Soundvoyager - GBA

When training your ears, you must learn where sounds are coming from. This is especially important if someone is trying to take your head off with a chainsaw. It helps to know where that maniac is so you can run away. Soundvoyager for the Game Boy Advance will teach you to rely on sound for your every move. It's noteworthy for being a game that you can play with your eyes closed, since its simple gameplay relies exclusively on stereo sound to let you know what's going on. Soundvoyager may be a little hard to track down since it was a part of the Japan-only bit Generations series. It also requires headphones to play. But if you want to pass your next hearing test, playing Soundvoyager can only help you.

Super Monkey Ball - GC

Playing Super Monkey Ball won't help your hearing, but lest you forget, your sense of balance is housed within the ear. The sense of balance required to keep giant balls on a tilting board is probably why Aiai and the rest of the simian crew have such large ears. The original Super Monkey Ball for the GameCube was the best tilt-'n-roll game ever made, and will test your balancing skills more than any of the sequels or imitators. Considering that balance will be the key of Wii Fit—it's being packaged with the Wii Balance Board, after all—Monkey Ball might be the most important game you'll need to play in order to prepare yourself.

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Wii/GC

Wolves have a much more sensitive sense of smell than humans. It's so good, in fact, that you can see ghosts and follow scent trails across Hyrule. Unfortunately, we can't visit Hyrule ourselves, so playing as Link in Twilight Princess will have to do. Once you can control the ability to turn into wolf form and back again, it would be very handy to use in order to find out from miles away who in your family hasn't been showering after a brisk Wii Fit workout session. Wait ... that may not be such a good idea, on second thought.

WarioWare Series

Getting back into the more physical spirit of Wii Fit, the Wario Ware games are usually played at a fast, heart-pumping pace. We're not waiting to play Wario Ware for the heart, however. (We've thought of better games for the ol' ticker.) Instead, Wario's strange obsession with nose-picking comes into play here. Everyone has stuck their finger up their nose at some point. By playing the game, you can do it in public without people thinking that you're gross. Although most people will have more fun doing it in the game, there are some out there that think "nose training" is best played in real life. Dude, use a tissue.

Karaoke Revolution Party - GC

You can't walk the walk if you don't talk the talk. I think that's how the saying goes, so it would be a good idea to get those vocal chords in shape and have the singing voice to match that hot body that Wii Fit will no doubt bring you. There are other karaoke games available on Nintendo platforms (Boogie, High School Musical), but Konami's game comes recommended because it slips in a little extra training for your legs in the form of dance mat support. Singing for an extended period of time is actually a bigger workout than you'd think too.

Contra Series

Cleanliness is healthiness. The Contra games won't make you cleaner or healthier—at least, not directly. In fact, chances are you'll be saying many, many dirty things to the game as you play it, particularly phrases from the four-letter word category. "$!@#, that @*%$ing guy killed me! Where the #$%! did he come from? Why the @#^& is this game so *%^# hard!?" Once your mother hears that, and after you finish spitting out the rest of the soap she crammed down your throat, your mouth will be clean as a whistle and you'll be on your way to better fitness. There are easier ways to clean out your mouth (toothpaste, mouthwash), but are those as fun as playing Contra? $#&@ no.