Report: New Mario Game, Online Wii Fit Plus For 2009

Necro · 05-31-2009, 02:30 AM

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Nintendo will release Wii Fit Plus, recently trademarked in Japan, and a new Mario game later this year, both for the Wii, according to a report from Japan's regularly reliable Nikkei newspaper.

According to the report, the follow up to the 18 million unit selling Wii Fit will come with online functionality, allowing Wii Fit Plus users to compete with friends and family. We'll presume that means sharing your Wii Fit Plus work out data across the internet, as opposed to being stored locally only.

The Nikkei also makes mention of more accurate measurements in Wii Fit Plus, which could possibly come from the addition of Nintendo's new and similarly named Wii MotionPlus controller accessory.

More vaguely, the Nikkei writes that Nintendo has plans to release a new Mario title by the end of the year. That might not come as a surprise, as Nintendo head honcho Satoru Iwata dropped word at last year's E3 that the Mario and Zelda development teams were hard at work on new Wii games.

Whether that will be a marquee title on par with Super Mario Galaxy or something in which Mario doesn't play a starring role, we'll likely find out on Tuesday when Nintendo holds its E3 press conference.

Source: Kotaku.com

Well some half way decent news for Wii users.

neXus · 05-31-2009, 02:34 AM

Wii fit, while good for exercises, is somewhat retarded. I'm 6'6 228lbs and somehow it calculated that for my height Im overweight. It cant tell the difference between fat mass and muscle mass. For anyone using it as a sole guide to check their weight, use a proper scale. I wouldnt mind competing against some friends in Europe though, exercise record wise.

The Brain · 05-31-2009, 02:38 AM

New Mario + new Zelda = me being a happy Wii owner.

Balla · 05-31-2009, 02:39 AM

yeah i hope the new mario is good though, i wasn't really a fan of galaxy

The Brain · 05-31-2009, 02:41 AM

The last Mario game I played before galaxy was Mario 64, so I was pretty happy with Galaxy. I'm still playing it, tbh. It delivers the gameplay that the great and honorable Miyamoto is known for.

Duke · 05-31-2009, 03:00 AM

i hated that shit they called galaxy. i remember everyone was like "it's so good i love it" but i just didnt see the charm in it.

The Brain · 05-31-2009, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Duke

i hated that shit they called galaxy. i remember everyone was like "it's so good i love it" but i just didnt see the charm in it.

What Mario game would you put above it, sir?

Duke · 05-31-2009, 03:10 AM

all the originals until sunshine, after that game they went downhill.

Super Mario RPG is my favorite if you count that, if not then Super Mario World on SNES.

The Brain · 05-31-2009, 03:16 AM

I liked both of those, but I'm still not sure if I'd put either of them above Galaxy. They all have their own charm, and if I'd put one above Galaxy it'd be World. There's just so much more gameplay possibilities in Galaxy than there are in World.