the Nintendo Wii at Leipzig this week, listen to the guys behind the game explain how the title's controls make it the most innovative skateboarding title ever:
Want more Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip action? 'Course you do. Check out this brand new trailer, a sneaky preview from the Games Convention 2008, starting in Leipzig, Germany, tomorrow.
Back in June, a box art for Don King Presents: Prizefighter appeared with the blue Nintendo Wi-Fi logo floating in its top-left corner, prompting us to rumour that the boxing simulator could become the Nintendo Wii's first online Wii Balance Board game.
However, today an updated version of the box art(right) for the Balance Board-supported games sees the logo removed, suggesting that either the original art was a mistake or that developer 2K Sports has in fact removed Wi-Fi play altogether. A footnote does say that it isn't the finalised version of the box, but hm, we're not confident Wi-Fi will be returning.
If online play has been omitted, it would prove another upset on the title's Rocky road to (inexplicably thus far) the Wii, following the developer's recent decision to delay Prizefighter from October 2008 until March 2009.
Cheating at Wii Fit defeats the very object of the game, but we all know how awful it feels to get half way through an exercise, feeling like quitting, but knowing that if you do that no minutes won't be totted up in your piggy bank.
So if you are determined to trick the system into thinking you're working up a sweat when you're really just munching away on a cheeseburger or something, Wired magazine tells you how. For example:
Run: Jogging in place with a Wiimote in your back pocket isn't really going to buff you up anyway, so why not lie on the couch while you "work out"? When prompted to run, bounce the pointer end of the Wiimote against your leg at a steady clip.
Naughty, naughty!
The Wii Balance Board will support use for people weighing up to 330 lbs, but of course, there are those who feel like they're missing out on the benefits and enjoyment of Wii Fit because they break that limit.
There is hope, however. This gentleman has thought up a simple modification to get the game supporting his self-confessed hefty frame. Good on ya, buddy!
In an attempt to encourage physical exercise in its employees, one finance-services staffing firm has replaced all of its desks with treadmills, and gives them the chance to chill out with a session on Wii Fit.
SALO, a six-year-old company in Minneapolis is amazed (and very pleased) at the results it has achieved thus far. The SALO Mayo Clinic study monitored 18 of the 45 participants for weight loss and found that after six months, participants had lost an average of 8.8 pounds.
Even productivity is said to have increased - by a mighty 10 percent.
Following a successful Feel Great Britain with Wii Fit Tour, Nintendo UK's trade and promotions marketing manager reiterated that Nintendo is doing its best to provide a constant stream of Wii Fit stock, and that the game will be available now, and throughout the holiday season.
“As we’ve always maintained, we continue to bring stock into the UK on a weekly basis and Wii Fit’s recent performance in the software chart is testament to this,” he told MCV.
“Continual shipments into the UK will carry on right up to and through the peak season period and we are continuing to look at the current stock situation very closely.”
He also mentioned that the UK tour would encourage even more Wii Fit sales. That's just what every desperate consumer needs - more competition!
It was looking like Electronic Arts was not going to be spreading any Wii Balance Board love at next week's Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany, with Skate It not appearing on a previously released list of the games it was to be showing off.
However, Electronic Arts' German website's GC 2008 website does mention Skate It amongst the developer's line-up - to be shown in Hall 3, Booth BO2 to be exact.
GC 2008 kicks off next week, and if Skate It does show, we'll make sure you know about it.
We watched the following video and instantly felt better about ourselves. It's of a angelic Nintendo rep, dresssed in her crisp, white tracksuit demonstrating Wii Fit's Hula Hoop game, and its reassurance that even those most qualified to show off what the exer-game has to offer still can't stop themselves from looking ridiculous to onlookers in the process:
The Wii Balance Board is a very sturdy piece of kit, capable of withstanding weights of over 600 pounds, but Best Buy is urging consumers that they really shouldn't take the risk that it may buckle and break under your mass.
For just $12.99, the firm is offering a Product Replacement Plan should your Balance Board go kaput whilst you fight the flab with Wii Fit. Oh, and a "Have Fun!!" message.
Following the tentative news that Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum 2009 will be released in North America on October 06, we've managed to track down the game's sporty-looking box art.
None too surprisingly, Ms Michaels takes pride of place where artwork is concerned, where she's seen in a number of mid-exercise poses.
And of course, there's a picture of the Wii Balance Board and the magic words, "Wii Balance Board Compatible."
Following the tentative release date given to THQ's All Star Cheer Squad in North America yesterday, the developer has announced that its Balance Board-supported dance-em-up will bop into Europe sometime in the month of November.
To confuse matters a little bit (and play havoc with our reporting of the game), the title has also been given a slightly different name in Europe - All Star Cheerleader.
This video footage of Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party's Space Surfing mini-game is actually from last month's E3 Media and Business summit, but hasn't surfaced (lulz) until now. Limber up those Balance Board feet...
