A portion of the KidzWorld review of Go Play Lumberjacks for the Nintendo Wii:
"Go Play: Lumberjacks stands out among other mini-game collections as it has a unique and strong theme. It can be easy to spend several hours playing this game by yourself or with>family and friends."
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Daisy Fuentes Pilates Wii - Lifestyle Video:
Yoga for Wii has received a tentative release date on Amazon.com of November 24th 2009. The JoWood and Dreamcatcher title looks to expand on other exergame titles' offerings.
Utilizing the Wii Balance Board and following step-by-step instructions from a variety of in game Yoga Gurus, players will be guided through a variety of popular Yoga exercises. Players will be able to monitor their progress with a dynamic tracking system and set up a schedule to follow. The yoga guru, acting as your own personal trainer, will make suggestions to you based on your progress and computations taken from the Balance Board.
Pre-order your copy of Yoga for Wii from Amazon.com here.
World Championship Athletics is now available for purchase on Amazon.com, and will be released in just a few days on August 4th.
Check out the product blurb below:
The battle for Gold Medals and personal bests ignites excitement and healthy competition in World Championship Athletics. Athletes from all over the world run, throw, jump and swim for victory. Millimeters and split seconds will decide the winners. Athletes compete in 28 summer time disciplines, including hurdles, high diving, javelin and pole vault. Customize your character and develop your career as a professional athlete in career mode or challenge your friends in head-to-head competition.
And buy your copy of World Championship Athletics at Amazon.com here.
Conspiracy Entertainment has revealed new details of the multiplayer modes in the forthcoming World Athletics Championship.
Four players can join the fun in all events of arcade or simulation mode. Playing simultaneously on splitscreen or one after another in hot seat mode is only a question of taste. The Wii Balance Board Cup with eight disciplines to be controlled via Balance Board can be played in hotseat mode as well.
Up to four players can start as one team in 4x100m relay or medley relay. The controllers have to be handed over like a baton. Being quick and precise is crucial to secure the team’s spot on the winner’s
podium.
The track and field challenge will be available this summer for Wii, Xbox 360 and PC in multiple territories. In the United States, the game will be published under the name World Championship Athletics by Conspiracy Entertainment.
A battle for Gold Medals and personal bests sparks excitement and healthy competition in the game. Athletes from all over the world run, throw, jump and swim for victory. Millimeters and split seconds will decide the winners. When playing with friends and family, a living room becomes a stadium.
The athletes compete in 28 summer time disciplines, including 100 meters sprint, high diving, javelin or the new skeet shooting event. In Berlin World Cup mode, a national team can go for ultimate glory in the World Championships in 15 track and field contests.
With a variety of game modes, format specific controls and up-to-date graphics, World Championship Athletics will be challenging and fun to play at the same time.
A portion of the News & Observer article comparing EA Sports Active, Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum 2009 and Wii Fit:
"To be fair, however, in trying all three products, it's obvious that I very likely lost just about as much weight playing Michaels' game as I did playing "EA Sports Active" -- so far, I simply haven't been able to allow my dieting lifestyle to mesh with my love of video games. Even so, if you think you can pull off such a balancing act, "EA Sports Active" is the game most likely to get you to whatever your goal may be."
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Studio Zen's robot-battling WiiWware title Overturn will hit WiiWare in North America this coming Monday.
The Wii Balance Board-supported title sees players taking control of aggressive mechas and, well, bashing the living daylights out of one another.
A portion of the 100-word EA Sports Active review from No Added Sugar:
Despite the lack of coverage from ‘casual’ game snobs in the videogame media, this is a strong, well-structured effort from EA that is eminently fit for purpose- but it certainly isn’t for everybody.
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Buy your copy of EA Sports Active from Amazon.com - click here!
Toying over the idea of snapping up EA Sports Active, but don't know whether it'll over you much more than you're already getting from Wii Fit? Perhaps PopMatters' comparative article will help you make up your mind.
Read it here.
NewU is a Wii title that perfectly combines Fitness, Nutritional Advice and Daily Healthy tips to offer a holistic experience through personal well-being. The first release, NewU Fitness First Personal Trainer, has been conceived in collaboration with Fitness First, the largest health and fitness operator in the world, and You Are What You Eat, a well known TV format and healthy eating book series.
Fitness First has designed the Full-Body workout and has been strongly involved in the development of the game. Each exercise is demonstrated by one of Fitness First’s leading Personal Trainers. The Wii Balance Board and Wiimote are used to provide feedback on user’s progress and performance.
