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Nintendo rolls out fitness product: report
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Posted 20 February 2008 @ 08:31 am GMT
Games maker Nintendo Co is planning to launch a new physical fitness product called Wii Fit for U.S. shipping in May, according to the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday.
REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao
The Wii Fit will come with a weight-and-motion sensing device called the Wii Balance Board, according to the report.
Nintendo is also planning to launch a new online service in the U.S. in May called WiiWare that will allow game publishers to distribute new titles over the Internet directly to users instead of on discs.
A Nintendo spokesperson was not immediately available for comment.
(Reporting by Yinka Adegoke)
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