I thought that Wii Fit was being released in the US in January, but I called Gamestop yesterday to try and reserve one and they do not even have it listed for reserve yet.  When is it coming?  Does anyone know?

I think they are still judging the Japanease demand and their ability to produce the balance board. Not to mention they need more consoles in stores to make the most of it.

I really think this is another oppurtunity missed by Nintendo as I have seen nothing but weight loss gimmicks on the tv after the New Years.

Now that they have missed that I think the best bet will be March for the US. People seem to like to get fit for the better weather to look better in summer clothes. Nicely between Smash and Mario Kart. Europe will get screwed as usual. Expect it as a holiday title even though I think it will be more important to Wii sucess there than in the US.

Yeah, i totally forgot, too. I thought release date is Jan 1.

I don't think we will see it until this fall. Nintendo has too many aces up their sleeve in America as it is.

In Japan I think they released the peripheral just to stay afloat. Japanese gamers are an odd bunch and they don't seem to be content with the normal gaming fare these days. Japan is, afterall, the reason that the Wii even exists. It has been stated many times by Nintendo that they use the Japanese market to steer their company.

So while Americans may look at Wii Fit as a weird, gimmicky peripheral aimed at the uber-casual, in Japan Nintendo has to attempt these quirky risks or go the way of the 360 (ok...maybe not that bad.)

The good thing about this 10-12 month delay will be that developers get a chance to incorporate BB functionality into their games. Western developers will also get to gauge the possible success of the peripheral to see if it is a viable peripheral in at least one market. Granted, Japan is neither Europe nor North America......but it is a gaming market nonetheless.

There is a supply problem in japan, so dont expect it to be soon

i was under the impression it was Q1, but what has been said here makes sense, it is selling well in japan, they will wait until they can make enough

Hopefully never, it doesn't look like that good of a game to me. Just go outside if you want exercise.

I could have swore it was supposed to be January 2nd but guess I was wrong. Guess I have to wait a little longer to get my WiiFit on. ;_;

In Nintendo Power it says tba so I guess it got pushed back a bit. If it was still coming out in January they would of said that.