Despite expectations, in order to create the six in-game personal trainers, Lightning Fish have used video footage of the real trainers and avoided 3D graphics. For the target market this feels a lot more approachable and authentic than using computer graphics. In this way, NewU offers a choice of six different personal trainers, each with their own personality and the choice of several workout locations.
The exercises and workouts are only half of the story, You Are What You Eat has provided experienced nutrition experts to create a series of recipes that can be used to complement physical exercises, whether you want to put on muscle or lose some extra weight. The bespoke recipes can even fit any personal dietary needs such as vegetarians, vegans and gluten intolerant diets.
NewU allows people to select a lifestyle goal in order to create their custom exercise plans and their custom nutritional plans.
“We are very proud about this agreement - commented Virgilio Bixio – President Black Bean Games – to have the involvement of a top publisher like Ubisoft means that our strategy, based on top quality and original IP, is moving in the right direction.”
“NewU Fitness First Personal Trainer is an interesting game concept developed in collaboration with major fitness and nutrition partners”, said John Parkes, EMEA marketing director at Ubisoft. “We are confident that our expertise of the Wii market will give the title the commercial success it deserves.”
The title NewU Fitness First Personal Trainer incorporates the Fitness First branding directly, this is to reflect not only the level of involvement they have had with the development of the product, but also to assure customers that NewU is a REAL fitness experience. All exercises are demonstrated by real video of qualified Professional Trainer’s .
NewU Fitness First Personal Trainer considers well-being as a perfect balance between physical exercise and a healthy nutritional eating, the latter having been designed by the experts at You Are What You Eat.
Nowadays, the opportunity to have some spare time is a real pleasure; a personal trainer and a nutritionist are real privileges. Why not create something that can benefit everyone?
German developer Hause Tivola has today confirmed that its first outing on Wii, Play the World, supports the Wii Balance Board.
In Play the World, gamers are led on a 'breathaking' journey around the globe, offering up 12 fast-paced mini-games in some of the planet's most famous locations - racing in Paris, dancing in the rainforests, curling seals in Antarctica... and a whole lot more besides.
A portion of the GameSpot preview of Walk It Out for the Nintendo Wii:
"Walk It Out will feature a number of different locations to stroll around, and each location features many branching paths, some of which will have to be unlocked in order for you to take them. This exploratory element is bound to appeal to some young walkers, and the bevy of unlockables offers another goal to strive for, as well as another thing to distract you from the fact that you're actually getting exercise. By the time our brief walk was done, our calves were definitely feeling heated. You can see what we mean when Walk It Out hits store shelves this fall. "
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The most advanced, innovative and practical fitness product for the WiiTM is set to top Christmas wish lists this year with NewU Fitness First Personal Trainer already making a huge impact in the market.
Due for release mid-September the all-video product combines goal based training with great nutritional advice and the option to train with one of four top class personal trainers.
Advance orders from retailers have exceeded all expectations as the UK continues to lap up health and fitness. Gym memberships are up year on year, celebrity fitness regimes never fail to capture headlines and Government initiatives such as Change4Life are driving home the importance of health and fitness to young and old.
New details for NewU Fitness First have been revealed this week:
NewU Fitness First includes 25 different exercises, and promises to help you buff up in a number of ways including: weight loss, increase in muscle mass, shaping of the abdominals, and strengthening of the back muscles.
New U Fitness First, unlike other exercise games, includes videos of real-life trainers to guide you through its routines - Fitness First experts no less - and there's also over 130 healthy recipes to help support your dietry needs too.
Fitness First will be released this September.
Here's the sneak preview scan of Nintendo Power from which the newest details of Super Monkey Ball: Step and Roll have been gathered:
Nintendo Power magazine has revealed the first details of Super Monkey Ball: Step and Roll for the Nintendo Wii.
We learn that the game will include 7 worlds with 10 stages in each (that's 70 in all, maths fans). Unlike the previous Wii Monkey Ball outing, there'll be no boss encounters or the ability to make your monkey jump this time, however.
In addition, the main cast of simians will return, as well as mini-games (new and old included), and should you not be a fan of the Balance Board controls, you can always switch to Wii Remote only.
More details very soon!
Looking for an option to beef up the step exercises in Wii Fit, EA Sports Active or any other Wii fitness game? Have a look at this, Everlast's 3" Aerobic Step, a device that increases the height of the Wii Balance Board for a more intense workout.
A portion of the EA Sports Active review from PC Advisor:
