Going to be such a gigantic money maker when it comes out. Maybe Nintendo was right (business wise) to shun the hardcore gamer.

@Oceaniax: "Shun the unbeliever, Shuuunn! Shuuuuuuuuuuunnnnn!"

I want to play this 'game'. I'm up to a B cup and I'm not a woman if you know what I mean...

Oh NES Running Mat...This could be YOU today!

This "game" looks perfect to me. Honestly, I'm scared of my local gym when even the guys hanging outside of it look at me strangely.

I'm all for making exercise for fun and entertaining, but when you announce a new game frm Shiggy, don't tell us its a F***ing exercise game.

@geoffcbassett: I think advertising it as an exercise game is slick. Tons of soccer moms that bought their kid a wii will likely spend the 100ish dollars this thing is going to cost and justify the cost as a piece of fitness equipment.

...and then after a week no one will use it..

Hmm..sounds familiar j/k :)

looks solid but will it work in the world, I say yes, because the n'wii has a lot of good publicity already.

Iwata: What is thy bidding, my master? Maybe you wanted to compile some awesome demos for E3?
Miyamoto: No no, how are we doing economically?
Iwata: Though we have fired several underlings for no reason, and downsized everything we have, your 500,000 square foot mansion still has a little it of floor without money on it...
Miyamoto: We need more money.
Iwata: But...
Miyamoto: Do you know what the biggest problem in America is?
Iwata: Corrupt Presid-
Miyamoto: WRONG. Too many fatass kids!! We shall target them and make our dominance complete! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Iwata: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Miyamoto... He looks kind, but he's a deceitful tyrant underneath it all.

Im pretty interested in getting this. If not for me, for my dad. I also think this will probably be around 50 bucks, considering the software is pretty lite.

@Gamemaster:

LOL! That was awesome!

power pad two!

I can't squat or jump because of my bum knee.

Is there still activities I can do in Wii Fit?

Can't wait for a good snowboarding game with the Wii Balance Board.

@topaz420: You bring up an interesting point. As the game industry gets more interactive, the previously disabled friendly activity of gaming kind of steps out of reach of many.

I wonder if the market is big enough for companies to build in concessions.

@topaz420:

The step aerobic stuff. Plus to jump you just move up and down.

Thanks for the replies, looks like it would still be worth it depending on how much $$ it costs.

Warning: Do not buy this "game" for your girlfriend/wife.

You know what's really sad? For all my bashing of the Wii as gimmicky, unnecessary, and backwards, this is the first game that has come out for it that I actually want to pony up the $350 (Wii and game + pad) to rebuy the Wii. Seriously, this jumped right into a "must buy" position next to LittleBigPlanet, Warhawk, and Mass Effect.

And what does the general Wii audience think of this thing? Everyone is pretty much responding with a resounding "Meh."

Go figure, I guess...

Is this no-sound-in-videos day here at Kotaku? Sigh...

Nintendo hasn't "shunned" the hardcore gamer, they just aren't aiming at them exclusively. And it's not even an issue of "hardcore gamers." Their three BIG titles for the rest of the year are Mario, Metroid and Smash Bros., all three targeted squarely at longtime Nintendo franchise character diehards - and NO ONE is more hardcore than them. The only audience Nintendo could be said to be "shunning" are online co-op FPS fanatics, and that was never really part of the "Nintendo Family" to begin with.

The possibilities of that mat are intriguing. Outside the "flagship" game, imagine what it could do for a skateboard, snowboard, surfing, etc. title.

Well, Nintendo is going to get you buff, now about that pale veiny skin will they include a tanning machine? I wanna look good for Spring Break in Puerto Vallarta Mexico 2008...

@Volcan: Did you know women are more open to having sex after working out? I'm probably getting two machines!

@VakeroRokero:

Why? So the lady can be all ready for sexy time while you are to tired from push-ups and yoga?

Im definatley getting this game.

Those pants make your ass look big, especially when you're half-crouched and the pocket flaps are dragging on the floor.

This will be the best selling console game in history. Mark my words.

Yes, just what we need, more peripherals for the Wii!
When is Nintendo going to bring back R.O.B for the Wii?

@PapaBear434: Hey, by the time this comes out, if you're lucky Wii will have had a price drop too. :)

@original post: It's an exercise program with Nintendo interface

That's 'Nintendo interface' as in the interface between printing and money. (Although I don't think it's going to be the best-selling console game in history.)

I already have DDR for workouts and I don't play it often. Why would this, which seems to have a very small fun factor compared to DDR, be different?

It looks stupid.