Nintendo has announced it intends to bring its Wii Fit exercise title to Europe and the United States, with a European launch on April 25 and a U.S. launch on May 19. The title has already sold 1.4 million units in Japan (where it went on sale December 1), and features a weight- and motion-sensing Balance Board controller users control with their body weight and stepping on-and-off to participate in the game. Wii Fit may help NIntendo push the Wii to still-more non-traditional gamers. With Wii titles already a hit with seniors and other new market segments, Wii Fit may enable Nintendo to tap into home exercise and fitness markets at all ages. Wii Fit will also be complemented by an online Wii Fit Channel that lets users check their fitness progress each day my measuring their weight and BMI.