SEGA has confirmed that it has games that make use of the Wii Balance Board in development. During an interview with Venture Beat, SEGA of America president Simon Jeffrey was asked about his view on the success of Wii accessories and the company's plans to exploit them:
"VB: Accessories never really sold well with the consoles. Are some selling well enough on the Wii so that you will make games that exploit them?
SJ: We are fans of the Wii Zapper. Our “Ghost Squad” game keeps selling. We have more Zapper games going. The same for the Wii Balance Board, although we have nothing announced yet."
Super Monkey Ball with the Wii Balance Board? C'mon, it's gotta happen. And there was also rumour that Jet Set/Grind Radio could also return on Wii...
Of all the third party developers that have taken the Balance Board under their wings, it appears that Electronic Arts has been one of the most ambitious, exemplified by its 'zonal' trick controls in the upcoming Skate It for the Nintendo Wii.
By splitting the Balance Board's surface into four different areas, players will be able to skate along and perform a wide variety of stunts in Skate It, which is set in the destroyed city of San Velona.
And now word has it that the game will ollie into North American stores on November 17. It's a tentative date mind you, so don't be too surprised if it shifts a little between now and then.
We will, of course, update you should such a thing happen.
As far as Wii Balance Board support and solid third party support, Nintendo is putting a lot of faith in Ubisoft and Shaun White Snowboarding. Indeed, the firm hired the main man himself to demonstrate the title at last month's E3 Media and Business Summit.
And thanks to a recently released list of updated dates for game launches, word has it that Shaun White Snowboarding will be sliding into North American stores on October 15.
This date is subject to change at the moment, but being a good few weeks before Christmas, we wouldn't be surprised if it sticks. Want your snowboard design to feature in the wintery sim? Click here for details.
The complete opposite of Imagine: Party Babiez in terms of promotion, Ubisoft's Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party has been popping up all over the place in recent months.
And now an updated list of release dates notes, tentatively, that the Balance Board-compatible Nintendo Wii title will arrive in North America on November 11.
Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party is the third mini-game compilation featuring the manic bunnies on the console, and the French developer has previously revealed that a third of its activities will support the Wii Balance Board - including Beestie Boarding and Space Surfing.
Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum 2009 looks to be the first third party game to offer any sort of competition to Wii Fit, and according to a recently updated list of release dates, it will be sprinting into North American stores on October 06 - although this could change between now and then (as often happens).
With support of the Wii Balance Board, Fitness Ultimatum 2009 sees players attending Michaels' boot camp, where she'll put you through your paces in a variety of activities ranging from canoeing to log jumping.
Like Wii Fit, you'll be able to track your progress and weight loss on a handy in-game chart.
Yes, another release date announcement. It's another tentative one, but reports suggest that THQ's All Star Cheer Squad will bop into North American stores on October 20.
With a target audience of young girls, All Star Cheer Squad challenges players to become the captain of a cheerleading squad, using the Wii Balance Board to add extra variation and steps to their routines.
Want screenshots? Check 'em out here.
It is perhaps the Nintendo Wii's least talked about Wii Balance Board-supported game, but Ubisoft's upcoming Imagine: Party Babiez, categorised as an 'Educational Simulator' in which players take care of little 'uns and play games with them, has been provided a tentative release date of October 28.
Ubisoft's Imagine series (aimed at a younger, female audience) has performed particularly well on the Nintendo DS, so they'll no doubt want to repeat that success on its home console cousin.
Don King Presents: Prizefighter was released on the Microsoft Xbox 360 (to, it has to be said, mixed reviews) back in June of this year. Still, with Balance Board training tasks in the Nintendo Wii version, we were looking forward to its Autumn 2008 release...
...but now it appears that the title's launch on the Wii has been pushed back quite considerably, all the way until, according to the game's official website, March 2009.
Hopefully we'll hear word from 2K Sports about the reasons for delay in due course.
Hudson Soft has released the first video footage of Tetris Party, the first WiiWare title to support the Wii Balance Board.
Of the three modes exhibited, the Balance Board-specific one isn't shown - 'Shadow', 'Climb' and 'Classic' are - but a first look is a first look, and we're sure to see more about Tetris Party and its Balance Board compatibility soon.
Wii Fit has once again shot to the top of the UK videogames charts as sporadic amounts of stock arrive on the European island.
And while Nintendo's exer-gaming title may very well have reached the peak of the charts on its own accord, some reports also suggest that the start of the Olympic Games in China this week have given the game a timely boost.
Wii Fit was released in Britain and the rest of Europe some 14 weeks ago, and is still selling extremely well.
Legendary Nintendo developer Shigeru Miyamoto, it has been reported, will be giving a keynote speech at this year's CESA Developers Conference in Japan this year.
Set for the the third day of the event and entitled "Doko Kara Tsukureba Iindarou," or roughly "Where's a good place to start development," Miyamoto will speak about game production and universal design, using Wii Music as an example to atendees.
Whether we'll see any Balance Board drum kit action from the main man himself is unknown, but we'll find out when Miyamoto steps out on stage this September 13.
