Also, Nintendo publicized the fact that the first 1,000 people to pre-order the game from New York City’s Nintendo World store will get a limited edition Wii Fit t-shirt featuring Shigeru Miyamoto’s image and his reproduced autograph.
NINTENDO NEWS: WII FIT TO KEEP AMERICANS MOVING AT $89.99 MSRP
April 15, 2008 - In anticipation of the U.S. launch of Wii Fit™, the new interactive fitness game for the popular Wii™ system, Nintendo of America Inc. has announced pricing details for this groundbreaking release. Available at Nintendo World store starting on May 19, Wii Fit and the innovative Wii Balance Board™ accessory will be bundled and sold together at a suggested retail price of $89.99.
Boasting a dynamic mix of more than 40 yoga, aerobics, strength training and balance activities, Wii Fit provides consumers with a fun, easy and affordable way to incorporate exercise into their daily routines. Using the included wireless Wii Balance Board accessory, every member of the household can step up and stay active, setting individual fitness goals and tracking their progress over time.
Consumers in the New York area who pre-order Wii Fit from the Nintendo World store in Rockefeller Plaza will receive a special bonus item. From April 18-20, the first 1,000 consumers who place a $5 deposit for Wii Fit will receive a limited edition Wii Fit T-shirt featuring the image and reproduced autograph of legendary Nintendo video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto.
Through mid-February, Wii Fit had sold more than 1.4 million copies in Japan since its Dec. 1, 2007 launch. For more information about Wii Fit, please visit www.WiiFit.com.
People will be buying it anyway. I mean, they got Guitar Hero, right?
I want the original picture Stevey.
Guitar Hero fulfills everyone's fantasy of being a rockstar. It's air guitar in videogame form. Wii Fit doesn't exactly have the same fantasy appeal.Guitar Hero is destructive, Wii Fit is productive. People wont feel "guilty" buying Wii Fit. In Wii Fit you can't pretend to be awesome, you have to be awesome.
The fulfillment of fantasy is largely the POINT of a videogame.and that's just plain weird LOL, but to each his own
Well, I waited 4 months to buy GH3 until i found it for <$70. When I find Wii Fit for <$70, only then will I buy it.
I agree with Ian's "value" comments. Nintendo set out to make a price-friendly system - they cut corners and held back the horsepower in order to deliver the least expensive system of the three. And now they're going the exact opposite direction with over-priced mini-game compilations bundled with one-off controllers.
I'm not made of money, nor have I found any trees/shrubs that grow money. UNTIL EITHER OF THESE THINGS CHANGES, I won't buy Wii Fit at this price.
My god this is expensive. I was thinking about picking it up but at 90 bucks ... I'll pass. Maybe if it was around $70 I would consider it, however at this price there is just no way, especially considering the fact that the board is the only part of it I was interested in.
If you break it down, Wii Fit itself is worth about 30 bucks (at most) which makes the Balance Board $60 which is freakin' crazy.
Well, I waited 4 months to buy GH3 until i found it for <$70. When I find Wii Fit for <$70, only then will I buy it.
I agree with Ian's "value" comments. Nintendo set out to make a price-friendly system - they cut corners and held back the horsepower in order to deliver the least expensive system of the three. And now they're going the exact opposite direction with over-priced mini-game compilations bundled with one-off controllers.
I'm not made of money, nor have I found any trees/shrubs that grow money. UNTIL EITHER OF THESE THINGS CHANGES, I won't buy Wii Fit at this price.
I have to disagree. $10 WiiPlay is a pretty hot value proposition, if it wasn't people would've just bought regular Wii remotes like I did (still don't own Wii Play, prob never will). Same goes for $20 Link's Crossbow Training + Zapper, which I do own.
Of course, Wii Fit is $90. It's not cheap, yes. But in terms of value... much like the Wii itself, it offers an experience and utility that are truly unique. I think that Japanese sales have proven that this is an extremely appealing value proposition to more than 1.5 million consumers.
Nintendo's giving us an expensive product here, there's no doubt about that. But I believe that they're also offering a product that makes a compelling argument to justify that price.
Does any one honestly think that anyone (outside of Nintendo) will make "amazing use" of the board?
3rd parties barely get the wiimote right whether its lack of skill or their just lazy. There's no hope in the balance board :(
Does any one honestly think that anyone (outside of Nintendo) will make "amazing use" of the board?
3rd parties barely get the wiimote right whether its lack of skill or their just lazy. There's no hope in the balance board :(
No worries, if it gets boring you can always marry it yo your toaster or something.
Does any one honestly think that anyone (outside of Nintendo) will make "amazing use" of the board?
3rd parties barely get the wiimote right whether its lack of skill or their just lazy. There's no hope in the balance board :(
I don't know, with Wii Ski, All-Star Cheerleaders, and Prizefighter already using it, I'm actually a little surprised at the number of third parties adding support for it.
"The Japanese ate this up, but I think the real test should be in the US and Europe, where tastes differ greatly."
I heard the same kinds of statements about the DS and the Wii.
We'll see, though, if people bite the 90 dollar lure.
We'll see, though, if people bite the 90 dollar lure.
There is no question, people will eat this up. Everyone wants an easy solution to weight loss, what better than a fun videogame that costs a meager $90 (in comparison to the cost of a gym membership)? Nintendo is sitting on pure gold, and they have built a user base around the Wii that will without question love to have something like this.
And that's the part that sucks the hardest, people will buy up a bunch and Nintendo will never be motivated to lower the price because it will inevitably sell very well.
We'll see, though, if people bite the 90 dollar lure.And that's the part that sucks the hardest, people will buy up a bunch and Nintendo will never be motivated to lower the price because it will inevitably sell very well.
And I will gladly contribute to the problem!
Ahahahaha, you people keep whining about 90$. That's what a NORMAL game costs elsewhere. Wii Fit will be 90 Euros here, that's 140$!
